BYU Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

BYU Cougars

West Coast (22-11, 12-6)

 
Big Wins: 11/14 Princeton (82-73), 12/10 Colorado (79-71), 2/25 at Gonzaga (79-71)
Bad Losses: 11/26 Utah Valley (101-114), 1/14 at San Diego (75-88), 2/9 at Pepperdine (83-99)
Coach: Dave Rose
 
Probable Starters:
TJ Haws, Freshman, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 3.2 apg
Elijah Bryant, Sophomore, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Nick Emery, Sophomore, Guard, 12.8 ppg, 2.3 apg, 1.7 spg
Eric Mika, Sophomore, Forward, 20.1 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.9 bpg
Yoeli Childs, Freshman, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Davin Guinn, Junior, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Steven Beo, Freshman, Guard, 2.1 ppg
Corbin Kaufusi, Junior, Center, 0.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.3 (26th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.0 (204, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (88, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (36, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (234, 7)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (191, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.2 (81, 5)
Rebound Margin: 5.7 (31, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (44, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.7 (245, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NIT      First Round win over UAB
2016    NIT      Second Round win over Virginia Tech
2016    NIT      Quarterfinal win over Creighton
2016    NIT      Semifinal loss to Valparaiso
2015    NCAA Opening Round loss to Mississippi
2014    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oregon
2013    NIT      First Round win over Washington
2013    NIT      Second Round win over Mercer
2013    NIT      Quarterfinal win over Southern Mississippi
2013    NIT      Semifinal loss to Baylor
2012    NCAA Opening Round win over Iona
2012    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Marquette
2011    NCAA Round of 64 win over Wofford
2011    NCAA Round of 32 win over Gonzaga
2011    NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Florida
2010    NCAA Round of 64 win over Florida
2010    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Kansas State
2009    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2008    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2007    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Xavier
 
*all team stats through 3/5