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 27 — BYU at San Diego State COUGARS TO TAKE ON AZTECS ON TUESDAY 2008-09 SCHEDULE BYU men’s basketball (20-6, 8-4 MWC) will look to break a tie for second place with San Diego State (18-7, 84 MWC) on Tuesday when the Cougars battle the Aztecs on the road. New Mexico is also tied for second at 8-4. Both NOVEMBER 6 (Thu.) Concordia University (Exhibition) 96-54 W teams are coming off conference setbacks with BYU losing at UNLV and San Diego State losing at New Mexico. The 11 (Tue.) Georgetown College (Exhibition) 80-53 W Cougars won the first meeting this season against the Aztecs, 77-71 in Provo. Tuesday’s game will be televised live 14 (Fri.) Long Beach State 75-65 W on The Mtn. while the radio broadcast can be heard on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake 18 (Tue.) @ Pepperdine 82-53 W City and on the Internet at KSL.com beginning with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m. PT. 20 (Thu.) North Florida* (BYUTV) 74-41 W 21 (Fri.) Rice* (BYUTV) 83-52 W UP NEXT 22 (Sat.) Cal Poly* (BYUTV) 76-64 W BYU returns to the Marriott Center for a Deseret First Duel matchup with rival Utah in the Century Game on Saturday, 29 (Sat.) @ Idaho State (BYUTV) 85-65 W Feb. 28, at 3 p.m. MT. The game marks the 100th year of the series between the Utes and Cougars. Utah is currently first in the league at 10-2 and won the first meeting 94-88 in overtime in Salt Lake. Follow the game on www.byucou- DECEMBER 3 (Wed.) @ Weber State (KJZZ, BYUTV) 92-62 W gars.com and listen live on the radio beginning with the pregame show at 2 p.m. MT on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 6 (Sat.) vs. Utah State (KJZZ, BYUTV) 68-63 W 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City or via the Internet at KSL.com. The game will be televised live on CBS C HD. (Energy Solutions Arena) 10 (Wed.) Boise State (The Mtn.) 94-56 W COUGAR QUICK HITS 13 (Sat.) Portland (The Mtn.) 91-76 W — Lee Cummard is 11th all-time in scoring at BYU with 1,459 career points. Jonathan Tavernari is 34th all-time 20 (Sat.) vs. Arizona State^ (FSN) 75-76 L with 1,087 career points. (University of Phoenix Stadium) — Cummard and Tavernari continue to climb the BYU record books in made threes and steals. Cummard is seventh 30 (Tue.) @ Tulsa (CBS CS) 74-68 W in steals (121) and fourth in threes (147) and Tavernari is second in threes (188) and 10th in steals (108). — At 20-6 in 2008-09 two-time MWC Coach of the Year Dave Rose has guided BYU to four-straight 20-win seasons JANUARY 3 (Sat.) Wake Forest (The Mtn.) 87-94 L and three-straight postseason berths. In his first season the Cougars were 20-9 and went to the NIT. In his second 6 (Tue.) Western Oregon 85-64 W campaign he guided the Cougars to the outright MWC title, a top-25 ranking, a trip to the NCAA Tournament and a 10 (Sat.) @ Colorado State (The Mtn.) 86-60 W 25-9 overall record. Last season he led BYU to a 27-8 overall record, a second-straight outright league title and a 13 (Tue.) TCU (The Mtn.) 73-61 W trip to the NCAA Tournament. He has the best record through 120 games of any BYU basketball coach. 17 (Sat.) @ New Mexico (VERSUS) 62-81 L — BYU has been picked to finish second (five first-place votes) in the MWC preseason poll by the league’s media. 21 (Wed.) UNLV (CBS C) 70-76 L 24 (Sat.) San Diego State (The Mtn.) 77-71 W 27 (Tue.) @ Utah (The Mtn.) 88-94 OT L BYU GAME #27 FAST FACTS 31 (Sat.) Wyoming (The Mtn.) 84-60 W BYU (20-6, 8-4) FEBRUARY 3 (Tue.) @Air Force (The Mtn.) 71-50 W at 11 (Wed.) Colorado State (The Mtn.) 94-60 W 14 (Sat.) @ TCU (The Mtn.) 79-63 W San Diego State (18-7, 8-4) 17 (Tue.) New Mexico (The Mtn.) 73-62 W Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 21 (Sat.) @ UNLV (CBS C HD) 74-75 L Cox Arena (12,414) 24 (Tue.) @ San Diego State (The Mtn.) 7:30 p.m. San Diego, Calif. 