BYU Cougars

BYU Cougars

2nd WCC D-I | 13-3
  • Field Goal %
    54th
    47.2 FG%
  • 3-point %
    133rd
    34.5 3P%
  • Points Scored
    33rd
    1231 Pts
  • Total Rebounds
    29th
    40.3 RPG
  • KSL Salt Lake City

    Why Alex Barcello's chipped tooth vs. Pepperdine is a symbol of the BYU basketball season

    During the first half of BYU basketball's home game over Pepperdine, point guard Alex Barcello saw a loose ball and didn't think twice. Diving on the ground, the 6-foot-2 senior from Chandler, Arizona, took an accidental elbow from Pepperdine freshman Kendall Munson and immediately grabbed for his mouth. As the whistle blew, Barcello reacted and spit into his hand: sure enough, there was a half-tooth sitting in his palm following the fracas, which resulted in Barcello earning a foul for his role...

  • Led by a 'pro' and 'big-time pro,' Pepperdine presents unique challenge to BYU in first of back-to-back league matchups
    KSL Salt Lake City

    Led by a 'pro' and 'big-time pro,' Pepperdine presents unique challenge to BYU in first of back-to-back league matchups

    The Waves (6-6, 2-1 WCC) are among the hottest teams in the conference, led by junior forward Kessler Edwards, who recorded his 1,000th career point Thursday with a career-high 37 against Pacific. Pepperdine makes its way to Provo on Saturday (8 p.m. MST) for the first of a back-to-back, home-and-away series with the Cougars, having won consecutive games in league play and boasting the second-best scoring offense in the WCC at 78.0 points per game.

  • BYU finally gets back to Marriott Center on Thursday
    Provo Daily Herald

    BYU finally gets back to Marriott Center on Thursday

    Former Portland Trailblazer Terry Porter, the Pilots head coach, is well liked but hasn’t had a ton of success in the Rose City. Due to graduation and defections, Porter was forced to rebuild his team from Division I or junior college transfers. All five starters are new to the program this year, including leader scorer Ahmed Ali.