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 # 2 — Univ. of Montevallo COUGARS HOST DIVISION II POWER MONTEVALLO WEDNESDAY IN EXHIBITION ACTION 2006-07 BYU SCHEDULE/RESULTS BYU will play its second exhibition of the season Wednesday when the Cougars host the nation’s No. 2-ranked Division II school in the University of Montevallo (Ala.) at 7 p.m. in the Marriott Center. KSL Newsradio will stream NOVEMBER the game live online at KSL.com via the KSL X-Stream. Greg Wrubell will call the play-by-play action with Mark 2 (Thurs.) Brock Univ./Canada (Exh.) 90-49 W Durrant providing game analysis. 8 (Wed.) Univ. of Montevallo (Exh.) 7 p.m. MT 10 (Fri.) Cougar Tipoff (scrimmage) 6 p.m. MT “We look forward to Wednesday’s game against Montevallo,” said BYU head coach Dave Rose. “Montevallo is a very 15 (Wed.) @ UCLA (FSN-Prime LA) 7:30 p.m. PT athletic team that last year went 29-5 and advanced to the Elite Eight in the Division II Tournament. This year, they 18 (Sat.) Idaho State 7:30 p.m. MT are expected to again be one of the top Division II teams in the nation.” 22 (Wed.) Portland 7:30 p.m. MT 24 (Fri.) Southern Utah (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT Montevallo is the No. 2 pick in the Division II Bulletin Preseason Top-25 Poll. Proving they are worthy of their ranking, 29 (Wed.) @ Boise State (KBOI-TV) 7 p.m. MT the Falcons battled nationally ranked Alabama on the road in their first exhibition game on Saturday before losing 81-72. The Crimson Tide is ranked No. 11 in preseason AP Top 25 Poll and No. 12 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches DECEMBER Top 25 Poll. 2 (Sat.) @ Weber State (KJZZ-TV) 7 p.m. MT 6 (Wed.) San Jose State (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT The Cougars are coming off a 90-49 win over Brock University (Canada) in their exhibition opener in which 14 of the 9 (Sat.) vs. Michigan State (ESPN2) 3 p.m. ET 15 BYU players scored. BYU was led by 2006 All-Mountain West Conference honorees Trent Plaisted and Keena 13 (Wed.) @ Lamar 7 p.m. CT Young with 13 points apiece. 16 (Sat.) Utah State (the mtn.) 4 p.m. MT 22 (Fri.) Western Oregon 7 p.m. MT 28-30 BYU Holiday Classic, Provo, Utah COUGAR QUICK HITS 28 (Thurs.) Oral Roberts vs. Seton Hall 5 p.m. MT — Cougar head coach Dave Rose guided BYU to a 20-9 record and an NIT appearance last season in his first year BYU vs. Liberty 7:30 p.m. MT at the helm after eight years as BYU’s lead assistant. He was named the Mountain West Conference and USBWA 29 (Fri.) Liberty vs. Seton Hall 5 p.m. MT District VIII Coach of the Year. Rose coached his team to a second-place MWC finish — one game behind league- BYU vs. Oral Roberts 7:30 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 30 (Sat.) Liberty vs. Oral Roberts 5 p.m. MT improvement among all Division I programs. BYU vs. Seton Hall 7:30 p.m. MT — BYU was picked second in the preseason MWC media poll. — BYU went 14-1 at home last year, winning the last 14 straight in the Marriott Center, which is the nation’s sev- JANUARY enth longest active streak. 6 (Sat.) San Diego State* (VERSUS) 3:30 p.m. MT — BYU’s roster this season includes a solid core of returning players, including six seniors and Trent Plaisted, the 10 (Wed.) TCU* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT MWC Freshman of the Year last year. One of nine returning lettermen, Plaisted was named a Freshman All- 13 (Sat.) @ UNLV* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. PT American after leading BYU in both scoring (13.6) and reboudinging (6.9) one year ago. 16 (Tues.) Wyoming* (the mtn.) 6 p.m. MT — Players on the roster who will see their first action for BYU this year include junior redshirt Vuk Ivanovic (Jr., 6-10, 20 (Sat.) @ Colorado State* (the mtn.) 3:30 p.m. MT C/F) and five newcomers — freshmen Jordan Cameron (6-5, G/F), Jonathan Tavernari (6-6, G/F) and Brock Zylstra 24 (Wed.) @ New Mexico* (the mtn.) 8 p.m. MT (6-6, G/F), sophomore Gavin MacGregor (6-9, F/C) and junior transfer Ben Murdock (6-2, G). 