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After viral comments on Sabbath day, here's what BYU's Delaney Gibb said about her faith
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted April 7 - 7:34 p.m.
BYU star Delaney Gibb didn't know that she'd be launched as an internet meme when she spoke about the importance of sabbath-day observance at the flagship university.
BYU women's basketball comes up short of WBIT title. What did Cougars learn from 3-week run?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted April 1 - 9:19 p.m.
Delaney Gibb finished with 24 points, eight rebounds, five assists and eight steals as BYU (26-12) forced 22 turnovers for 18 points, and Olivia Hamlin added 17 for the Cougars.
WBIT semifinals: Freshmen guide BYU women by Kansas for championship game berth
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 30 - 6:21 p.m.
Freshman Olivia Hamlin scored a career-high 23 points including four 3-pointers, and Sydney Benally added 15 points, three assists and a steal as BYU women's basketball collected its first-ever win over Kansas 70-67 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
BYU's most underrated player key to Cougars' WBIT semifinal run
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 29 - 9:58 p.m.
Brinley Cannon may not be BYU's leading scorer or top rebounder. But the 6-foot-1 sophomore from Shelley, Idaho, may be the Cougars' underrated player in their WBIT semifinal run that continues Monday in Wichita, Kansas.
Lee Cummard passes former mentor as BYU's winningest first-year head coach
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 27 - 4:58 p.m.
Lee Cummard came to BYU as a freshman from Mesa, Arizona, and — apart from a few seasons playing professionally overseas — never left.
'She wants the moment:' Gibb's 27 paces BYU women to win over Stanford, into WBIT semifinals
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 26 - 10:57 p.m.
Gibb erupted for 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists to help BYU women's basketball pull away from second-seeded Stanford 76-61 and clinch a berth in the WBIT semifinals Thursday night at the Marriott Center.
Having fun yet? Gibb clears 1K points as BYU women cruise by Missouri for quarterfinal berth
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 23 - 10:19 p.m.
Gibb topped the 1,000-point mark with 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists to help the Cougars cruise to a 93-75 win over Missouri in front of 2,415 fans in the second round of the WBIT at the Marriott Center.
BYU basketball's season was a disappointment, not a failure. So what's next?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 20 - 12:12 p.m.
If Thursday night's loss to Texas was the final time AJ Dybantsa puts on a BYU uniform — assuming it is — a presumptive top pick in June's NBA draft left it all on the court.
One shining moment: Dybantsa, BYU stunned by 11th-seeded Texas
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 19 - 9:53 p.m.
Dybantsa erupted for 35 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars, and nearly ignited a supernova in leading a comeback bid.
Glass holes: Rebounding key in 6th-seeded BYU's NCAA first-round tilt with Texas
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 18 - 8:41 p.m.
Texas' 68-66 win over North Carolina State in Tuesday night's First Four was hardly a masterclass in offensive excellence.
Here's how NCAA tournament schools make money in March Madness
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted March 18 - 8:05 a.m.
The Big 12 had a big payday on Selection Sunday when eight teams, including BYU, received bids to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Every team wants to make NCAA Tournament, but BYU women have goals WBIT can accomplish, too
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 17 - 6:02 p.m.
The Cougars can return eight of their top-nine scorers next year, including five freshmen or sophomores that have played integral roles that improved form 13 wins to 22 in Lee Cummard's first season as head coach.
Dybantsa joins freshman stars Boozer, Acuff on AP All-America first team
Dave Skretta, Associated Press | Posted March 17 - 9:30 a.m.
Duke forward Cameron Boozer is a unanimous first-team All-American in college basketball in voting released by The Associated Press, and was joined on the first team by fellow freshmen AJ Dybantsa of BYU and Darius Acuff Jr. of Arkansas.
Cougars embracing new roles in quest for more March magic
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 16 - 6:51 p.m.
During a week in Kansas City that included a late-night trip to Insomnia cookies on a hotel bell cart, BYU embraced a new identity led by a "think less, play more" defense and commitment to rebounding.
Let's dance: 6th-seeded BYU to open NCAA Tournament in Portland
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 15 - 7:20 p.m.
The sixth-seeded Cougars will be dancing in back-to-back seasons under second-year head coach Kevin Young.
Adversity called and BYU basketball answered in 3 days at Big 12 Tournament
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 13 - 10:28 a.m.
Even with a Big 12 quarterfinal loss to Houston, BYU accomplished as much in three days in Kansas City as they have all year to prepare for the madness of March.
Second-half rally lifts Houston past BYU, Dybantsa's historic Big 12 tournament
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 12 - 8:42 p.m.
Kingston Flemings had 17 points, four rebounds and three assists as second-seeded Houston upended 10th-seeded BYU 73-66 at the T-Mobile Center on the banks of the Missouri river.
How BYU basketball's supporting cast turned 'dark moment' into glimmer of March magic
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 12 - 9:02 a.m.
In two games against the same West Virginia squad in 11 days, BYU (23-10) couldn't have been much different in a 68-48 win over the Mountaineers.
BYU goes back-to-back at Big 12 Tournament with 20-point win over West Virginia
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 11 - 8:40 p.m.
AJ Dybantsa continued his torrid scoring pace with 27 points, seven rebounds and three assists as BYU blew past West Virginia, 68-48 Wednesday in the second round of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament at the T-Mobile Center.
AJ Dybantsa's historic performance proves BYU star belongs in national player of the year race
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 11 - 10:40 a.m.
Dybantsa set a Big 12 tournament freshman scoring record in the Cougars' opening game of the postseason, dropping 40 points in a 105-91 win over Kansas State.
Dybantsa drops 40 in BYU's shootout win over K-State in Big 12 Tournament
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 10 - 8:51 p.m.
AJ Dybantsa ripped off 40 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the 10th-seeded Cougars pulled past Kansas State, 105-91 in the opening round of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament at the T-Mobile Center.
Eliminating anti-Mormon chant from campuses personal for Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 10 - 11:45 a.m.
Yormark reiterated the conference's "zero-tolerance" policy for the derogatory chant aimed at members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But also made eliminating the chant personal for him.
AJ Dybantsa named Big 12 freshman of the year, 1st such from BYU since 2007
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 9 - 3:19 p.m.
BYU basketball's late-season slip-up didn't slow down AJ Dybantsa, who was named Big 12 freshman of the year by league coaches Monday.
How Richie Saunders sparked BYU's upset of No. 10 Texas Tech from a new role
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 8 - 6:07 p.m.
The heart and soul of BYU men's basketball celebrated one final time on the Marriott Center court Saturday night.
