2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball
2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	26–9 (12–4 WCC)
Head coach	Dave Rose (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Terry Nashif; Tim LaComb; Mark Pope;
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Saint Mary's†	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
Gonzaga	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
BYU	12	–	4	.750	26	–	9	.743
Loyola Marymount	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
San Francisco	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
San Diego	7	–	9	.438	13	–	18	.419
Pepperdine	4	–	12	.250	10	–	19	.345
Portland	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226
Santa Clara	0	–	16	.000	8	–	22	.267

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's seventh season at BYU. The Cougars, in their first season in the West Coast Conference,^[1] played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 26–9, 12–4 in WCC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the West Coast Basketball tournament to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Iona in the First Four round before falling in the Round of 64 (then called the "Second Round") to Marquette.

Preseason

The Cougars, coming off a 2010–11 season that saw them rise as high as #3 in the AP Poll and ended in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, had to recover from major personnel losses. Consensus national player of the year Jimmer Fredette and all-time BYU steals leader Jackson Emery, called BYU's "best backcourt ever" by Salt Lake Tribune writer Jay Drew, both graduated.^[2] Another frequent starter, freshman swingman Kyle Collinsworth, temporarily left the team to go on a two-year LDS mission.^[3]

In addition to the departing players, assistant Dave Rice left to take the head coaching vacancy at UNLV.^[4]

The Cougars were picked to finish third in the WCC by the media.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kyle Collinsworth	31	G	6'6"	210	Freshman	Provo, Utah	LDS mission (returned in 2013–14)
Jackson Emery	4	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Alpine, Utah	Graduated
Jimmer Fredette	32	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Glens Falls, New York	Graduated; selected in 2011 NBA draft
Logan Magnusson	12	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Heber City, Utah	Graduated
James Anderson	15	F	6'10"	240	Junior	Page, Arizona	Graduated early

Recruiting

Gaining size was a key for the 2011 BYU team. In addition to a returning Brandon Davies who would help inside the paint, BYU focused on three centers, two of which are return missionaries who will have their first playing time. The third center, Isaac Nielson, committed to BYU and announced he would serve a church mission before joining the school for the 2013–14 season.

College recruiting information (2011)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Damarcus Harrison ^[5] SG	Greenwood, SC	Christ School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 7, 2010
Damarcus Harrison ^[5] SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Isaac Nielson ^[6] C	Mission Viejo, CA	Mission Viejo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
Isaac Nielson ^[6] C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Matt Carlino ^[7] PG	Scottsdale, AZ	UCLA	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 17, 2010
Matt Carlino ^[7] PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: TR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2011–12 return missionaries

College recruiting information (2011)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Austin C	Highland, UT	Lone Peak	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 16, 2008
Nate Austin C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
Ian Harward C	Orem, UT	Orem	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 17, 2008
Ian Harward C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2011 media

The school began to hype the basketball season with basketball media days webcasts shown live on BYUtv.org Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Jarom Jordan interviewed all the players, except for Brandon Davies who chose to abstain from interviews until the regular season begins, from the Marriott Center. Common questions asked to the players were how they chose their numbers, what they expected for the upcoming season, what they thought of the new court, and the West Coast Conference. Additionally the Cougars announced that BYUtv would air a True Blue Basketball Preview special on Thursday, November 10, 2011. All Cougar games will be broadcast on the BYU Radio Sports Network with Greg Wrubell serving as the play-by-play man (unless he is away for football) and Mark Durrant providing analysis. When Wrubell is gone for football, Durrant will serve as the play-by-play man with Russ Larson serving as the analyst. Steve Cleveland will also provide analysis on the radio for select conference games. Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Steve Cleveland, Robbie Bullough, Jarom Jordan, and Lakia Holmes will provide coverage for BYUtv Sports throughout the season.

The Pre-season WCC poll expects the Cougars to finish 3rd behind Gonzaga and St. Mary's and just ahead of Santa Clara.

