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Subject: [Insider] News Recap (2/2/99) Date: 02 Feb 1999 12:19:46 -0700

News Recap (2/2/99)

Dixie HS Stars Commit to BYU
See: http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02021999/sports/79638.htm
See: http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02011999/sports/79519.htm
See: http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,30009177,00.html?

Dixie High School quarterback Lance Pendelton (3-A MVP) and receiver Cody Fonnesbeck have verbally committed to BYU.

Fonnesbeck is a small 5-7, 134 lbs, but produces burning speeds. "At a Reebok combine in Long Beach, Calif. Fonnesbeck ran a 4.21 in the 40, fastest among 600 athletes at the combine." He will likely run track at BYU also.

Pendelton chose BYU over Utah because of the future schedule that includes Notre Dame, Syracuse, USC and UCLA. He will leave on a church mission in July and will rejoin the Cougars in 2001. "Pendleton ranks as one of the most prolific passers in state history. He threw for a state-record 3,312 yards and 27 touchdowns in 1998." "It has always been my dream to play quarterback at BYU," he said. "I thought to myself, `Why not go out and try to fulfill your dream?' "

ESPN gets exclusive rights to MWC coverage
See: http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8831
See: http://www.sltrib.com/02021999/sports/79637.htm

ESPN and Mountain West Conference officials reached a seven-year agreement Monday, giving ESPN exclusive national television rights to football and men's basketball games next year. The deal is for a reported $48 million. As part of the deal, the MWC will have at least three Thursday night appearances in football and three Big Monday games in basketball. In addition, the package will will include between 19 and 23 football games each year -- with at least two on ABC, four on ESPN, five on ESPN2 and an average of eight syndicated by ESPN Regional Television. The basketball deal calls for a minimum of 12 games each season, including seven league games, two non-conference games and three Mountain West Conference tournament games.

"From immediate name recognition to all aspects of recruiting, this relationship will be vital in the development of the Mountain West Conference," said MWC commissioner Craig Thompson.

BYU expects bumper crop of talented recruits
See: http://www.daily-herald.com/dh/dhtoday.nsf/Sports/F956B0442A5E4BBD8725670C0026F113?OpenDocument

National letter-of-intent signing day on Wednesday and the coaches at BYU are still tentative. Nothing is certain until the football recruits sign the paper and send it in.

Nonetheless, the coaches are optimistic about this year's group. "The glamor boy of the Cougs' 1999 recruiting class is, naturally, a quarterback: Matt Berry, a 6-foot-5 gunner from Redmond, Wash., has been rated by various services as one of the top five QBs in the West and even among the best nation-wide." "I really liked the atmosphere and everything else about BYU," Berry said. "It was an easy choice."

Football Recruiting Recap
Compiled from various sources

Reported as verbally committed to BYU (official signing date is Wednesday):

Recruit Pos Size School Locale Recruited by

Alex Farris DB 5-11, 185 Glenns Ferry HS ID Boise State

Ammon Mauga LB 6-0, 215 Oceanside HS CA SDSU

Brett Cooper WR 6-1, 185 Bonneville HS UT Utah

Brian Sanders OL 6-3, 320 Jurupa Valley HS CA CSU, CU and USC

Bristol Olomua TE 6-5, 218 Red Mountain HS AZ Washington, Arizona, ASU, Cal and Missouri

Chris Hale DB 5-9, 160 Orem HS UT Utah State

Cody Fonnesbeck WR 5-7, 134 Dixie HS UT South Carolina

Colby Bockwoldt LB 6-3, 225 Northridge HS UT Oregon, Utah State and BYU

David Sollami OL 6-4, 280 Claremont HS CA Cal, Hawaii, Utah

Devian Mims DL 6-2, 270 Waco HS TX Florida State, Kansas, Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin

Evory Thompson LB 6-1, 215 Waller HS TX New Mexico

Jared Lee DB 6-1, 205 Ricks College (JC) Rexburg, ID Stanford

Jeremy Gillespie TE 6-5, 238 Mountain View HS UT Weber State, Idaho State, Utah State and Army

Justin Williams LB 6-3, 220 Jurupa Valley HS CA Oregon State and Colorado State

Kurt Elliott DB 6-0, 180 Gig Harbor HS WA Idaho, Western Washington and Central Washington

Lance Pendleton DB 6-1, 180 Dixie HS UT Utah, New Mexico, Kentucky

Luke Staley RB 6-2, 220 Tualatin HS OR Oregon

Matt Berry QB 6-5, 215 Eastlake HS Redmond, WA Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Arizona

Mike LaFite DB 5-10, 170 Phoenix College AZ Northern Arizona

Natafahu Tahi RB 6-1, 220 Granger HS UT Arizona, Utah, Nebraska

Teaq Whiting OL 6-3, 285 Ricks College (JC) Rexburg, ID Houston

Tyson Smith DB 6-1, 200 Scottsdale CC (JC) Scottsdale, AZ

Possibles

Chad Jacobsen WR 6-4, 190 Springville HS UT

Jacob Monden OL 6-4, 280 Noble HS OK Kansas, Oklahoma, North Texas State

Josh Archibald OL 6-4, 368 Seaside HS OR

Josh Wade OL 6-4, 270 Flower Mound HS TX

Trevor Kine DL 6-6, 260 Vancouver College (JC) B.C. Canada

Mike Clark P 6-1, 180 Ricks College (JC) Rexburg, ID

Totals (so far):

Position Committed Possibles

QB 1 0

RB 2 0

TE 2 0

WR 2 1

OL 3 4

DL 1 1

LB 2 0

DB 7 0

P/K 0 1

Total 20 7

NCAA Basketball Rankings

Red indicates past BYU loss. Blue indicates past BYU win. Black indicates future BYU opponent.

