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 Exhibition # 1 — Brock University BYU OPENS EXHIBITION PLAY THURSDAY AGAINST BROCK UNIVERSITY 2006-07 BYU SCHEDULE/RESULTS Fans will have their first chance to see the 2006-07 BYU men’s basketball team in action this week as the Cougars host Brock University out of Ontario, Canada, on Thursday at 7 p.m. in their first exhibition game of the season. NOVEMBER Tipoff it set for 7:05 p.m. in the Marriott Center. 2 (Thurs.) Brock Univ./Canada (Exh.) 7 p.m. MT 8 (Wed.) Univ. of Montevallo (Exh.) 7 p.m. MT KSL Newsradio will stream the game live online at KSL.com via the KSL X-Stream. Greg Wrubell will call the play-by- 10 (Fri.) Cougar Tipoff (scrimmage) 6 p.m. MT play action with Mark Durrant providing game analysis. 15 (Wed.) @ UCLA (FSN-Prime LA) 7:30 p.m. PT 18 (Sat.) Idaho State 7:30 p.m. MT “Brock is a good offensive team,” said BYU head coach Dave Rose. “They’re skilled shooters from all over the floor, 22 (Wed.) Portland 7:30 p.m. MT and they like to shoot the three.” 24 (Fri.) Southern Utah (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT 29 (Wed.) @ Boise State (KBOI-TV) 7 p.m. MT The Brock University Badgers are off to a 7-1 start this season and are riding a four-game winning streak. Senior guard Brad Rootes leads the team in scoring with 24.8 points per game while dishing out a team-best 6.3 assists DECEMBER per outing. Senior forward Chris Keith leads the Badgers in rebounding with 7.9 per game, bolstered by 11 boards 2 (Sat.) @ Weber State (KJZZ-TV) 7 p.m. MT in each of the last two games. As a team, Brock is a high-scoring team, averaging 83.8 points. The Badgers are 6 (Wed.) San Jose State (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT coached by Ken Murray, who has a 326-215 record in his 17th season with Brock and a 462-421 mark in his 27th 9 (Sat.) vs. Michigan State (ESPN2) 3 p.m. ET year overall. 13 (Wed.) @ Lamar 7 p.m. CT 16 (Sat.) Utah State (the mtn.) 4 p.m. MT 22 (Fri.) Western Oregon 7 p.m. MT COUGAR QUICK HITS 28-30 BYU Holiday Classic, Provo, Utah — Cougar head coach Dave Rose guided BYU to a 20-9 record and an NIT appearance in his first year at the helm 28 (Thurs.) Oral Roberts vs. Seton Hall 5 p.m. MT after eight years as BYU’s lead assistant. He was named the Mountain West Conference and USBWA District VIII BYU vs. Liberty 7:30 p.m. MT Coach of the Year last season. Rose coach his team to a second-place MWC finish — one game behind league 29 (Fri.) Liberty vs. Seton Hall 5 p.m. MT champion San Diego State — while turning a 9-21 season into a 20-9 product that proved to be the second-best BYU vs. Oral Roberts 7:30 p.m. MT improvement among all Division I programs. 30 (Sat.) Liberty vs. Oral Roberts 5 p.m. MT — BYU has been picked in the preseason poll to finish second in the MWC race this year by the league’s media. BYU vs. Seton Hall 7:30 p.m. MT — BYU went 14-1 at home last year, winning the last 14 straight in the Marriott Center, which is the nation’s eighth longest active streak. JANUARY — BYU’s roster this season includes a solid core of players returning, including six seniors and Trent Plaisted, the 6 (Sat.) San Diego State* (VERSUS) 3:30 p.m. MT MWC Freshman of the Year last year. One of nine returning lettermen, Plaisted was named a Freshman All- 10 (Wed.) TCU* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT American after leading BYU in both scoring (13.6) and reboudinging (6.9) one year ago. 13 (Sat.) @ UNLV* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. PT — Players on the roster who will see their first action for BYU this year include junior redshirt Vuk Ivanovic (Jr., 6-10, 16 (Tues.) Wyoming* (the mtn.) 6 p.m. MT C/F) and five newcomers — freshmen Jordan Cameron (6-5, G/F), Jonathan Tavernari (6-6, G/F) and Brock Zylstra 20 (Sat.) @ Colorado State* (the mtn.) 3:30 p.m. MT (6-6, G/F), sophomore Gavin MacGregor (6-9, F/C) and junior transfer Ben Murdock (6-2, G). 