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)
BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)
KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR- Manti, UT
KSUB- Cedar City, UT
KDXU- St. George, UT

Roster

^[8]

2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Brandon Davies	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Provo	Provo, UT
G/F	1	Charles Abouo (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH)	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
G	2	Craig Cusick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Orem Utah	Orem, UT
G	3	Austin Nelson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Coronado	Henderson, NV
F	5	Chris Collinsworth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Provo	Provo, UT
G	10	Matt Carlino	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Bloomington South (Bloomington, IN)	Scottsdale, AZ
F	12	Josh Sharp	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Lone Peak Utah	Highland, UT
G/F	13	Brock Zylstra (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Bonita	La Verne, CA
G	14	Nick Martineau	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Davis	Fruit Heights, UT
G/F	15	Jaren Sweeney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Mesa View	Mesa, AZ
G	20	Anson Winder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas, NV
F	21	Stephen Rogers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Mountain View Mesa CC	Mesa, AZ
G	24	Damarcus Harrison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Christ	Greenwood, SC
F/C	33	Nate Austin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Lone Peak	Alpine, UT
F	34	Noah Hartsock (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Bartlesville	Bartlesville, OK
F	35	Michael Boswell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Aloha	Aloha, OR
F/C	42	Ian Harward	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Orem	Orem, UT

Head coach

Dave Rose (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Terry Nashif (BYU)
Tim LaComb (Utah)
Mark Pope (Kentucky)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

High school prospects

2011–12 underclassmen verbal commitments

College recruiting information (2011)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Emery (2013 Commit) ^[9] SG	Highland, Utah	Lone Peak	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 29, 2011
Nick Emery (2013 Commit) ^[9] SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
T. J. Haws (2014 Commit) ^[9] PG	Highland, Utah	Lone Peak	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 29, 2011
T. J. Haws (2014 Commit) ^[9] PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Erik Mika (2013 Commit) ^[10] PF	Highland, Utah	Lone Peak	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 16, 2011
Erik Mika (2013 Commit) ^[10] PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Braiden Shaw (2013 Commit) ^[11] PF	Eagle, Idaho	Eagle	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 7, 2011
Braiden Shaw (2013 Commit) ^[11] PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jakob Hartsock (2013 Commit) ^[12] C	Bartlesville, Oklahoma	Bartlesville	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 23, 2012
Jakob Hartsock (2013 Commit) ^[12] C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule and results

Source^[13]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		Midwestern State	W 91–74	n/a	Marriott Center Provo, UT
November 4, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		Dixie State	W 96–85	n/a	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Regular season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m., KCSG		at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 62–69	0–1	Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT
November 15, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		BYU–Hawaiʻi	W 73–52	1–1	Marriott Center (13,435) Provo, UT
November 18, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		Longwood Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 92–60	2–1	Marriott Center (10,173) Provo, UT
November 22, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		Prairie View A&M Chicago Invitational Challenge	W 90–51	3–1	Marriott Center (11,760) Provo, UT
November 25, 2011* 4:00 p.m., BYUtv		vs. Nevada Chicago Invitational Challenge Semifinals	W 76–55	4–1	Sears Centre Chicago, IL
November 26, 2011* 6:00 p.m., BTN		vs. No. 11 Wisconsin Chicago Invitational Challenge Championship	L 56–73	4–2	Sears Centre (2,634) Chicago, IL
November 30, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjack Classic	W 87–52	5–2	Tim's Toyota Center (3,215) Prescott Valley, AZ
December 3, 2011* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Oregon	W 79–65	6–2	EnergySolutions Arena (12,845) Salt Lake City, UT
December 7, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 94–66	7–2	Marriott Center (11,676) Provo, UT
December 10, 2011* 12:00 p.m., FSN		at Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 61–42	8–2	Huntsman Center (10,327) Salt Lake City, UT
December 17, 2011* 12:00 p.m., BYUtv		No. 6 Baylor	L 83–86	8–3	Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT
December 20, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		Buffalo	W 93–78	9–3	Marriott Center Provo, UT
December 22, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		UC Santa Barbara	W 89–75	10–3	Marriott Center (10,670) Provo, UT
December 27, 2011* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		Cal State-San Marcos	W 79–51	11–3	Marriott Center (13,007) Provo, UT
December 29, 2011 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Saint Mary's	L 82–98	11–4 (0–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
December 31, 2011 4:00 p.m., BYUtv		San Diego	W 88–52	12–4 (1–1)	Marriott Center (16,369) Provo, UT
January 5, 2012 7:00 p.m., BYUtv		at Loyola Marymount	W 73–65	13–4 (2–1)	Gersten Pavilion (3,073) Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2012 4:00 p.m., BYUtv		San Francisco	W 81–56	14–4 (3–1)	Marriott Center (14,823) Provo, UT
January 14, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Santa Clara	W 95–78	15–4 (4–1)	Marriott Center (16,116) Provo, UT
January 16, 2012 8:00 p.m., BYUtv		at San Diego	W 82–63	16–4 (5–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,204) San Diego, CA
January 19, 2012 6:30 p.m., BYUtv		Loyola Marymount	L 68–82	16–5 (5–2)	Marriott Center (12,751) Provo, UT
January 21, 2012 6:00 p.m., BYUtv		at Pepperdine	W 77–64	17–5 (6–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104) Malibu, CA
January 25, 2012* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Virginia Tech	W 70–68	18–5	Cassell Coliseum (9,231) Blacksburg, VA
January 28, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		No. 21 Saint Mary's	L 66–80	18–6 (6–3)	Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT
February 2, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 24 Gonzaga	W 83–73	19–6 (7–3)	Marriott Center (19,257) Provo, UT
February 4, 2012 8:00 p.m., BYUtv		at Portland	W 79–60	20–6 (8–3)	Chiles Center (4,159) Portland, OR
February 11, 2012 4:00 p.m., BYUtv		Pepperdine	W 86–48	21–6 (9–3)	Marriott Center (19,008) Provo, UT
February 16, 2012 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at San Francisco	W 85–84	22–6 (10–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium (2,875) San Francisco, CA
February 18, 2012 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Santa Clara	W 82–67	23–6 (11–3)	Leavey Center (4,700) Santa Clara, CA
February 23, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Gonzaga	L 63–74	23–7 (11–4)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 25, 2012 4:00 p.m., BYUtv		Portland	W 76–66	24–7 (12–4)	Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT
WCC tournament
March 2, 2012 9:30 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (6) San Diego Quarterfinals	W 73–68	25–7	Orleans Arena (5,037) Las Vegas, NV
March 3, 2012 10:00 p.m., ESPN2	(3)	vs. (2) Gonzaga Semifinals	L 58–77	25–8	Orleans Arena (7,828) Las Vegas, NV
NCAA tournament
March 13, 2012* 7:45 p.m., truTV	(14 W)	vs. (14 W) Iona First Four	W 78–72	26–8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
March 15, 2012* 12:53 p.m., CBS	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 11 Marquette Second Round	L 68–88	26–9	KFC Yum! Center (16,069) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

