BYU Men’s Basketball Game Notes – @ Colorado State 2000-01 Mountain West Conference Tournament Champion • 2000-01 MWC Regular Season Co-Champion 25 Conference Championships • 19 NCAA Appearances • 8 NIT Appearances • 2 NIT Titles • 1 Eastman/Wooden Award Winner BYU Faces Colorado State Saturday in Regular Season Finale 2001-02 Schedule/Results BYU (17-9, 7-6 MWC) completes the regular season Saturday when it plays at Colorado State (11-17, 2-11) at 7 p.m. MST in Moby Ar ena. The game is a SportsWes t Overall: 17-9 H: 15-0 A: 1-9 N: 1-0 Pr oductions game being broadcast live on KSL-TV, channel 5, in Salt Lake City. The MWC: 7-6 H: 7-0 A: 0-6 live radio broadcast can be heard on KSLNewsradio 1160, beginning with the pr egame show at 6 p.m. CSU is coming off a 72-62 loss to Utah Thursday. Da t e Opponent (TV) Tim e Up Next BYU seeks to defend its MWC Tournament title next week in Las Vegas. The 2002 No v . 6 EA Sports All-Stars (exhibition) 81-84 L EAS Mountain West Conference Basketball Championship starts Thursday. MWC No v . 10 London Leopards (exhibition) 90 - 7 0 W officials will release the bracket Saturday evening (apprx. 10:30 p.m.). No v . 17 at Univ. of San Diego 70 - 5 9 W MWCTournament Practice Schedule/Media Interviews No v . 24 Arizona State (SWP/Fox Sports Ariz.) 82 - 7 0 W BYUpractices Wednesday from 1-2:25 p.m. at Cox Pavilion, Gym #2. Coaches and No v . 28 at UC Santa Barbara 58 - 6 8 L players are available for interviews AFTER practice. The practice is open to the media. All subsequent game-day practices are closed. BYU’s women’s team holds Dec. 1 at Utah State (SWP) 81-90 (OT) L its open practice on Tuesday from 4-4:55 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Dec. 5 Weber State 65 - 4 7 W women’s tournamen starts Wednesday and then resumes with the men on Friday. Dec. 8 Creighton (SWP) 61 - 5 2 W GAME FACTS (BYU Game 27) Dec. 12 Fort Lewis (KBYU) 10 1 - 5 3 W Dec. 15 University of Idaho (KBYU) 70 - 4 8 W Sa t u r d a y , March 2, 2002 Dec. 22 v. Stanford in Las Vegas (ESPN) 81 - 7 6 W Dec. 27 Cal State Northridge 84 - 7 0 W BY U (17-9, 7-6) at Colorado State (11-17, 2-11) Dec. 29 Southern Utah 79 - 5 8 W Moby Arena [8,745] • Fort Collins, Colo. • 7:07 p.m. MST Jan. 2 Un i v . of San Francisco 65 - 5 1 W Coaches: . .BYU, Steve Cleveland (84-66 in fifth year; same overall) CSU, Dale Layer (26-30 in 2nd year; 193-117 in 11th year overall) Jan. 5 at Pepperdine (SWP, FSW2) 79-82 (OT) L Jan. 12* San Diego State (SWP) 75 - 6 4 W Series: . .BYUleads, 73-42 Jan. 15* UN L V (SWP) 60 - 4 7 W TV: . .SportsWest Productions (KSL-TV, channel 5, in SLC) Air Time: 7 p.m. MST Jan. 19* at New Mexico (ESPN+Plus) 58 - 7 3 L Play-by-Play: Tom Kirkland Jan. 21* at Air Force (SWP) 64 - 7 4 L Game Analyst: Craig Hislop Jan. 28* at Utah (ESPN) 66 - 7 1 L Radio: . .KSL Newsradio 1160 AM (Cougar Sports Network) Pregame Air Time: 6 p.m. MST Feb. 2* Wyoming (ESPN+Plus) 85 - 7 0 W Play-by-Play: Greg Wrubell Game Analyst: Mark Durrant Feb. 4* Colorado State (SWP/WB, delay^) 57 - 5 2 W Feb. 9* at UNLV (SWP, WB, Live) 70 - 7 3 L Web: . .Live audio on KSL.com Feb. 11* at San Diego State (SWP, WB, delay^) 73 - 7 7 L BYU’s Probable Starters: Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Feb. 16* New Mexico (ESPN+Plus) 68 - 6 2 W F 3 Mark Bigelow 6- 7 19 0 So . 14 . 9 2. 8 F 25 Eric Nielsen 6- 9 21 5 Sr . 10 . 3 4. 9 Feb. 18* Air Force (SWP, WB, delay^) 67 - 5 1 W C 52 Ja r ed Jensen 6- 9 24 5 Fr . 9.0 3. 6 Feb. 23* Utah (ESPN+Plus) 63 - 6 1 W G 2 Travis Hansen 6- 6 21 0 Jr . 15 . 5 6. 5 G 31 Matt Montague 6- 0 19 0 Sr . 6. 5 7. 3 ap g Feb. 28* at Wyoming (SWP, WB, delay^) 60 - 7 6 L BYU Reserves: Ma r . 2* at Colorado State (SWP, KSL) 7 p.m. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Ma r . 7-9 at MWC Tournament in Las Veg a s G 20 Daniel Bobik 6-6 205 So. 6.7 2.4 G 22 Jimmy Balderson 6-6 200 Fr. 4. 