AP USA Today Sagarin's
Comp. Rank RPI

1
Connecticut Connecticut Duke Duke

2
Duke Duke Auburn Cincinnati

3
Cincinnati Cincinnati Connecticut Stanford

4
Stanford Stanford Stanford Michigan St.

5
Kentucky Kentucky Maryland Connecticut

6
Auburn Maryland Cincinnati Maryland

7
Maryland Auburn Kentucky Kentucky

8
Michigan St. Michigan St. Michigan St. Wisconsin

9
St. John's N. Carolina Wisconsin Iowa

10
Arizona St. John's St. John's Auburn

11
Wisconsin Arizona Florida N. Carolina

12
N. Carolina Wisconsin N. Carolina St. John's

13
UCLA UCLA Ohio St. Indiana

14
Iowa Iowa Iowa Arizona

15
Ohio St. Ohio St. Arizona Minnesota

16
Syracuse Syracuse Indiana Kansas

17
New Mexico Purdue Tennessee Purdue

18
Minnesota New Mexico Syracuse UCLA

19
Purdue Indiana Temple Washington

20
Utah Minnesota Gonzaga Ohio St.

21
Indiana Oklahoma St. UCLA N.C. Charlotte

22
Coll of Charleston Kansas Kansas Tennessee

23
Arkansas Arkansas Minnesota Louisville

24
Missouri Utah Miami (FL) Miami (FL)

25
Miami (FL) Gonzaga Purdue Temple

BYU comes in at N/R, N/R, #146, #149

* The RPI is a composite poll used by the NCAA to help in determining tournament bids.

Utes hold Lobos to 39 points
See: http://espn.go.com/ncb/1999/990201/recap/uaenam.html

Utah (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today, No. 20 AP) celebrated its return Monday to the Top 25 with a 57-39 win over New Mexico (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP), handing the Lobos their first loss this season in The Pit.

The 39 points were the fewest by New Mexico on its homecourt since a 61-37 loss to San Diego State on Feb. 3, 1984. New Mexico had won 16 straight at home this season and were 68-2 in The Pit dating back to 1996. But after a brief 2-2 tie, the Utes left no doubt who was the better team.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] Call's Court Date: 03 Feb 1999 13:06:07 -0700

Call's Court

Every Wednesday, BYU assistant coach Nate Call answers your questions in a new feature called Call's Court! Coach Nathan Call

Email your questions to "callscourt@byuinsider.com" anytime during the week. Questions must be received by Monday to be answered on that following Wednesday. Each week, one person will be chosen to win a BYU basketball T-shirt! Start emailing your questions today!

From Preston (Blackfoot, ID):

Now that Coop is hurt, what will the starting line-up be against Utah? Will TC start at the shooting guard and Bigelow move down to the forward spot? Also, when is Cooper expected to return?

Response

Nate Cooper was injured in the first half of the New Mexico game, breaking his finger. He went to the hospital for x-rays and he didn't finish the game. He is a very tough competitor and he wants to play this Saturday. In fact he practiced with the team on Tuesday and I feel he will play against Utah. The doctor said he is cleared to play if he can take the pain. The coaching staff would have a hard time keeping Nate out of this game. We haven't made a decision how much he will play or if he will start the game. Todd Christensen, Danny Bower, and Brian Dignan will all play more minutes if Nate cannot play. Mark Bigelow will play more minutes at the small forward rather than the shooting guard.

From Charlie (American Fork, UT):

In the Fresno State game, there seemed to be two different pivotal defensive changes in the game. The first seemed to be made by BYU when Fresno was stopped from scoring at will late in the first half, and the other by Fresno in the final minutes when we couldn't seem to get the ball into Rivers. Can you elaborate on the defensive adjustments in layman's terms?

Response

Fresno State is a very quick and an explosive offensive team. One of their offensive strategies is to attack the basket with dribble penetration. Early in the game we wanted to keep the ball out of the middle of the court to keep our post players out of foul trouble. We forced them to shoot jump shots and this kept us from fouling them. The only problem was they were making the shots, so we had to make a defensive adjustment to extend our defense. We did have some defensive mistakes in the game but it was a solid defense effort against a high powered offense.

Silester Rivers had a great game against Fresno State. He had a lot of energy and he seamed to score every time he touched the ball. We knew Silester had the hot hand and we tried to get the ball to him every time on offense. Fresno State made some adjustments to take the ball out of Silester's hands. They dropped down another defender in front of him to discourage the pass to him in the low post and when he did received the ball in the low post, they double teamed. They forced him to pass the ball to another player. We missed some short open shots that we have made all year. Sometimes you can do everything perfect on offense and the shot doesn't go in, and sometimes you do everything wrong on offense and the shot does go in. Unfortunately, for us the shots were not going in against Fresno State.

Thanks, Coach Call! We'll see you next week.

