13-straight 20-win seasons | 12-straight postseason appearances | 263-34 at home over last 19 seasons | 12 All-WCC First Team honors since 2012 Kyle Chilton, BYU Athletic Communications | O: 801-422-4909 | C: 801-372-2080 | [email protected] | 30 Smith Fieldhouse | Provo, UT | 84602 BYU 2017-18 SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION O27 Fri at New Mexico (Exh) NA W, 79-73 TV ............................ESPN2 N1 Wed Westminster (Exh) BYUtv W, 76-62 TV Talent. .Eric Rothman (play-by-play) N8 Wed Colorado College (Exh) BYUtv W, 95-35 . Caron Butler (analyst) Live Video ..............WatchESPN.com N11 Sat Mississippi Valley State BYUtv W, 91-61 Radio ...............BYU Sports Network N15 Wed at Princeton NBCS Philly W, 65-56 . BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM N18 Sat UT Arlington# BYUtv L, 75-89 Radio Talent ....Greg Wrubell (play-by-play) N21 Tue Niagara# BYUtv W, 95-88 . Mark Durrant (analyst) N24 Fri vs. Alabama# Stadium L, 59-71 GONZAGA (26-4, 16-1 WCC) Live Stats ..............BYUcougars.com BYU (22-8, 11-6 WCC) N25 Sat vs. UMass# Stadium W, 68-66 BULLDOGS – No. 6/6 COUGARS N29 Wed at Utah Valley% BYUtv W, 85-58 SERIES INFORMATION D2 Sat at Utah State AT&T SN W, 75-66 Head Coach ................Mark Few Series Record. Gonzaga leads 13-6 Head Coach . Dave Rose Alma Mater ..............Oregon, 1987 Alma Mater .............Houston, 1983 D6 Wed Illinois State BYUtv W, 80-68 Last Meeting ...Gonzaga won 68-60, 2/3/18 Division I Career Record ..529-117 (19th) Career Record ...........327-119 (13th) D9 Sat vs. Weber State^ BYUtv W, 74-68 H/A/N .................... 2-4/3-4/1-5 Record at Gonzaga ..............Same Record at BYU ����������������������������������� Same D16 Sat Utah+ ESPN2 W, 77-65 D21 Thu Idaho State BYUtv W, 85-71 BYU STORYLINES D23 Sat Texas Southern BYUtv W, 73-52 • With BYU’s win against Portland and Pacific losing to San Francisco on Thursday, the Cougars clinched the No. D28 Thu Portland* BYUtv W, 69-45 3 seed in the 2018 Gorilla Glue West Coast Conference Basketball Championships. BYU’s opponent, the No. 6 D30 Sat Saint Mary’s* (OT) ESPNU L, 64-74 seed, will be determined after the conclusion of Saturday’s games. • Over the last five games, Dalton Nixon has emerged as BYU’s most reliable bench scorer, averaging 8.8 points J4 Thu at San Francisco* AT&T SN RM W, 69-59 per game. He had one of his best scoring games of the season at Portland as he hit 5 of 10 from the field and a J6 Sat at Pacific* BYUtv L, 66-67 career-best 2 of 4 from 3-point range for 14 points. J11 Thu Pepperdine* BYUtv W, 83-63 • TJ Haws has had some of his best scoring nights in his three career games against Gonzaga, including scoring J13 Sat at Santa Clara* BYUtv W, 84-50 26 in Spokane this season. Last season, he had 29 at home vs. the Bulldogs and he hit five 3s at Gonzaga. J18 Thu Loyola Marymount* ESPNU W, 82-67 J20 Sat San Diego* BYUtv W, 74-58 BYU’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) J25 Thu at Saint Mary’s* ESPN2 L, 62-75 #30 | TJ Haws GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 30/30 33.9 12.2 2.8 4.3 1.3 .409 .327 .831 J27 Sat Pacific* BYUtv W, 80-65 Guard Last Game: Totaled 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block and 3 steals at San Diego F1 Thu at Loyola Marymount* Spectrum SN L, 69-76 6-4 | 170 | So. Notes: Has posted 5-plus assists 13 times this season ... has scored in double figures 19 times F3 Sat at Gonzaga* ESPN2 L, 60-68 Alpine, Utah and has five 20-point games ... named to the WCC All-Academic Team ... named to the Preseason F8 Thu Santa Clara* ESPNU W, 80-58 Lone Peak HS All-WCC team ... had a streak of 21-straight games with a 3-point field goal F10 Sat San Francisco* (OT) BYUtv W, 75-73 #0 | Jahshire Hardnett GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% F15 Thu at Pepperdine* (OT) BYUtv W, 75-70 30/27 27.5 5.9 2.9 2.0 0.7 .455 .325 .804 Guard F17 Sat at San Diego* BYUtv L, 62-75 Last Game: Had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists at Portland 6-0 | 185 | So. F22 Thu at Portland* ESPNU W, 72-60 Notes: Has scored in double figures five times ... assisted the game-winning basket against UMass F24 Sat Gonzaga* ESPN2 6 p.m. Gulfport, Mississippi ... was the Panhandle Conference Freshman of the Year at Chipola College in 2016-17 M1-6 WCC Championships TBA TBA Chipola College # Barclays Center Classic #3 | Elijah Bryant GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 30/29 34.6 17.6 6.5 2.4 1.3 .491 .419 .877 % Crosstown Clash Guard ^ Beehive Classic at Vivint Smart Home Arena Last Game: Totaled 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal at Portland 6-5 | 210 | Jr. + Deseret First Duel Notes: A team captain ... has hit a 3-pointer in 29 of 30 games, multiple 3s 22 times ... has scored Gwinnett, Georgia 20-plus points 11 times this season ... has three double-doubles ... WCC Player of the Week for * WCC Game Elon Dec. 18 ... set the BYU record for FG% in a season opener, hitting 10 of 11 vs. MVSU All times local to site #23 | Yoeli Childs GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Blk