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 #2 FAST FACTS 6 (Tues.) @ Wyoming* (the mtn.) 7 p.m. MT 10 (Sat.) @ TCU* 7 p.m. CT BYU COUGARS (1-0 in exhibition, 20-9 last season) 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 MONTEVALLO FALCONS (0-1 in exhibition, 29-5 last season) 27 (Tues.) @ Air Force* (CSTV) 7 p.m. MT Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006 Marriott Center (22,700) MARCH Provo, Utah 3 (Sat.) Utah* (CSTV) 5:30 p.m. MT 7:05 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 UM, Danny Young (78-22 in fourth year; 129-33 in five years 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 2006-07 BYU Men’s Basketball SCOUTING MONTEVALLO The Falcons return five letterwinners, including three starters, from last year’s squad that finished the sea- COUGAR ROSTER BREAKDOWN son 29-5 overall after advancing to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, losing 79-65 to Seattle Pacific, whom BYU defeated, 86-72, in an exhibition game last season. A No. 2 pick in the Division II Bulletin Preseason Top-25 STARTERS RETURNING (4) Poll, Montevallo dropped its first exhibition game last Saturday, 81-72, against Alabama. The Falcons will be Name Pos. Yr. 2005-06 Stats led this year by senior guard Greg Brown, a first-team NABC All-South Region pick after averaging 18.0 Trent Plaisted F/C So. 13.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game last season. Brown paced all scorers in Montevallo’s first Keena Young F Sr. 10.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg exhibition game with 24 points while adding three rebounds, four assists and six steals. Honorable-mention Rashaun Broadus G Sr. 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.7 apg All-American Marcus Kennedy, a senior forward, also returns for the Falcons after posting 16.7 ppg and 8.0 Lee Cummard G So. 4.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.6 apg rpg last year and adding 14 points and seven rebounds against Alabama. Brown and Kennedy have both been named preseason All-Americans. Senior center Darron Robinson rounds out the returning Montevallo STARTERS LOST (1) starters with 6.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg from 2005-06. Robinson posted a double-double against the Crimson Tide Brock Reichner G Sr. 10.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg with 11 points and 10 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass. The Falcons will be without the servic- es of third-team All-American guard James Hall this season, who was second on the team in both scoring LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (9) and rebounding last year with 16.6 ppg and 6.2 rpg. Montevallo is coached by Danny Young, now in his fourth Austin Ainge G Sr. 3.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.6 apg year at the Falcon helm with a 78-22 record at the school and a 129-33 career mark. Jimmy Balderson G Sr. 10.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.5 apg Rashaun Broadus G Sr. 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.7 apg MONTEVALLO LOSES CLOSE BATTLE AT NO. 11 ALABAMA Sam Burgess G Jr. 2.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg** TUSCALOOSA (Nov. 4, 2006) --The University of Montevallo faced the University of Alabama at Coleman Lee Cummard G So. 4.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.6 apg Coliseum Saturday night in a historic first-ever meeting. The final score was a tight 81-72 Alabama win. It was Fernando Malaman F Sr. 7.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg the first preseason game for both teams. UM was led by Greg Brown with a game-high 24 points, including Trent Plaisted F/C So. 13.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg three 3-point baskets. Marcus Kennedy added 14 points, while Darron Robinson posted a double-double with Mike Rose G Sr. 3.1 ppg, 0.7 rpg 11 points and 10 rebounds. Grant Urbanski also had 11 points, with three 3-point baskets.