This week's T-shirt winner: Preston from Blackfoot, ID

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] News Recap (2/4/99) Date: 04 Feb 1999 12:05:13 -0700

News Recap (2/4/99)

26 Recruits Sign Letter-of-Intent
BYU Press Release
http://www.byucougars.com/football/releases/020399.html

Josh Archibald, OL, 6-3, 360, Gearhart, Ore.;
Matt Berry, QB, 6-5, 218, Redmond, Wash.;
Colby Bockwoldt, LB, 6-2, 200, Northridge HS;
Eugene Childs, WR, 6-1, 170, Los Angeles, Calif.;
Cameron Chow, DB, 6-1, 200, Timpview HS;
Mike Clark, P, 6-2, 205, Ricks JC;
Brett Cooper, WR, 5-11, 180, Bonneville HS;
Kurt Elliott, DB, 6-0, 170, Gig Harbor, Wash.;
Alex Farris, DB, 5-11, 190, Glenns Ferry, Idaho;
Cody Fonnesbeck, WR, 5-9, 155, Dixie HS;
Jeremy Gillespie, TE, 6-5, 240, Mountain View HS;
Jernaro Gilford, DB, 6-1, 175, Hawthorne, Calif.;
Chris Hale, DB, 5-9, 170, Orem HS;
Michael Lafitte, DB, 5-7, 160, Phoenix JC;
Ammon Mauga, LB, 6-0, 207, Oceanside, Calif.;
Devian Mims, DL, 6-2, 290, Waco, Texas;
Bristol Olomua, TE, 6-5, 210, Mesa, Ariz.;
Lance Pendleton, DB/QB, 6-0, 170, Dixie HS;
Robert Ramirez, DB, 5-9, 185, Avondale, Ariz.;
Lance Reynolds Jr., LB, 6-1, 215, Timpview HS;
Brian Sanders, OL, 6-3, 345, Mira Loma, Calif.;
David Sollami, OL, 6-4, 270, Claremont, Calif.;
Luke Staley, RB, 6-1, 214, Tualatin, Ore.;
Fahu Tahi, RB, 6-0, 233, Granger HS;
Eric Watterson, RB, 5-10, 180, Mountain Crest HS;
Justin Williams, LB, 6-2, 225, Riverside, Calif.

Cougars said to have top class in state and league
The Deseret News (2/4/99)
http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,30009682,00.html?

Student Sports magazine, a national recruiting source, says BYU had the best recruiting class in the WAC. "Utah did very well but I give BYU a slight edge," said managing editor Brentt Eads, who rates both programs in the top 40 nationally. "The schools that are going to make up the Mountain West Conference are getting players that the Pac-10 really wanted. The new conference has really helped," said Eads. "This is Utah's best class they've had in five years; and BYU's is outstanding."

Dixie High's Fonnesbeck Completes Wild Journey by Signing With BYU
The Salt Lake Tribune (2/4/99)
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02041999/sports/80216.htm

The article details Cody Fonnesbeck's recruiting experience. Fonnesbeck completed the high school season with impressive numbers but was overlooked because of his small size. He decided to make a highlight tape of himself and sent it to various universities. Out of the blue, South Carolina coach Lou Holtz called and scheduled a campus visit. The campus visit included a locker and football jersey with his name on it.

In the end, he chose to be a Cougar. "It was all quite a ride, an unforgettable experience," said Fonnesbeck.

BYU Signs 3 "of the Family"
The Salt Lake Tribune (2/4/99)
http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02041999/sports/80221.htm

BYU signed a whole new crop of recruits on Wednesday, including three sons of coaches and administrators. "Cameron Chow, Lance Reynolds Jr. and Chris Hale were among the 26 players who on Wednesday signed letters-of-intent to play for the Cougars. Chow's father is offensive coordinator Norm Chow, Reynolds' dad is the running backs coach, and Hale's father is Associate Athletic Director Val Hale."

Signing coaches sons is not new. LaVell Edward's himself had a son on the team, as did Tom Ramage and former linebackers coach Fred Whittingham.

Sign on dotted line...
The Provo Daily Herald (2/4/99)
http://www.daily-herald.com/dh/dhtoday.nsf/Sports/5E7460818E2FC2838725670E0026F138?OpenDocument

This article recaps all of BYU's football signings with emphasis on BYU's two new running backs, Fahu Tahi and Luke Staley. "If you don't like them now, you never will," Coach Edwards said with a smile. "Both these guys should be able to help us."

Edwards and Co. landed everyone in their crosshairs
The Provo Daily Herald (2/4/99)
http://www.daily-herald.com/dh/dhtoday.nsf/Sports/95536A4CCC87A05C8725670E0026F236?OpenDocument

Coach LaVell Edwards had five players targeted for this recruiting season: QB Matt Berry, RBs Luke Staley and Fahu Tahi, WR Brett Cooper and TE Bristol Olomua. He got all five and more.

Bragging rights on the line Saturday night
BYU Newsnet (2/4/99)
http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8900

This Saturday's BYU-Utah clash at the Marriott Center will set the in-state bragging rights for the rest of the year. "It's so big, I don't think I've ever missed a game," guard Todd Christensen said.

Cougars Avoid Distractions While Preparing for Utah
BYU Newsnet (2/3/99)
http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8849

BYU basketball announced on Tuesday that players could only be contacted this week after Tuesday's practice and at no other time. "In an effort to minimize distractions for the players leading up to the Utah game, this will be the only opportunity for player interviews this week," the news release said.

According to Tuesday's news release, the Marriott Center still has "thousands of tickets available."

Brian Hamilton Hamilton Will Likely Never Play Basketball Again
The Deseret News (2/3/99)
See: http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,30009526,00.html?

BYU's senior point guard, expected by the coaches to be a major contributor this year, has not played for the Cougars because of an ailing back. "And only recently have doctors identified a therapy that'll alleviate pressure and fluid build upon his spine." Hamilton is receiving weekly treatments to allow him to reduce the pain.

Men�s Volleyball Crushes San Diego State
BYU Press Release
http://www.byucougars.com/volleyball_m/results/020399.html

Averaging a .524 hitting percentage and holding its opponent to a low .117, the No. 3 BYU Men�s Volleyball team quickly defeated the San Diego State Aztecs in three games Wednesday.