28 (Sat.) Utah (CBS C HD) 3 p.m. 7:30 p.m. PT MARCH Coaches. BYU, Dave Rose (92-32 in fourth season; same overall) 4 (Wed.) @ Wyoming (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. SDSU, Steve Fisher (165-137 in 10th season; 349-219 in 18th season overall) 7 (Sat.) Air Force (The Mtn.) 7 p.m. Series. BYU leads, 43-21, BYU won the first meeting this season 77-71 in Provo on Jan. 24 11-14 MWC Tournament (Mtn./CBS C/VERSUS) TV. The Mtn. (Bill Doleman, play-by-play; Dave Bollwinkel, game analysis) (Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas) *Basketball Travelers Invitational (Marriott Center) Radio. .KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Cougar Sports Network (6:30 p.m. PT pregame show — ^2008 Stadium Shootout Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Andy Toolson, game analysis) Web. Live audio and live stats links are available on the basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/ basketball_m/ BYU’S PROBABLE STARTERS 2008-09 POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM PPG RPG NOTE G 4 Jackson Emery 6-3 185 So. Alpine, Utah / Lone Peak HS 7.8 3.9 Totaled 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists at UNLV G 30 Lee Cummard 6-7 190 Sr. Mesa, Ariz. / Mesa HS 17.2 6.3 Had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 1 steal at UNLV G 32 Jimmer Fredette 6-2 195 So. Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls HS 15.3 2.9 Scored 13 points and had 3 assists and 3 rebounds at UNLV G/F 45 Jonathan Tavernari 6-6 215 Jr. Sao Bernardo, Brazil / Bishop Gorman HS 17.2 7.2 Had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds at UNLV F/C 54 Chris Miles 6-11 235 Jr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS 7.5 3.8 Finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 blocks at UNLV OFF THE BENCH G/F 1 Charles Abouo 6-5 210 Fr. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire/ Brewster Academy 3.5 2.0 Scored 4 points off the bench at UNLV G 2 Lamont Morgan, Jr. 5-10 170 Jr. Pomona, Calif. / Saddleback CC 4.1 1.7 Had 4 assists, 2 points and 1 steal at UNLV G 5 Archie Rose 6-5 210 Sr. Nassau, Bahamas / Lee College 2.6 2.0 Hit 2-of-2 from the line at TCU F/C 15 James Anderson 6-10 230 Fr. Page, Ariz. / Page HS 2.8 1.7 Had 4 points, 2 boards and 1 steal at TCU G 20 Matt Pinegar 6-0 190 Fr. Provo, Utah / Timpview HS 0.2 0.2 Out with a sports hernia F 34 Noah Hartsock 6-8 215 Fr. Bartlesville, Okla. / Bartlesville HS 1.9 1.8 Scored a career-high 11 points against Wyoming F/C 53 Gavin MacGregor 6-10 240 Sr. Ridgecrest, Calif. / Burroughs HS 2.8 2.4 Out with a stress reaction in his right foot REDSHIRTS G 10 Michael Loyd, Jr. 6-1 170 So. Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde HS F 35 Michael Boswell 6-9 215 Fr. Aloha, Ore. / Aloha HS www.byucougars.com Opponent Info 2008-09 BYU Men’s Basketball BYU SERIES RECORD VS. SAN DIEGO STATE LOOKING AT SAN DIEGO STATE Overall Series Record: BYU leads 43-21 San Diego State is 18-7 overall and tied with BYU and New Mexico for second in the conference at 8-4. BYU Record in Provo: 27-3 (27-3 in the Marriott Center) UNLV is 1/2 games back at 8-5. The Aztecs are coming off a 75-49 loss at New Mexico on Saturday. San BYU Record in San Diego: 15-17 (5-7 in Cox Arena) Diego State lost Billy White to a knee injury in the first minute of the game and Kyle Spain was sick and BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 1-1 his minutes were limited. The Aztecs have lost two of three since losing at Utah on Feb. 11 and defeat- BYU Record under Dave Rose: 5-3 BYU Record in Overtime Games: 3-2 (1-1 Rd, 2-1 Hm) ing Wyoming at home on Feb. 14. San Diego State averages 68.0 points per game as a team (7th in the Last Overtime Game: 2004, BYU won in Provo, 83-69 MWC) while shooting 44.7 percent from the field (5th in the MWC). The Aztecs are first in the league in Longest BYU Win Streak: 11 (1990-95) scoring defense (59.3 ppg) and fifth in field goal percentage defense (.421). San Diego State is at its best Longest SDSU Win Streak: 3 (1941-77) when winning the turnover margin. The Aztecs are first in the league in steals at 8.5 per game and second Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 40, 106-66 in 1982 Largest SDSU Margin of Victory: 27, 88-61 in 2006 in turnover margin at +3.4.