2 1. 4 C 42 Jon Carlisle 6-10 250 So. 1.9 1.5 *Mountain West Conference game F 32 Bart Jepsen 6-9 235 So. 1. 0 1. 6 All times local to site C 40 Dan Howard 7-0 225 So. 1.5 1.8 ^ SportsWest game being taped-delay broadcast at 9 p.m. MT on WB30 G 10 Terry Nashif 5-10 165 Fr. 0. 5 0.6 apg F 4 Jesse Pinegar 6-9 225 Fr. 0.3 0.5 w w w . b y u c o u g a r s . c o m 2001-02 BYU Basketball OPPONENT INFO/page 2 Scouting Colorado State Colorado State Quick Facts: Colorado State is 11-17 overall and 2-11 in conference play. The Rams have one starter and five lettermen back from last year’s 15-13 team. Both of CSU’s conference wins have been General Info over Air Force. After defeating the Falcons (59-51) Monday in Colorado Springs, the Rams Location: Fort Collins, Colo. lost to Utah (72-62) Thursday night. The Ramshave not gone down easily in their losses. Founded: 1870 CSUhas seven losses by five points or less and 11 of its 17 defeats have been single-digit Enrollment: 22,600 setbacks. Junior forward Brian Greene is one of the top performers in the conference this Nickname: Rams year. He ranks in the top 10 in eight statistical catagories league games. Overall he leads Colors: Green and Gold CSU at 16.1 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. Greene has scored in double fig- Home Arena: Moby Arena (8,754) ures in 24 straight games for the Rams. He had 15 points and 7 rebounds vs. BYUin Provo. Conference: Mountain West Freshman center Matt Nelson and junior guard Andy Birley also score in double figures at Athletic Director: Jeffrey Hathaway 13.2 and 11.7, respectively. As a team, CSU shoots .478 from the floor, including .382 on threes, and .665 from the line. They allow a .427 field goal percentage and a .370 three-point Basketball Info percentage. Head Coach: Dale Layer Alma Mater: Eckerd College (1980) COLORADO STATE’S PROBABLE STARTERS Best time to call: Mornings Office Phone: (970) 491-6232 No. Name Info PPG RPG Note Overall Record (Years): 193-117 (11th) 33 Brian Greene F 6-8 225 Jr. 16.1 7.5 Leads team in scoring and rebounding Record at School (Years): 26-30 (2nd) 42 Matt Williams F 6-6 210 Fr. 6.3 4.1 9 points, 6 rebounds at New Mexico Assistant Coaches: Pat Eberhart, Bill Peterson, 54 Matt Nelson C 7-0 220 Fr. 13.2 4.7 22 points vs. Utah; freshman record 34 blocks Buzz Williams 2 Joe Macklin G 5-11 175 Jr. 3.9 3.4 Second on the team with 81 assists 11 Andy Birley G 6-4 190 Jr, 11.7 2.4 Ranked third in the MWCin assists (3.9) 2000-2001 CSU RESERVES Overall Record: 15-13 Conf. Record/Finish: 15-13/T5th No. Name Info PPG RPG Note Final Ranking/Post Season Finish: NA 3 Quantone Smith F 6-8 250 Jr . 4.0 2.0 Scored 10 points with 4 rebounds vs. UNLV 4 Delbert Young G 6-2 180 Fr . 0.7 0.0 Scored two points in game vs. MBC 2001-2002 10 Jon Rakiecki G 6-3 195 Fr. 5.4 2.8 Career-high 15 points vs. UNLV Letterman Returning/Lost: 5/5 12 Todd Chapman G/F 6-5 190 So. 0.5 0.3 Scored career-best 5 points vs. Morris Brown Starters Returning/Lost: 1/5 13 Freddy Robinson G/F 6-5 180 Fr. 3.3 1.6 Scored 9 points as a reserve at Utah 20 Ronnie Clark G 6-5 210 So. 7.5 3.6 15 points, made 6-7 field goals at Wyoming Returning Starters (last year’s stats) 25 Matt Brown F 6-9 215 Sr. 4.4 3.3 4 points, 5 rebounds in win at AFA Monday Brian Greene, 6-8, 225, So., F (7.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg) 34 Darian Burke F/ C6-10 250 So. 2.4 1.6 Starter twice this season Media Relations Coaches: Head Coach Dale Layer (Eckerd College ‚80) Basketball Contact: Gary Ozzello Assistant Coaches: Pat Eberhart (Adams State College ‚86); Bill Peterson (Eckerd College ‚79); Buzz Office: (970) 491-5067 Williams (Oklahoma City University ‚94). Home: (970) 493-5574 Email: [email protected] Fax: (970) 491-1348 Series Information Press Row: (970) 491-3981 This will be the 116th meeting between the two schools.