With a score of 15-4, 15-0, 15-6, the match is the Cougars� most decisive victory of the season and improves their record to a perfect 8-0 overall, 6-0 in MPSF play.

Cougar All-Americans Ossie Antonetti and Ryan Millar led the team with nine and eight kills respectively. Millar led BYU�s defensive effort with a team-high seven digs and seven blocks. Outside hitters Ingo Lindemann and Rich Lambourne put down five kills apiece to contribute to BYU�s offensive attack.

The win is the Cougars� second in a four-game California road trip. BYU will play Cal State Northridge Friday and Loyola Marymount Saturday.

BYU Men�s Volleyball Beats UC San Diego
BYU Press Release
See: http://www.byucougars.com/volleyball_m/results/020299.html

Sophomore middle blocker Scott Bunker put down 12 kills to lead the Cougar Men�s Volleyball team to a quick 15-3, 15-2, 15-6 victory over UC San Diego Tuesday.

The win improves the No. 3 Cougars� record to a perfect 7-0 on the season.

As a team, BYU averaged a high .552 hitting percentage, aided especially by All-American Ossie Antonetti, who put down 9 kills out of 10 attempts. Mac Wilson and Casey Jennings each totaled eight kills to back up Bunker and Antonetti�s offensive attack. Jennings also helped lead the Cougars� defensive effort, scooping up a team-high eight digs. BYU All-American Ryan Millar led all players in blocks with seven.

Qwest WAC 99 logo copy.JPG (26089 bytes) WAC Tournament Tickets
See: http://www.wac.org/marketing/basketball/ticket_form.htm

The WAC office is selling all-tournament tickets for the March 1-6 WAC tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The tickets, which allow entrance to all men's and women's games, cost $95 and $125.

Baseball team prepares for season
BYU Newsnet (2/3/99)
See:http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8862

The BYU baseball team is preparing to start its season this Friday at the Dixie Tournament. BYU will first face #20 Washington. Next week, BYU will be visiting #12 Arizona State in Tempe. BYU hopes to improve on last season's 29-24 record. "With a revamped roster, Pullins believes the team will be greatly improved from that showing."

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] Pre-game: Utah - Sat 10:00 p.m. Date: 05 Feb 1999 07:49:59 -0700

Pre-game: BYU vs. #20 Utah

Quick Facts

Team University of Utah Utes

Location Provo, UT

Day Saturday, 2/6/99

Time 10 pm MST

TV ESPN2

Internet Radio http://www.KSL.com

Radio KSL 1160 AM

Records BYU 8-11 (3-4), Utah 17-4 (7-0)

Last Meetings 1998, Utah won both games

Game Overview

BYU returns home to the Marriott Center to begin the second half of conference play after a tough road trip to UTEP and New Mexico. The Cougars are 6-3 at home, having only dropped nail biters to Arizona, Cal, and Fresno State. Both BYU and Utah are undefeated at home and winless on the road vs. in-state rivals this year. Starter Nathan Cooper suffered a broken finger at the outset of the game in Albuquerque, and it remains to be seen how much or if he will play.

Utah made a statement on their road swing through the Southwest this past week, holding New Mexico to only 39 points in The Pit, the Lobos' lowest home tally in over a decade. The 18 point win catapulted the Utes to a #20 national ranking and was only the third home loss for UNM in 71 games (BYU handed them one last season). All-American point guard Andre Miller, supported by big man Hanno Mottola and forward Alex Jensen, presents a challenge for anybody trying to defend him.

Implications

A win for BYU would be absolutely huge. At 8-11, the Cougars have to win five of their last seven games to finish with a .500 record, and knocking off the division leading team would be a great way to start the second half of WAC play. But most importantly, this is Utah we're talking about. Barring a possible matchup in tournament play, this will be the last time these two teams meet this season, and state bragging rights for the rest of the MILLENNIUM hinge on this contest.

Keys to the Game

BYU needs to keep Andre Miller in check to stay in this game. He had his way with the Cougar backcourt a month ago, and the defensive breakdown that began with him dominoed, letting the Utes run wild. Solid defensive stops will be crucial; over the last three games, the Cougars' opponents have put up red-hot shooting percentages, something that can't happen on Saturday if the Cougs are to come out with a win. A packed house on national TV should help the Y -- the Marriott Center is a huge asset to the team when the crowd gets into the game.

Comparison Statistics

Ave. / Game BYU Utah

Points
71.3

69.1

Rebounds
34.8

33.1

Assists
11.3

15.4

Blocked shots
3.8

4.3

Steals
6.5

7.5

Turnovers
19.2

13.1

FG %
44.0

46.8

3-pt %
36.2

33.9

FT %
69.7

72.9

GO COUGS!!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] News Recap (2/6/99) Date: 06 Feb 1999 18:42:36 -0700

News Recap (2/6/99)

Batter Up: Y. Excited to Play Baseball
The Salt Lake Tribune (2/5/99)
See: http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02051999/sports/80542.htm

This article talks about the rebuilding effort in the BYU baseball program. "We're enthused to be starting the spring portion of our schedule," said Pullins. "We made great progress in the fall and look for improvement, now that we are taking the field."

There are 10 players returning from last year's team, including All-American Ryan Pond.

After this weekend's games at Southern Colorado, BYU will participate in a tournament in St. George. These are the first of 26 games in a row on the road before returning to Provo on March 19 against San Jose State.

BYU Loses Opener to Southern Colorado
The Salt Lake Tribune (2/5/99)
See:http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02061999/sports/80945.htm

After leading 7-4 in the fifth inning, BYU dropped the game to Southern Colorado 10-9. "Outfielder Gary Johnson homered and drove in three runs Friday."