FG% 3PT% FT% 30/29 33.6 17.3 8.7 2.4 1.9 .545 .235 .635 SOCIAL MEDIA Forward Last Game: Had 15 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 1 steal at Portland Website: www.BYUcougars.com 6-8 | 225 | So. Notes: Has 14 double-doubles ... had a 26-game streak of scoring in double figures ... has blocked at Facebook: /BYUbasketball | /BYUcougars South Jordan, Utah least two shots 17 times ... has scored 20-plus points 11 times ... the Jan. 15 WCC Player of the Week Twitter: @BYUbasketball | @BYUcougars Bingham HS ... named to the Preseason All-WCC team Instagram: BYUcougars #41 | Luke Worthington GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% Hashtags: #BYUhoops #GoCougs 30/24 14.7 4.7 2.8 0.5 0.3 .514 .000 .582 Forward Last Game: Had 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal at Portland 6-10 | 235 | Jr. **Follow @BYUgamenotes on Twitter for in-game Cougar achieve- Notes: A team captain ... has scored in double figures two times ... has shot 50.0 percent or better 17 ments, milestones and notes.** Mequon, Wisconsin times ... has 48 career starts ... earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention ... played his freshman Homestead HS (2013-14) and sophomore (2014-15) seasons at BYU before serving an LDS mission in Chile OFF THE BYU BENCH No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts. Reb. Hometown (Previous School) Notes 1 Rylan Bergersen G 6-6 200 Fr. 1.0 0.4 Boise, Idaho (Link Year) Scored 2 points vs. Santa Clara 2 Zac Seljaas G 6-7 215 So. 5.7 1.9 Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) Scored 6 points and added 4 rebounds at Portland 10 Ryan Andrus F 6-11 240 So. – – American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) Out for the season with a knee injury 15 Payton Dastrup F 6-10 250 So. 3.0 1.9 Mesa, Arizona (Mountain View HS) Had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal vs. Santa Clara 21 Evan Troy G 6-5 180 So. 0.5 0.2 Longview, Washington (Mark Morris HS) Scored his first career field goal at LMU 24 McKay Cannon G 6-0 185 Jr. 4.0 1.2 Shelley, Idaho (Weber State) Had 3 points and 3 assists at Pepperdine 31 Braiden Shaw F 6-9 210 Jr. 0.0 0.0 Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) Out for the season with an ankle injury 33 Dalton Nixon F 6-7 215 So. 6.1 2.8 Orem, Utah (Orem HS) Totaled 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist at Portland Kolby Lee F 6-9 260 Fr. – – Meridian, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS) Added to the roster in December ... 2017 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year ... redshirting #BYUhoops 1 BYU BASKETBALL COACH DAVE ROSE Career Highlights • 327-119 overall record (second all-time at BYU in wins) for a BYU record .733 winning percentage • Seventh among active coaches in the NCAA in career winning percentage • Reached 300 career victories in his 407th game as a head coach, tied for 25th fastest in NCAA history • Reached 200 career victories in his 259th game as a head coach, 15th fastest in NCAA history • With 305 victories through 12 seasons is sixth all-time for best career starts by wins in NCAA history • With 283 victories through 11 seasons is tied for fifth all-time for best career starts by wins in NCAA history • With 257 victories through 10 seasons is sixth all-time for best career starts by wins in NCAA history • With 232 victories through nine seasons is fifth all-time for best career starts by wins in NCAA history • With 209 victories through first eight seasons is fourth all-time for best career starts by wins in NCAA history • With 185 victories through first seven seasons is fourth all-time for best career starts by wins in NCAA history • With 159 victories through first six seasons is tied for third all-time for best career starts by wins in NCAA history • With 127 victories through five seasons is sixth all-time for best career starts by wins in NCAA history • Streak of 13-consecutive 20-win seasons is tied for sixth all-time in NCAA history and the fifth longest current streak • Four Mountain West Conference regular season titles, a BYU record • Three-time MWC Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2011) • Two-time USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year (2006, 2011) • Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist in 2011 • Honorable Mention for National Coach of the Year by Scout.com (2006) • Eight trips to the NCAA tournament (a BYU record), including six-consecutive trips from 2007 to 2012 (a BYU record) and back-to-back appearances in 2014 and 2015 • Six-consecutive 25-win seasons (2006-11) and 13-consecutive 20-win seasons, both BYU records • Holds top two spots for wins in a season in BYU history with 32 in 2010-11 and 30 in 2009-10 • Took BYU to the Sweet 16 in 2011 for the first time since 1981 • Coached Jimmer Fredette, the 2011 Consensus National Player of the Year • Has coached five conference players of the year (Keena Young, Lee Cummard, Jimmer Fredette, Tyler Haws, Kyle Collinsworth) • Inducted into the Dixie State Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept.