First-year head coach Mark Pope | 252-39 at home over last 21 seasons | 15 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 2019-20 BYU SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION N5 Tue Cal State Fullerton BYUtv W, 76-58 Date/Time ........Jan. 4, 2020, 7 p.m. MST TV ............................ BYUtv N9 Sat San Diego State BYUtv L, 71-76 TV Talent. .Dave McCann (play-by-play) N13 Wed Southern Utah+ BYUtv W, 68-63 . Blaine Fowler (analyst) N15 Fri at Houston ESPNU W, 72-71 . .Spencer Linton (courtside) N20 Wed at Boise State (OT) CBS SN L, 68-72 Live Video ........BYUtv.org and BYUtv app N25 Mon vs. UCLA+ ESPN2 W, 78-63 Radio ...............BYU Sports Network N26 Tue vs. No. 4/5 Kansas+ ESPN L, 56-71 . BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM N27 Wed vs. Virginia Tech+ ESPN2 W, 90-77 Radio Talent .....Greg Wrubell (play-by-play) . Terry Nashif (analyst) N30 Sat Montana Tech BYUtv W, 98-63 Loyola Marymount (7-8, 1-0 WCC) BYU (11-4, 0-0 WCC) Live Stats ..............BYUcougars.com D4 Wed at Utah (OT) Pac-12 L, 95-102 LIONS COUGARS D7 Sat UNLV# BYUtv W, 83-50 Head Coach ................Mike Dunlap SERIES INFORMATION Head Coach . Mark Pope D10 Tue Nevada ESPNU W, 74-42 Alma Mater ..................LMU, 1980 Series Record �������������������������������� *16/11-5 Alma Mater ...............Kentucky, 1996 D14 Sat Utah State^ BYUtv W, 68-64 Career Record .............416-217 (21st) Last Meeting ......BYU won 70-62, 2/16/19 Career Record ................88-60 (5th) D21 Sat Weber State BYUtv W, 91-61 H/A/N .............*8/6-2|5/3-3|2/1-0 Record at LMU ...............77-95 (6th) *Wins in 2016 and 2017 vacated by NCAA Record at BYU ���������������������������������11-4 (1st) D28 Sat Oral Roberts BYUtv W, 79-73 J4 Sat Loyola Marymount* BYUtv 7 pm BYU STORYLINES J9 Thu at Saint Mary’s* ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 pm • Senior forward Yoeli Childs has scored 20-plus points each of the last three games, including 20 points against Utah J11 Sat Portland* BYUtv 7:30 pm State, 28 vs. Weber State and 23 against Oral Roberts. During that stretch he is averaging 23.7 points, 8.3 rebounds J16 Thu San Diego* BYUtv 7 pm and 1.7 blocks while shooting 71.4 percent from the field and 75.0 percent from 3-point range. J18 Sat at Gonzaga* ESPN2 or ESPNU 7 pm • BYU is ranked among the top 20 nationally in several offensive statistical categories, including field goal percentage J23 Thu at Pacific* Stadium 7 pm (14th), 3-point field goal percentage (8th), 3-point field goals per game (9th), assists per game (11th) and assist- J25 Sat at San Francisco* Stadium 2 pm turnover ratio (8th). J30 Thu Pepperdine* CBS SN 6:30 pm • Saturday is BYU’s WCC opener. The Cougars have won their last three WCC openers, including a 90-87 win at Pacific F1 Sat Saint Mary’s* ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 pm last season, a 69-45 win against Portland in 2017-18 and an 89-59 victory over Santa Clara in 2016-17. F6 Thu at Portland* Stadium 7 pm BYU’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON THE PREVIOUS GAME) F8 Sat San Francisco* BYUtv 7 pm #30 | TJ Haws GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% F13 Thu at Loyola Marymount* ESPN2 or ESPNU 8 pm 15/15 31.5 12.5 2.3 4.9 0.9 .438 .337 .621 F15 Sat at San Diego* CBS SN 7 pm Guard Notes: Named the WCC Player of the Week on Dec. 2 ... hit the game winner as time expired at 6-4 | 170 | Sr. F20 Thu Santa Clara* CBS SN 7 pm Houston ... scored a season-best 20 points vs. Virginia Tech ... career-high 10 assists vs. Weber F22 Sat Gonzaga* ESPN Networks 8 pm Alpine, Utah State .... has scored in double figures in 12 games this season ... an All-WCC Preseason honoree ... F29 Sat at Pepperdine* CBS SN 3 pm Lone Peak HS named All-WCC Second Team in 2018-19 ... father Marty and brother Tyler played for BYU M5-10 WCC Championships GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% +Maui Jim Maui Invitational #4 | Alex Barcello 15/15 29.2 10.4 3.0 2.1 0.9 .496 .431 .842 # at Vivint Smart Home Arena Guard Notes: Has scored in double figures seven times and secured three steals twice ... has hit a 3 in ^ Beehive Classic at Vivint Smart Home Arena 6-2 | 180 | Jr. 11 of 15 games ... has tallied three-plus assists five times ... scored a career-best 18 points vs. * WCC Game Chandler, Arizona Weber State ... played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Arizona ... appeared in 51 games All times local to site Arizona for the Wildcats ... posted career highs of 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists at Arizona SOCIAL MEDIA #5 | Jake Toolson GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 