Non-LDS football players attracted by high profile program
BYU Newsnet
See: http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8945

Although much has been said about the difficulties that non-LDS players have adjusting to BYU's culture, many players feel great here. "Margin Hooks, a wide receiver and junior majoring in Communications from Waco, Texas said BYU was an ideal school for him because of the frequent national television coverage." "BYU is known for its passing record and this was perfect for me", he said, "because I am a wide receiver."

Current BYU cornerback coach Brian Mitchell, who went on to play in the NFL after his days as a Cougar, says he came to BYU because it was a safe environment and he was a Christian. Mitchell and Hooks make it a point to help the new non-LDS players fit in.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] BB Post-game : Utah 71, BYU 46 Date: 08 Feb 1999 12:39:29 -0700

Utah 71, BYU 46

If you have questions about this game, remember to send them to Coach Nate Call at "callscourt@byuinsider.com".

Sorry this is on Monday, Sunday is a day of rest for us.

Box Score

1st Half 2nd Half Final Score

BYU 20 26 46

Utah 31 40 71

Game Recap

Andre Miller and Jeremy Killion scored 19 points apiece as 24th-ranked Utah ran its winning streak to 13 games with a 71-46 Western Athletic Conference rout of Brigham Young. Miller scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half as the Utes (18-4, 8-0 WAC Pacific) opened a 31-20 lead after 20 minutes. Utah had its lead cut to six before going on a 24-6 tear to open a 54-33 lead with 8:25 to play on an eight-footer by Killion.

Utah, the only undefeated team in the 16-team conference, is enjoying its longest winning streak since starting last season 18-0. The Utes have won the last eight games between the intrastate rivals and are 111-113 all-time against BYU.

Mark Bigelow had 11 points but was ejected midway through the second half after picking up a technical foul, which also was his fifth personal foul. The Cougars (8-12, 3-5 WAC Pacific) have lost four straight games, including consecutive losses to ranked opponents.

Silester Rivers had four of the Cougars' first seven points of the second half as they closed within 33-27 on a driving layup by Bigelow with 15:51 to go. But Utah found creases in BYU's 1-2-2 zone defense and attacked from the perimeter.

Phil Cullen hit a 3-pointer from the left corner and Alex Jensen hit one from the right corner. Bigelow answered with one of his own from beyond the arc to make it 39-30, but Cullen found Miller in the lane, where he hit a five-footer, and Tony Harvey nailed a 3-pointer to give the Utes a 44-30 lead with 11:58 left.

Miller blocked a shot and was rewarded by a length of the court pass from Cullen that led to a layup and three-point play to bump the lead to 17. Todd Christensen countered with a three-point play, but Tyson Johnston had a dunk, Mottola sank a free throw after Bigelow's technical foul, Jensen had a follow shot and Killion capped the run with an eight-footer, staking Utah to a 54-33 lead.

Utah took its largest lead at 71-42 in the final minute when Killion hit a reverse lay-in.

Jensen finished with 10 points as the Utes shot 41 percent (26-of-63) from the field and amassed a 41-28 rebounding advantage. Killion was 7-of-13 from the field, 5-of-9 from 3-point range.

Rivers contributed 10 points for the Cougars, who shot only 35 percent (13-of-37) and committed 18 turnovers. BYU, which entered the game hitting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc, made only 2-of-11 from 3-point range.

Statistics

UTAH (71)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t a pf   tp
Mottola         20   0-3   5-8   1-4 0 5    5
Jensen          28   3-8   2-2   1-5 3 3   10
Althoff         24   2-2   0-0   1-2 0 5    4
Miller          33 8-20   3-5 7-10 4 1   19
Killion         30 7-13   0-0   1-5 1 3   19
Sharp           16   0-1   0-0   0-0 1 1    0
Harvey          25   2-9   0-1   2-5 1 3    5
Cullen          17   3-5   0-0   2-6 0 3    7
Johnston         6   1-2   0-0   0-0 0 2    2
Heusser          1   0-0   0-0   0-0 0 0    0
_______________________________________________
TOTALS         200 26-63 10-16 15-37 10 26   71
_______________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.413, FT-.625. 3-Point Goals:
9-27, .333 (Mottola 0-2, Jensen 2-4, Miller 0-3,
Killion 5-9, Sharp 0-1, Harvey 1-5, Cullen 1-3).
Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 5 (Cullen 3,
Miller, Jensen). Turnovers: 13 (Killion 4,
Mottola 3, Harvey 2, Miller 2, Althoff, Sharp).
Steals: 10 (Miller 4, Althoff 2, Harvey, Heusser,
Mottola, Sharp).

BYU (46)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t a pf   tp
Wesley          31 2-10   2-3   1-3 0 2    6
Rivers          32   3-5   4-5   2-5 1 0   10
Cooper          31   1-6 5-11   2-7 1 3    7
Bigelow         26   4-5   2-3   1-7 0 5   11
Vranes          23   0-3   1-2   0-2 0 0    1
Christensen     19   2-6   2-2   1-2 0 0    7
Dignan          14   0-0   2-2   0-0 0 2    2
Bower            6   0-0   0-0   0-0 0 1    0
Chappell         6   0-0   0-0   0-0 0 0    0
Michaelis       11   1-2   0-0   0-1 1 2    2
Jepsen           1   0-0   0-0   0-0 0 0    0
_______________________________________________
TOTALS         200 13-37 18-28 7-27 3 15   46
_______________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.351, FT-.643. 3-Point Goals:
2-11, .182 (Wesley 0-4, Cooper 0-3, Bigelow 1-1,
Christensen 1-3). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked
shots: 2 (Wesley 2). Turnovers: 18 (Bigelow 3,
Cooper 3, Rivers 3, Vranes 3, Wesley 3, Dignan 2,
Christensen). Steals: 7 (Wesley 2, Bower,
Chappell, Christensen, Cooper, Dignan).

