No. 21 All-Time Victories NCAA Division I • 2 National Titles (NIT 1951, 1966) • 28 Conference Titles • 23 NCAA Tournaments • 10 NIT Appearances 1 National Player of the Year • 2 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees • 42 All-America Citations • 44 NBA Draft Selections • 105 All-Conference Citations BYU COUGAR BASKETBALL Game 1 — BYU vs. Long Beach State BYU OPENS REGULAR SEASON AT HOME AGAINST LONG BEACH STATE 2008-09 SCHEDULE BYU men’s basketball will open the 2008-09 regular season on Friday at home against Long Beach State at 7 NOVEMBER p.m. The Cougars finished the 2007-08 season with a 27-8 overall record and as the Mountain West Conference 6 (Thu.) Concordia University (Exhibition) 96-54 W regular season champions. BYU defeated Concordia University and Georgetown College in two home exhibition con- 11 (Tue.) Georgetown College (Exhibition) 80-53 W tests by an average of 29.5 points. Last season BYU opened at Long Beach State and won 74-34. The 49ers were 14 (Fri.) Long Beach State 7 p.m. 6-25 overall last season. Saturday’s game will not be televised but can be heard live on the radio beginning with the 18 (Tue.) @ Pepperdine 7 p.m. pregame show at 6 p.m. MT on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City or via the Internet at 20 (Thu.) North Florida* (BYUTV) 7:30 p.m. KSL.com. 21 (Fri.) Rice* (BYUTV) 8:30 p.m. 22 (Sat.) Cal Poly* (BYUTV) 8:30 p.m. 29 (Sat.) @ Idaho State 7 p.m. UP NEXT BYU will play its first road game of 2008-09 on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Pepperdine. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at DECEMBER Firestone Fieldhouse. 3 (Wed.) @ Weber State (KJZZ, BYUTV) 7 p.m. 6 (Sat.) vs. Utah State (KJZZ, BYUTV) 5 p.m. (Energy Solutions Arena) COUGAR QUICK HITS 10 (Wed.) Boise State (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. — Two-time MWC Coach of the Year Dave Rose has guided BYU to three-straight 20-win seasons and three-straight 13 (Sat.) Portland (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. postseason appearances. In his first season the Cougars were 20-9 and made a trip to the NIT. In his second cam- 20 (Sat.) vs. Arizona State^ (FSN) 2:30 p.m. paign he guided the Cougars to the outright MWC title, a top-25 ranking, a trip to the NCAA Tournament and a 25-9 (University of Phoenix Stadium) overall record. Last season he led BYU to a 27-8 overall record, a second-straight outright league title and a trip to 23 (Tue.) Western Oregon 7 p.m. the NCAA Tournament. 30 (Tue.) @ Tulsa 7 p.m. — BYU has been picked to finish second (five first-place votes) in the MWC preseason poll by the league’s media. JANUARY — BYU went 16-0 at home last year and enters the 2008-09 season with the nation’s longest active home winning 3 (Sat.) Wake Forest (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. streak at 47 games. The streak is the longest in school history. 10 (Sat.) @ Colorado State (The Mtn.) 1 p.m. — This year’s BYU squad returns two starters among six lettermen from last year’s outright league leaders (14-2 13 (Tue.) TCU (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. MWC record) as well as returned missionary Chris Miles, who made six starts as a freshman in 2005-06, and 17 (Sat.) @ New Mexico (VERSUS) 2 p.m. Gavin MacGregor, who sat out last season with an injury. 21 (Wed.) UNLV (CBS C) 8 p.m. 24 (Sat.) San Diego State (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. 27 (Tue.) @ Utah (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. BYU GAME #1 FAST FACTS 31 (Sat.) Wyoming (The Mtn.) 4 p.m. BYU COUGARS (0-0) FEBRUARY 3 (Tue.) @Air Force (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. vs. 11 (Wed.) Colorado State (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. 14 (Sat.) @ TCU (The Mtn.) 6:30 p.m. LONG BEACH ST. 49ERS (0-0) 17 (Tue.) New Mexico (The Mtn.) 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 21 (Sat.) @ UNLV (CBS C) 8 p.m. Marriott Center (22,700) 24 (Tue.) @ San Diego State (The Mtn.) 7:30 p.m. Provo, Utah 28 (Sat.) Utah (CBS C) 3 p.m. 7 p.m. MT MARCH Coaches:. BYU, Dave Rose (72-26 entering fourth season; same overall) 4 (Wed.) @ Wyoming (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. LBSU, Dan Monson (6-25 entering second season; 176-148 in 12th season overall) 7 (Sat.) Air Force (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. Series: . Series tied, 4-4, with BYU winning the last meeting, 74-34, in 2007 11-14 MWC Tournament (Mtn./CBS C/VERSUS) TV:. .None (Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas) Radio:. .KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Cougar Sports Network (6 p.m. MT pregame show — *Basketball Travelers Invitational (Marriott Center) ^2008 Stadium Shootout Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Mark Durrant, game analysis) Web: . .Live audio and live stats links are available on the basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/bas- ketball_m/ 2007-08 NUMERICAL ROSTER 2007-08 POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM PPG RPG NOTE G/F 1 Charles Abouo 6-5 210 Fr. