No. 22 All-Time Victories NCAA Division I • 2 National Titles (NIT 1951, 1966) • 26 Conference Titles • 21 NCAA Tournaments • 10 NIT Appearances 1 National Player of the Year • 2 Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees • 41 All-America Citations • 43 NBA Draft Selections • 100 All-Conference Citations BYU COUGAR BASKETBALL Game 5 — BYU @ Boise State BYU PLAYS AT BOISE STATE WEDNESDAY 2006-07 BYU SCHEDULE/RESULTS Coming off a three-game homestand, BYU (3-1) makes its second road trip of the year to face the Boise State NOVEMBER Broncos (1-3) Wednesday at 7 p.m. MT in Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho. The game will be televised on KTVB, chan- 2 (Thurs.) Brock Univ./Canada (Exh.) 90-49 W nel 7, in Boise, while the radio broadcast can be heard on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake 8 (Wed.) Univ. of Montevallo (Exh.) 92-63 W City and via the Internet at KSL.com. The Cougars have won three straight after a season-opening loss at UCLA, 15 (Wed.) @ UCLA (FSN-Prime Ticket LA) 82-69 L now the top-ranked team in the nation, while the Broncos are coming off consecutive road losses at Colorado State 18 (Sat.) Idaho State (OT) 84-78 W and Washington State after defeating Southern Utah at home. 22 (Wed.) Portland 79-50 W 24 (Fri.) Southern Utah (the mtn.) 80-61 W UP NEXT 29 (Wed.) @ Boise State (KTVB) 7 p.m. MT BYU returns to Utah but stays on the road with an in-state matchup in Ogden against Weber State on Saturday. DECEMBER The game will be televised on KJZZ, channel 14, at 7 p.m. MT. 2 (Sat.) @ Weber State (KJZZ-TV) 7 p.m. MT 6 (Wed.) San Jose State (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT COUGAR QUICK HITS 9 (Sat.) vs. Michigan State (ESPN2) 3 p.m. ET — Cougar head coach Dave Rose guided BYU to a 20-9 record and an NIT appearance last season in his first year 13 (Wed.) @ Lamar 7 p.m. CT at the helm after eight years as BYU’s lead assistant. He was named the Mountain West Conference and USBWA 16 (Sat.) Utah State (the mtn.) 4 p.m. MT District VIII Coach of the Year. Rose coached his team to a second-place MWC finish — one game behind league- 22 (Fri.) Western Oregon 7 p.m. MT champion San Diego State — while turning a 9-21 team into a 20-9 success that proved to be the second-best 28-30 BYU Holiday Classic, Provo, Utah improvement among all Division I programs. 28 (Thurs.) Oral Roberts vs. Seton Hall 5 p.m. MT — BYU was picked to finish second in the Mountain West Conference in the preseason MWC media poll behind BYU vs. Liberty 7:30 p.m. MT reigning champion San Diego State. 29 (Fri.) Liberty vs. Seton Hall 5 p.m. MT BYU vs. Oral Roberts 7:30 p.m. MT — BYU’s roster this season includes a solid core of returning players, including six seniors and Trent Plaisted, the 30 (Sat.) Liberty vs. Oral Roberts 5 p.m. MT MWC Freshman of the Year last year. One of nine returning lettermen, Plaisted was named a Freshman All- BYU vs. Seton Hall 7:30 p.m. MT American after leading BYU in both scoring (13.6) and rebounding (6.9) one year ago. 2006 All-MWC Third Team forward Keena Young leads BYU this year in scoring (15.8) while Plaisted is pulling down a team-best 6.3 rebounds. JANUARY 6 (Sat.) San Diego State* (VERSUS) 3:30 p.m. MT 10 (Wed.) TCU* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT 13 (Sat.) @ UNLV* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. PT GAME #5 FAST FACTS 16 (Tues.) Wyoming* (the mtn.) 6 p.m. MT 20 (Sat.) @ Colorado State* (the mtn.) 3:30 p.m. MT BYU COUGARS (3-1, 0-0 MWC) 24 (Wed.) @ New Mexico* (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT 27 (Sat.) Air Force* (the mtn.) 4 p.m. MT at 31 (Wed.) @ Utah* (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT BOISE STATE BRONCOS (1-3, 0-0 WAC) FEBRUARY Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 3 (Sat.) UNLV* (the mtn.) 3:30 p.m. MT Taco Bell Arena (12,380) 6 (Tues.) @ Wyoming* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT Boise, Idaho 10 (Sat.) @ TCU* 7 p.m. CT 7 p.m. MT 14 (Wed.) New Mexico* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT 21 (Wed.) Colorado State* (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT Coaches: . BYU, Dave Rose (23-10 in second season; same overall) 24 (Sat.) @ San Diego State* (CSTV) 3 p.m. PT BSU, Greg Graham (67-62 in fifth season; 85-67 in sixth year overall) 27 (Tues.) @ Air Force* (CSTV) 7 p.m. MT Series: . 