Other WAC Scores

- Thursday -

Rice 55, Colorado St 64
Tulsa 61, Wyoming 80
San Jose St 52, Fresno St 57
Texas El Paso 76, Hawaii 66

- Saturday -

Tulsa 64, Colorado St 71
SMU 94, TCU 92
Rice 63, Wyoming 70
UNLV 65, Air Force 64
Georgia St 62, Fresno St 83
Texas El Paso 71, San Diego St 65
#18 New Mexico 68, Hawaii 72 (OT)

WAC Standings (through Saturdays games)

PACIFIC

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

Utah 8 0 18 4

Fresno State 6 2 17 7

Texas El Paso 6 3 14 8

New Mexico 4 4 17 6

San Jose State 4 4 11 10

BYU 3 5 8 12

Hawaii 2 7 5 16

San Diego State 0 8 2 18

MOUNTAIN

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

Nevada Las Vegas 7 1 14 7

Colorado State 5 4 15 6

Tulsa 5 4 17 7

Wyoming 5 4 14 6

Rice 5 4 14 7

TCU 3 5 15 7

SMU 3 5 9 12

Air Force 1 7 8 11

Next Game: Feb. 11 vs. Hawaii (Provo), 7pm MST

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] Pro Watch (2/8/99) Date: 08 Feb 1999 14:13:35 -0700

Pro Watch - 2/8/99

NBA

Player Team

Shawn Bradley (C) Dallas Mavericks

2/5 Seattle 92, Dallas 86 Recap

Rebounds

MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BLK PTS

26 4-4 3-3 1 6 7 1 0 0 0 2
11

2/7 Dallas 102, Golden State 99 (OT) Recap

Rebounds

MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BLK PTS

16 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 1 5 0 1 4
2

Although not shooting much, Bradley has yet to miss a shot or a free throw.

This week: vs. Utah (Tues), vs. Houston (Thu), at Denver (Fri), at Vancouver (Sun)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] News Recap (2/9/99) Date: 09 Feb 1999 14:58:47 -0700

News Recap (2/9/99)

Cougs Open '99 Football Season at Home
See: http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02071999/sports/81142.htm

BYU has finalized their 1999 football schedule, starting with two Thursday night games on ESPN.

Sept. 9 WASHINGTON ESPN

Sept. 16 COLORADO STATE ESPN

Sept 25 VIRGINIA ABC

Oct. 1 at Utah State

Oct. 9 CALIFORNIA ABC

Oct. 16 at New Mexico

Oct. 23 at UNLV

Oct. 30 AIR FORCE

Nov. 6 at San Diego State

Nov. 13 at Wyoming

Nov. 27 UTAH

Home Games in CAPS

Utah, BYU Diverge After Clashing on Cougs' Court
See: http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02081999/sports/81310.htm

After the BYU-Utah game Saturday night, the two teams face different goals. Utah will try to clinch the WAC Pacific Division title and position themselves for a high seed in the NCAA tournament. BYU, on the other hand, is now fighting for the last spot in the WAC tournament. Hawaii, the current 7th place team, comes to town on Thursday in a critical game for BYU.

#2 Men's volleyball keeps rolling with 2 more wins
See: http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8954

BYU men's volleyball added two more wins last week to their best start ever. They are currently 10-0 and ranked #2 in the most recent volleyball poll. Last week's victims were Cal State-Northridge (15-6, 15-9, 15-10) and Loyola Marymount (15-8, 15-5, 15-9).

"Senior outside hitter Ossie Antonetti, a second-team All-American last year, had a combined 32 kills in the two matches to lead the Cougars' offensive attack. Senior middle blocker Ryan Millar, a returning first-team All-American, added 28 kills to the arsenal."

BYU next home match is against #5 Hawaii, February 19th in the Marriott Center.

Baseball Team Sweeps Doubleheader
http://www.byucougars.com/baseball/results/020699.html

In its second day outdoors with wood bats, BYU swept a doubleheader over Southern Colorado on Saturday with 19-9 and 7-2 victories. The Cougars, now 2-1 this season, hit seven doubles in the opener and six in the nightcap in games where they were never behind.

NCAA Basketball Rankings

Red indicates past BYU loss

AP USA Today Sagarin's
Comp. Rank RPI

1
Duke Duke Duke Duke

2
Connecticut Connecticut Auburn Michigan St.

3
Auburn Auburn Connecticut Stanford

4
Cincinnati Michigan St. Michigan St. Connecticut

5
Michigan St. Cincinnati Maryland Cincinnati

6
Stanford Stanford Stanford Maryland

7
Maryland Maryland Cincinnati Auburn

8
Kentucky St. John's Kentucky Indiana

9
UCLA Kentucky Wisconsin Kentucky

10
Arizona N. Carolina St. John's Wisconsin

11
St. John's Arizona Ohio St. Iowa

12
N. Carolina UCLA N. Carolina N. Carolina

13
Ohio St. Ohio St. Miami (FL) St. John's

14
Utah Wisconsin Indiana Kansas

15
Wisconsin Indiana Florida Purdue

16
Miami (FL) Utah Temple Washington

17
Indiana Syracuse Arizona UCLA

18
Syracuse Iowa Mississippi Ohio St.

19
Iowa Purdue Iowa Arizona

20
Coll of Charleston Minnesota Utah Minnesota

21
Purdue Miami (FL) Kansas N.C. Charlotte

22
Minnesota Kansas UCLA Miami (FL)

23
Florida New Mexico Purdue Temple

24
Kansas Florida Miami (OH) Miami (OH)

25
New Mexico Coll of Charleston Minnesota Louisville

BYU comes in at N/R, N/R, #153, #157

* The RPI is a composite poll used by the NCAA to help in determining tournament bids.