15/15 34.0 14.7 5.1 4.2 0.8 .465 .439 .857 Website: www.BYUcougars.com Guard Notes: Tied his career high with 27 points at Utah ... has scored in double figures 11 times this Facebook: /BYUbasketball | /BYUcougars 6-5 | 205 | Sr. season, including 20-plus four times ... has hit a 3 in all but one game this season ... played the Twitter: @BYUbasketball | @BYUcougars Gilbert, Arizona previous two seasons at Utah Valley ... was the 2018-19 WAC Player of the Year ... posted career Instagram: BYUcougars Utah Valley highs of 27 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists at UVU ... played at BYU from 2014-16 Hashtags: #BYUhoops #GoCougs #23 | Yoeli Childs GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Blk FG% 3PT% FT% 6/6 28.0 21.2 9.8 1.8 1.3 .622 .636 .581 **Follow @BYUgamenotes on Twitter for in-game Cougar achieve- Forward Notes: Made his season debut at Utah and had 29 points ... scored 28 on 11 of 13 shooting vs. 6-8 | 225 | Sr. ments, milestones and notes.** Weber State ... has posted three double-doubles ... candidate for the Karl Malone Power Forward of South Jordan, Utah the Year Award ... named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 ... All-WCC Preseason honoree ... Bingham HS is 12th all-time in scoring and second in total rebounds in BYU history #33 | Dalton Nixon GP/GS MPG Pts Reb Ast Stl FG% 3PT% FT% 15/11 23.8 8.2 4.9 1.8 0.8 .511 .421 .682 Forward Notes: Has scored in double figures five times ... scored a career-high 17 points on 5 of 7 shooting 6-7 | 215 | Sr. vs. UNLV ... scored 14 points vs. Virginia Tech on 6 of 7 shooting ... posted 13 points, 7 rebounds, Orem, Utah 3 assists, 1 block and 2 steals vs. Southern Utah ... has hit a 3-pointer in 10 games and multiple Orem HS 3-pointers five times this season OFF THE BYU BENCH No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts. Reb. Hometown (Previous School) Notes 1 Wyatt Lowell F 6-10 205 So. 0.0 0.0 Gilbert, Arizona (Utah Valley) Was the 2018-19 WAC Freshman of the Year ... sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules 2 Zac Seljaas G 6-7 215 Sr. 6.5 4.1 Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) Scored a season-best 14 points and added 6 rebounds and 2 steals vs. Montana Tech 3 Blaze Nield G 6-1 185 So. 1.1 0.1 Lehi, Utah (USU Eastern) Had 3 points and 3 assists against Montana Tech 10 Jesse Wade G 6-1 175 So. 0.0 0.0 Kaysville, Utah (Gonzaga) Played his freshman season at Gonzaga ... sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules 13 Taylor Maughan G 6-4 210 Sr. 0.4 0.5 Fullerton, California (BYU-Hawaii) Against Montana Tech made his first career field goal, a 3-pointer 15 Cameron Pearson G 6-0 175 Fr. 0.0 0.1 Lakewood, Colorado (Chatfield HS) Was a member of the practice squad in 2018-19 21 Trevin Knell G 6-5 190 Fr. 2.0 0.8 Woods Cross, Utah (Woods Cross HS) Scored a career-best 9 points on 4 of 6 shooting against Montana Tech 24 Evan Troy G 6-5 180 Sr. 0.4 0.6 Longview, Washington (Mark Morris HS) Made his first career 3-pointer against Kansas 25 Gavin Baxter F 6-9 210 So. 0.0 0.0 Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) Named to the All-WCC Freshman Team in 2018-19 ... out indefinitely with a shoulder injury 40 Kolby Lee F 6-9 240 So. 7.3 3.3 Meridian, Idaho (Rocky Mountain HS) Has started 13 games ... shooting 59.2 percent from the field 42 Richard Harward C 6-11 255 Jr. 0.0 0.0 Orem, Utah (Utah Valley) Posted three double-doubles in 2018-19 ... sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules 44 Connor Harding G 6-6 185 So. 7.5 3.6 Pocatello, Idaho (Highland HS) Has scored in double figures five times ... has hit a 3 in 11 of 15 games #BYUhoops 1 BYU BASKETBALL COACH MARK POPE Career Highlights • As head coach of Utah Valley from 2015-19, led the Wolverines to a record of 77-56 • Led Utah Valley to three-straight bids to the College Basketball Invitational (2017, 2018, 2019), includ- ing a trip to the semifinals in 2017 • Coached the Wolverines to 23 and 25 wins in 2017-18 and 2018-19, the first back-to-back 20-win seasons in Utah Valley history • Utah Valley’s 25 wins in 2018-19 are a school record • Coached the 2019 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year • Utah Valley was 30-2 at home from 2017-19 • Led the Wolverines to 22-straight home wins from 2017-19, the nation’s second-longest active home win streak at the time and the longest home win streak in school history • In 2018-19 led Utah Valley to its first-ever preseason tournament title as the Wolverines won the MGM Main Event Middleweight Championship in Las Vegas • Helped create and organize the #Toughest24 as Utah Valley opened the 2017-18 season playing at No.