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire/ Brewster Academy - - Helped Brewster to a 31-4 record last season G 2 *Lamont Morgan, Jr. 5-10 170 Jr. Pomona, Calif. / Saddleback CC - - Averaged 7.3 points and 4.4 assists for Saddleback CC in 2006-07 G 4 Jackson Emery 6-3 185 So. Alpine, Utah / Lone Peak HS - - Started in six games in 2005-06 before serving a mission G 5 Archie Rose 6-5 210 Sr. Nassau, Bahamas / Lee College 0.9 0.8 Appeared in 20 games last season G 10 Michael Loyd, Jr. 6-1 170 So. Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde HS 2.0 0.9 Averaged 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in 2007-08 F/C 15 James Anderson 6-10 230 Fr. Page, Ariz. / Page HS - - A redshirt last season after serving a mission G 20 Matt Pinegar 6-0 190 Fr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS - - A redshirt last season after serving a mission G 30 *Lee Cummard 6-7 190 Sr. Mesa, Ariz. / Mesa HS 15.8 6.3 MWC Co-Player of the Year; led MWC shooting .569 from the field G 32 *Jimmer Fredette 6-2 195 So. Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls HS 7.0 1.1 Saw more time at the point at the end of the 07-08 F 34 Noah Hartsock 6-8 215 Fr. Bartlesville, Okla. / Bartlesville HS - - An all-state selection in Oklahoma before serving a mission F 35 Michael Boswell 6-9 215 Fr. Aloha, Ore. / Aloha HS - - A McDonald’s HS All-America nominee as a senior at Aloha HS G/F 45 *Jonathan Tavernari 6-6 215 Jr. Sao Bernardo, Brazil / Bishop Gorman HS 13.1 5.3 All-MWC Third Team pick; set the BYU single-season three-point record F/C 53 Gavin MacGregor 6-10 240 Sr. Ridgecrest, Calif. / Burroughs HS - - Did not play last season due to foot injury; played in 11 games last year F/C 54 *Chris Miles 6-11 235 Jr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS 2.5 1.5 Averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 2007-08 *Indicates probable starter www.byucougars.com Opponent Info 2008-09 BYU Men’s Basketball BYU SERIES RECORD VS. LONG BEACH STATE LOOKING AT LBSU Long Beach State opens the 2008-09 season at BYU on Friday after finishing last season with a 6-25 overall record. The 49ers return six players from 2007-08 that averaged 4.4 points or more per game including Overall Series Record: Long Beach State leads 4-4 last season’s leading scorer Donovan Morris. Morris averaged 21.2 points per game while also leading BYU Record in Provo: 3-1 the team in rebounds per game (5.2). He has been named to the CollegeHoops.net Preseason Mid-Major BYU Record in Long Beach: 1-1 All-America Team. Dan Monson enters his second season at the helm of the Long Beach State program. BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 0-2 Including last season’s 6-25 record, Monson’s career record is 176-148 in 11 seasons as a Division I head BYU Record Under Dave Rose: 1-0 coach. He was 52-17 (.754) in two years at Gonzaga, leading the Bulldogs to the Elite Eight in 1999. In eight BYU Record in Overtime Games: 0-2 years at Minnesota he compiled a 118-106 (.527) mark with five postseason appearances. Last Overtime Game: BYU lost 77-81 in Provo, 1982 Longest BYU Win Streak: 2, (twice 1975-77, 1985-2007) LBSU’S PROBABLE STARTERS Longest Long Beach State Win Streak: 2 (twice 1972 Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG and 1979-82) G 22 Casper Ware 5-9 170 Fr.-HS - - Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 40, 74-34 in 2007 G 4 Donovan Morris 6-3 201 Sr.-3L 21.2 5.2 Largest Long Beach State Margin of Victory: 12, 101-89 G 21 Larry Anderson 6-6 215 Fr.-HS - - in 1972 F 44 Cornel Williams 6-4 207 Sr.-1L 7.2 4.2 Most Points Scored by BYU: 100 in 1977 C 24 Brian Freeman 6-10 225 Sr.-1L 5.0 4.3 Most Points Scored by State: 101 in 1972 3-11-72 No. 5 LBSU# (OT) 90-95 L LBSU’S LAST OUTING — 49ERS PLAY TWO PRESEASON SCRIMMAGES Long Beach State did not play any exhibition games this preseason.