On March 13, 2012, BYU set a record for the largest comeback in an NCAA tournament game, as they were down by 25 points at one point in their first match of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and came back to beat the Iona Gaels 78–72.^[14]

Game summaries

Cougar tipoff

Broadcasters: Jarom Jordan and Steve Cleveland

BYUtv.org

Oct 26
7:00 pm

BYU Blue 74, BYU White 71
Scoring by half: 32–22, 42–49
Pts: Noah Hartsock 24 Rebs: Noah Hartsock 13 Asts: Matt Carlino 5		Pts: Stephen Rogers 20 Rebs: Anson Winder 5 Asts: Brock Zylstra 6

Midwestern State Broncos 74, BYU Cougars 91
Scoring by half: 36–50, 38–41
Pts: DeJuan Plummer 16 Rebs: David Terrell 7 Asts: 3 tied with 4		Pts: Stephen Rogers 16 Rebs: Brandon Davies 9 Asts: Brock Zylstra 5

Dixie State Red Storm 85, BYU Cougars 96
Scoring by half: 35–41, 50–55
Pts: Griffon Jones 26 Rebs: McKay Massey 5 Asts: Maurice Cole 10		Pts: Brock Zylstra 23 Rebs: Noah Hartsock 12 Asts: 2 tied with 3

BYU Cougars 62, Utah State Aggies 69
Scoring by half: 28–30, 34–39
Pts: Noah Hartsock 18 Rebs: Charles Abouo 6 Asts: Noah Hartsock 4		Pts: Brockeith Pane 21 Rebs: 2 tied with 8 Asts: 2 tied with 5

Preseason

Departures

Recruiting

2011–12 return missionaries

2011 media

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

Roster

High school prospects

2011–12 underclassmen verbal commitments

Schedule and results

Game summaries

Cougar tipoff

Exhibition: Midwestern State

Exhibition: Dixie State

At Utah State

BYU-Hawaiʻi

Longwood

Prairie View A&M

Vs. Nevada

Vs. Wisconsin

Vs. Northern Arizona

Vs. Oregon

Weber State

At Utah

Baylor

Buffalo

UC Santa Barbara

Cal State- San Marcos

At Saint Mary's

San Diego

At Loyola Marymount

San Francisco

Santa Clara

At San Diego

Loyola Marymount

At Pepperdine

At Virginia Tech

Saint Mary's

Gonzaga

At Portland

Pepperdine

At San Francisco

At Santa Clara

At Gonzaga

Portland

WCC Tournament: vs. San Diego

WCC Tournament: vs. Gonzaga

NCAA Tournament First Four: vs. Iona

NCAA Tournament 2nd Round: vs. Marquette

Rankings

References