BYU Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

BYU Cougars

West Coast (20-6, 10-3)

 
 
 
Big Wins: 12/5 at Utah State (67-64), 12/18 at San Diego State (72-62), 1/14 at St. Mary’s (62-52)
Bad Losses: 12/1 USC (53-79), 12/9 Boise State (70-74), 1/27 at Pepperdine (73-76)
Coach:  Mark Pope
 
Probable Starters:
Brandon Averette, Senior, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 3.7 apg
Alex Barcello, Senior, Guard, 15.9 ppg, 4.5 apg, 4.7 rpg
Gideon George, Junior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Caleb Lohner, Freshman, Forward, 7.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Matt Haarms, Senior, Center, 11.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.0 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Richard Harward, Junior, Center, 6.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Spencer Johnson, Sophomore, Guard, 5.3 ppg
Trevin Knell, Sophomore, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 1.0 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.7 (37th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (123, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.2 (25, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (44, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.0 (41, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.8 (25, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.1 (93, 4)
Rebound Margin: 6.8 (25, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.6 (17, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (180, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018NITFirst Round loss to Stanford
2017NITFirst Round loss to UT-Arlington
2016NITFirst Round win over UAB
2016NITSecond Round win over Virginia Tech
2016NITQuarterfinal win over Creighton
2016NITSemifinal loss to Valparaiso
2015NCAAOpening Round loss to Mississippi
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to Oregon
2013NITFirst Round win over Washington
2013NITSecond Round win over Mercer
2013NITQuarterfinal win over Southern Mississippi
2013NITSemifinal loss to Baylor
2012NCAAOpening Round win over Iona
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Marquette
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Wofford
2011NCAARound of 32 win over Gonzaga
2011NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Florida
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Florida
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to Kansas State
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Xavier
 
*all team stats through 3/7