Fourth Ranked Iowa State Downs BYU Wrestlers
http://www.byucougars.com/wrestling/results/020599.html

Top-ranked Joe Heskett of Iowa State narrowly defeated BYU�s Rangi Smart Friday at the Smithfield by a score of 3-2. Heskett�s decision helped lead the Cyclones to a 36-12 victory over the Cougars. Smart led late in the third period until Heskett used an ankle grab for a take down with 10 seconds left to go ahead. Heskett is now 25-0 on the season while Smart is 14-3.

Women Gymnasts Take Second in Third Meet of the Season
http://www.byucougars.com/gymnastics_w/results/020599.html

Taking the top three places on vault and earning the highest team score in that event, the BYU women's gymnastics team beat out Auburn and New Hampshire to finish in second place at the Cat Classic Friday night, just behind the University of Missouri.

Women's track team finds success in Nebraska
http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8965

Members of the women's track team broke the meet record and recorded 10 national qualifying marks at the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. "It was the best outing we have ever had at this meet," head track and field coach Craig Poole said. "The meet showed our power, endurance and ability to run with the best."

BYU women's basketball barely falls to Utah
http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8959

BYU ended one basket short Saturday in a 53-51 loss to Utah. Since losing to BYU last month, Utah has won seven games in a row and now hold first place in the WAC. BYU played without starters Megan Jensen and Renae Hansen. "It really made a difference not having them," Shippen said.

Provo IceCats tie No. 4 USC
http://newsnet.byu.edu/noframes/show_story.cfm?number=8981

The Provo IceCats, the unofficial BYU hockey team, tied the fourth-ranked University of Southern California team 4-4 and beat University of Montana 9-6. The IceCats are now 8-4-2. "The IceCats next face the University of Alberta and the University of Utah at home Feb. 19 and 20."

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] Sports Calendar (2/8/99) Date: 09 Feb 1999 15:16:24 -0700

Sports Calendar (2/8/99) This Week in BYU Sports
All times Mountain (MST)

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

BSB: Stranger Toyota Tourny (St. George, UT)

7 pm - MBB: Hawaii (Provo, UT)

10 pm - WBB: @ Hawaii

WTE: Kansas (Provo)

BSB: Stranger Toyota Tourny (St. George, UT)

WTR: St. States Classic (ID)

7pm - MWR: @ Portland State

BSB: Stranger Toyota Tourny (St. George, UT)

WTR: St. States Classic (ID)

1 pm - WTE: Boise State (Provo)

2 pm - MWR: @ Oregon (Eugene, OR)

7 pm - MBB: SDSU (Provo, UT)

8 pm - WBB: @ SDSU

See the complete calendar at: http://www.BYUInsider.com/calendar/index.html

Legend:

FB : Men's Football
MBB: Men's Basketball
WBB: Women's Basketball
MVB: Men's Volleyball
WVB: Women's Volleyball
MSO: Men's Soccer
WSO: Women's Soccer
MGO: Men's Golf
WGO: Women's Golf MTE: Men's Tennis
WTE: Women's Tennis
MCC: Men's Cross Country
WCC: Women's Cross Country
MWR: Men's Wrestling
MTR: Men's Track
WTR: Women's Track
MGM: Men's Gymnastics
WGM: Women's Gymnastics

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] Call's Court Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:12:35 -0700

Call's Court

Every Wednesday, BYU assistant coach Nate Call answers your questions. Coach Nathan Call

From Brent (Provo, UT):

I know you can not comment on individual recruits but how many scholarships are you looking to fill in the next signing period and is their a specific need you are targeting? Also when is the date that recruits can sign?

Response

We have three seniors who will be graduating this year: Danny Bower, Brian Hamilton, and Brian Dignan. Also Mark Bigelow will serve a LDS mission after the season, so we have four scholarships to fill for next year. The next signing period begins April 7th. We are looking for the best players we can get into the program who will help us in our rebuilding efforts. We feel we have made a significant increase in the talent level the past two years and we want to continue to attract the top student/athletes. We desire players who are not only talented athletes and quality students, but who possess a passion for the game of basketball.

We feel we have a solid core of young players who just need more experience. We have two freshmen and four sophomores who play a significant amount of minutes in the games. We have a large group of missionaries who are returning this summer, but we have not ruled out the idea of signing a player or two in April, depending on our needs. Most of our efforts have been focused on juniors, sophomores, and freshmen in high school. We already have a commitment from one of the top 50 juniors in the country. There is also the possibility of signing a high school player who would go directly on a LDS mission. The NCAA only allows us 13 scholarships. We wish we had more scholarship but there are not that many to go around.

From Peter (Provo, UT):

As I understand it, your goals at the start of the season were to have at least a .500 season and to make it to the WAC tournament. In light of recent losses, what will the cougars need to do to reach these goals?

Response

We need to win our next two home games against Hawaii and San Diego to lock up a spot in the WAC tournament. This would not guarantee it, but we would lead both of them by three games with five games left on the schedule. Also, we would have the tie-breaker in our favor.