11th meeting, BYU leads 8-2 (BYU won last year, 80-77, in Provo on Dec. 7, 2005) TV: . KTVB, Channel 7, NBC affiliate in Boise, Idaho MARCH Radio: . KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Cougar Sports Network (6 p.m. pregame show — Greg 3 (Sat.) Utah* (CSTV) 5:30 p.m. MT Wrubell, play-by-play; Russell Larson, game analysis) 6-10 MWC Tournament (mtn, CSTV, VS.) Las Vegas Web: . Live audio and live stats broadcasts are available on the basketball schedule page at *denotes Mountain West Conference game www.byucougars.com/basketball_m/ BYU’S PROBABLE STARTERS: POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM PPG RPG NOTE F 3 Keena Young 6-6 215 Sr. Beaumont, TX / South Plains College 15.8 6.0 2006 All-MWC Third Team; has scored in double figures each game F/C 44 Trent Plaisted 6-11 245 So. San Antonio, TX / Clark HS 9.5 6.3 Freshman All-American had 19 points, 12 rebounds in last outing G 23 Jimmy Balderson 6-6 205 Sr. Magrath, Alberta / Magrath HS 10.5 4.5 Team captain had career-best 5 assists and 5 steals vs. Portland G 30 Lee Cummard 6-6 180 So. Mesa, AZ / Mesa HS 9.3 4.8 Had career-high 14 points vs. Portland, career-best 8 rebounds vs. SUU G 13 Austin Ainge 6-2 180 Sr. Gilbert, AZ / Highland HS 7.3 1.3 Second-year team captain leads BYU with 16 assists and 9 treys BYU OFF THE BENCH: POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM PPG RPG NOTE G 1 Rashaun Broadus 6-0 190 Sr. Mililani, HI / Western Nebraska CC 3.8 1.3 2006 All-MWC Honorable Mention; started first two games at point G 2 Mike Rose 6-3 185 Sr. Houston, TX / Spring Woods HS 2.8 1.0 Senior has deep range behind the three-point arc F/C 10 Vuk Ivanovic 6-10 250 Jr. Pancevo, Serbia / Seton Hill Univ. 4.5 3.8 05-06 redshirt; started for injured Plaisted vs. Portland (7 pts, 9 rebs.) F 15 Fernando Malaman 6-9 220 Sr. Limeira, Brazil / Arizona Western College 5.3 2.5 Led BYU with .525 FG percentage last year; shooting .538 this year G 20 Sam Burgess 6-3 190 Jr. Alpine, Utah / Snow College 7.3 1.8 05-06 redshirt; had career highs of 13 pts vs. Portland, 5 assists vs. SUU G 24 Ben Murdock 6-2 185 Jr. Bountiful, Utah / Dixie State College 0.5 0.3 Transfer point has played in all four games, averaging 3.8 minutes F 45 Jonathan Tavernari 6-6 215 Fr. Sao Bernardo, Brazil / Bishop Gorman HS 3.0 1.0 Top HS scorer in Nevada last year; made college debut vs. SUU F/C 50 Gavin MacGregor 6-9 235 So. Ridgecrest, Calif. / Burroughs HS 2.0 0.0 Newcomer played in the last two games, scoring 2 pts in each contest G/F 5 Jordan Cameron 6-5 220 Fr. Newbury Park, Calif. / Newbury Park HS -- -- First-team all-state at NPHS last year; expected to redshirt G/F 31 Brock Zylstra 6-6 205 Fr. La Verne, Calif. / Bonita HS -- -- Two-time first-team All-CIF newcomer expected to redshirt www.byucougars.com Opponent Info 2006-07 BYU Men’s Basketball LOOKING AT BOISE STATE BYU vs. BSU STATS COMPARISONS The Boise State Broncos are 1-3 so far this with losses at BYU SERIES RECORD VS. BOISE STATE Season Averages Overall Overall Series Record: BYU leads 8-2 Wyoming and at Colorado State. Their lone win came Nov. BYU BSU BYU Record in Provo: 5-1 18 against Southern Utah, 77-68. The Broncos return Points Scored/Game 78.0 67.2 BYU Record in Boise: 2-1 BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 1-0 eight letterwinners, including all five starters, from last Points Allowed/Game 67.8 73.5 BYU Record under Dave Rose: 1-0 year’s 14-15 team that finished seventh in the WAC with a Rebounds/Game 36.8 35.8 Rebounds Allowed/Game 31.8 35.8 BYU Record in Overtime Games: 1-1 both in Tempe 6-10 record. Junior forward Matt Nelson currently leads Assists/Game 16.3 11.5 Longest BYU Win Streak: 4 (1976-95, 2000-present) the team in scoring with 14.0 points per game on .559 Longest Boise State Win Streak: 2 (1996-97) Steals/Game 6.8 5.3 Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 16, 83-67 in 2000 shooting from the field. The 6-foot-9 Eastern Washington Blocks/Game 3.0 2.3 Largest Boise State Margin of Victory: 16, 83-67 in1997 transfer also paces the Broncos on the glass with 7.5 Turnovers 16.8 20.5 Most Points Scored by BYU: 90 in 2004-05 rebounds per contest.