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Why BYU hoops feels 'urgency to get better' after surviving toughest week of WCC play
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 19 - 6:33 p.m.
What did BYU coach Mark Pope learn from surviving his team's eight-day run against teams ranked No. 1, 34 and 37 in the NCAA's latest NET ratings?

What a road split with Gonzaga, San Francisco means for BYU basketball
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 17 - 1:25 p.m.
The Cougars took their worst loss of the year at Gonzaga, but bounced back to hand San Francisco its first home loss of the season.

Too Much Timme: No. 2 Gonzaga shoots 69% to roll past BYU
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 14 - 12:06 a.m.
Drew Timme poured in 30 points and Gonzaga shot 69% from the field to roll past the visiting Cougars 110-84.

Local colleges: Fast start propels Utah Valley to WAC win over in-state rival Dixie State
KSL.com Sports | Posted Jan. 8 - 5:42 p.m.
Aimaq recorded his nation-best 13th double-double of the season with 20 points and 17 rebounds, and five players scored in double figures as Utah Valley rolled to a 79-71 win over in-state rival Dixie State at the UCCU Center.

With 3-straight top-40 teams, BYU begins critical week of season vs. Saint Mary's
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 7 - 6:28 p.m.
The Cougars will face three consecutive top-40 opponents in the NCAA's NET rankings beginning Saturday night against the Gaels (8 p.m. MST, ESPN2).

Barcello's first-half heroics help BYU pull away from Pacific in WCC opener
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 6 - 11:08 p.m.
On the night Barcello became the 52nd player in program history to notch 1,000 career points, Alex Barcello totaled 15 points, five rebounds and four assists to help BYU open WCC play with a 73-51 win over Pacific.

How 2 of college hoops' marquee mid-majors came to Salt Lake in less than 72 hours
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 6 - 12:09 p.m.
The first call came Monday, and by Wednesday afternoon, the contract had been signed.

Wilder than a goat rodeo: Omicron impacting college hoops, with BYU in crossfire
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 4 - 6:42 p.m.
Every men's and women's basketball game was called off in the conference, arguably the hardest hit as teams returned from holiday break with new cases and additional ones found through more testing protocols.

Oregon scores 50 points in second half to hand Runnin' Utes consecutive losses
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 2 - 12:03 a.m.
Will Richardson scored 23 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Ducks used a 50-31 blitz to blow past Utah 79-66.

Local colleges: Harding, Aimaq lead UVU to 1st WAC win; T-birds, Wildcats take 1st Big Sky loss
KSL.com Sports | Posted Jan. 1 - 9:21 p.m.
Connor Harding poured in 17 points, seven assists and four rebounds as Utah Valley picked up its first conference win of the season, 77-55 over visiting Tarleton State in the UCCU Center.

Big night from Erickson, George lead BYU past Westminster in final WCC tune-up
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 29 - 10:14 p.m.
Gideon George posted a season-high 17 points and eight rebounds, and BYU pulled away in the second half for a 65-53 win over the Griffins, who were playing without their leading scorer before resuming Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play Saturday.

At 11-3, top-30 NET, how BYU basketball built an NCAA Tournament-level resume
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 29 - 8:36 a.m.
With only one game left in nonconference play — a home tilt against Division II Westminster on Wednesday night (7 p.m. MST, BYUtv) — the Cougars had built up quite the body of work.

Fouss Navidad: Career night from 'hungry' Traore helps BYU bounce back with win over Liberty
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 25 - 7:53 p.m.
Traore poured in a career-high 19 points and 13 rebounds as BYU held off Liberty 80-75 in the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Pippen Jr. too much as BYU basketball falls to Vanderbilt in Hawaii
Sean Walker, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 23 - 11:01 p.m.
The son of the six-time NBA champion scored 16 points in the second half — all in the final eight minutes — as Vanderbilt pulled into the championship game with a win Thursday night.