24 (Wed.) @ New Mexico* (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT 27 (Sat.) Air Force* (the mtn.) 4 p.m. MT 31 (Wed.) @ Utah* (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT FEBRUARY 3 (Sat.) UNLV* (the mtn.) 3:30 p.m. MT EXHIBITION GAME #1 FAST FACTS 6 (Tues.) @ Wyoming* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT 10 (Sat.) @ TCU* 7 p.m. CT BYU COUGARS (0-0) 14 (Wed.) New Mexico* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT vs. 21 (Wed.) Colorado State* (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT 24 (Sat.) @ San Diego State* (CSTV) 3 p.m. PT BROCK BADGERS (7-1) 27 (Tues.) @ Air Force* (CSTV) 7 p.m. MT Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 Marriott Center (22,700) MARCH Provo, Utah 3 (Sat.) Utah* (CSTV) 5:30 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 6-10 MWC Tournament (mtn, CSTV, VS). Las Vegas -------------- Coaches: . BYU, Dave Rose (20-9 after first year; same overall) *denotes Mountain West Conference game BU, Ken Murray (326-215 in 17th year; 462-421 in 27th year overall) Game times are local to site and subject to change Series: . First meeting Additional television broadcasts could still be announced TV: . None Radio: . KSL.com via KSL X-Stream (Greg Wrubell, play-by-play; Mark Durrant, game analysis) Web: . Live stats broadcast is available at www.byucougars.com/basketball_m/ www.byucougars.com Opponent Info/BYU Notes 2006-07 BYU Men’s Basketball SCOUTING BROCK UNIVERSITY The Brock University Badgers are currently 7-1 this season and are riding a four-game winning streak. Four COUGAR ROSTER BREAKDOWN starters return from last year’s 22-12 team that advanced to postseason play after a second-place finish in STARTERS RETURNING (4) the Ontario University Athletic Conference’s Western division. Senior Brad Rootes leads the team in scoring Name Pos. Yr. 2005-06 Stats this season with 24.8 points per game on .443 shooting from the floor, .413 from three-point range and .843 Trent Plaisted F/C So. 13.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg from the free-throw line. The 5-foot-10 guard who led the Badgers in scoring and rebounding last year is also Keena Young F Sr. 10.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg dishing out a team-best 6.3 assists per game while ranking second in boards at 5.1 rpg. He has paced Brock Rashaun Broadus G Sr. 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.7 apg in scoring five times this year, including a 31-point performance on Oct. 28, and rebounding once with 10 on Lee Cummard G So. 4.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.6 apg Oct. 14 to go along with 27 points for his only double-double of the year. Senior forward Chris Keith leads the Badgers in rebounding with 7.9 per game, bolstered by 11 boards a piece in each of his last two games, and STARTERS LOST (1) is second in scoring with 16.9 ppg. The 6-foot-6 Keith has also recorded five blocked shots in the first eight Brock Reichner G Sr. 10.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg games of the year. Senior guard Scott Murray and sophomore guard/forward Mike Kemp round out Brock’s LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (9) returning starters and are averaging 11.8 and 11.4 points per game, respectively. Junior forward Owen Austin Ainge G Sr. 3.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.6 apg White, the tallest player on the team at 6-foot-7, is third on the team in rebounding with 4.1 per game while Jimmy Balderson G Sr. 10.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.5 apg Murray is close behind at 4.0. As a team, the Badgers are averaging 83.8 ppg on .410 shooting from the Rashaun Broadus G Sr. 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.7 apg floor to go along with 34.4 rpg. Brock opponents are posting 75.2 ppg while shooting at a .443 clip from the Sam Burgess G Jr. 2.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg** floor and averaging 39.5 boards per contest. The Badgers are coached by Ken Murray, who has a 326-215 Lee Cummard G So. 4.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.6 apg record in his 17th season with Brock and a 462-421 mark in his 27th year overall. Fernando Malaman F Sr. 7.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg Trent Plaisted F/C So. 13.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg Mike Rose G Sr. 3.1 ppg, 0.7 rpg AINGE, BALDERSON, YOUNG NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS Keena Young F Sr. 10.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg In conjunction with BYU’s first action of the season, Coach Rose and the Cougar coaching staff have ** 2004-05 season stats, sat out as redshirt in 2005-06 announced this year’s team captains, calling upon seniors Austin Ainge, Jimmy Balderson and Keena Young to lead this year’s team.