To finish the season at a.500 winning percentage, we need to win all four of our home games (San Diego State, Hawaii, New Mexico, and UTEP), then win on the road at either San Jose State or Fresno State. We would finish out the season at 13-13, heading to the WAC tournament in Las Vegas. If we finish out the remainder of our games at 5-1, our final WAC record would be 8-6 and we would be a four or fifth seed in the tournament.

Thanks, Coach Call! We'll see you next week.

This week's T-shirt winner: Brent from Provo, UT

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] BB Post-game : BYU 81, Hawaii 68 Date: 11 Feb 1999 23:44:05 -0700

BYU 81, Hawaii 68

If you have questions about this game, remember to send them to Coach Nate Call at "callscourt@byuinsider.com".

Box Score

1st Half 2nd Half Final Score

BYU 41 40 81

Hawaii 21 47 68

Game Recap

Mekeli Wesley scored nine of his 13 points in the first seven minutes of the game as Brigham Young defeated Hawaii 81-68 Thursday night.

Wesley sparked BYU (9-12, 4-5 Western Athletic Conference) to a 17-5 run to open the game. Hawaii (5-17, 2-8) shot just 2-for-9 during BYU's streak and also had two turnovers.

BYU led 41-21 at halftime.

Behind Mike Robinson's 17 second-half points, Hawaii closed within 58-48 before BYU pulled away. Robinson, who finished with 20 points, had nine in a 20-8 run to bring Hawaii within 51-41 with 12:56 left.

Brian Dignan had four free throws in seven seconds to blunt that Rainbows' spurt. He hit two after Casey Cartwright picked up a technical foul for yelling at referee Ed Ristau while protesting a call. Dignan added two more when he was fouled shortly after BYU took the ball out of bounds on the ensuing play.

Silester Rivers led BYU with 18 points, while Todd Christensen added 13.

Statistics

HAWAII (68)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t a pf   tp
M Robinson      32 7-16   5-7   1-5 1 4   20
Czernin         16   2-2   4-4   0-4 0 3    8
Galloway        15   1-2   0-0   0-2 0 1    2
White           40 6-10   0-2   1-1 5 3   12
Cartwright      21   2-3   0-0   0-1 2 5    4
Mcintyre        21   0-4   2-2   0-0 0 2    2
Gillman         22   3-3   1-3   0-4 6 4    7
Alexander       33   5-9   3-4   0-8 0 4   13
_______________________________________________
TOTALS         200 26-49 15-22 2-25 14 26   68
_______________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.531, FT-.682. 3-Point Goals:
1-8, .125 (M Robinson 1-3, White 0-1, Cartwright
0-1, Mcintyre 0-3). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked
shots: 5 (M Robinson 2, Gillman, Alexander,
Czernin). Turnovers: 14 (Alexander 5, White 5,
Czernin 2, Galloway, Gillman). Steals: 7 (White
3, Gillman 2, M Robinson, Mcintyre).

BYU (81)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t a pf   tp
Christensen     22   4-7   2-2   0-1 1 3   13
Wesley          29 5-12   2-2   2-6 1 1   13
Rivers          36 6-13 6-13   5-9 0 4   18
Vranes          15   3-7   0-0   0-0 1 2    8
Bigelow         28   2-6   5-5   1-7 2 2    9
Dignan          24   1-4   6-6   0-4 3 3    8
Bower            4   1-2   0-0   0-0 0 0    3
Chappell         9   0-1   0-0   1-2 3 0    0
Hawkins          1   0-0   0-0   0-0 0 0    0
Cooper          18   2-4   5-6   2-3 2 4    9
Michaelis        9   0-1   0-0   0-1 0 1    0
Jepsen           5   0-1   0-0   0-1 0 0    0
_______________________________________________
TOTALS         200 24-58 26-34 11-34 13 20   81
_______________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.414, FT-.765. 3-Point Goals:
7-16, .438 (Christensen 3-6, Wesley 1-1, Vranes
2-3, Bigelow 0-2, Dignan 0-2, Bower 1-2). Team
rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 1 (Rivers).
Turnovers: 11 (Cooper 3, Wesley 2, Bigelow,
Chappell, Christensen, Dignan, Rivers, Vranes).
Steals: 8 (Cooper 3, Bigelow 2, Dignan 2, Bower).

Insider Views

Great win tonight for the Cougs because it creates a cushion between us and Hawaii for 6th place in the Pacific division and the final seed in the WAC tournament. That said, the Cougs are actually tied for 5th place with San Jose State, who we face next week. With us against WAC-winless San Diego State on Saturday and San Jose heading to the "Pit" in New Mexico, we should have sole possession of 5th place by week's end.

Other WAC Scores

Wyoming 85, TCU 102
Air Force 64, Rice 88
Colorado St 68, SMU 72
Fresno St 62, Texas El Paso 73
San Jose St 46, #23 New Mexico 82
San Diego St 38, #16 Utah 86 -- Ouch!

WAC Standings (through Thursdays games)

PACIFIC

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

Utah 9 0 19 4

Texas El Paso 7 3 15 8

Fresno State 6 3 17 8

New Mexico 6 4 19 6

San Jose State 4 5 11 11

BYU 4 5 9 12

Hawaii 2 8 5 17

San Diego State 0 10 2 20

MOUNTAIN

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

Nevada Las Vegas 7 1 14 7

Rice 6 4 15 7

Tulsa 5 4 17 7

Colorado State 5 5 15 7

Wyoming 5 5 14 7

TCU 4 5 16 7

SMU 4 5 10 12

Air Force 1 8 8 12

Next Game: Feb. 13 vs. San Diego State (Provo), 7pm MST

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] News Recap (2/13/99) Date: 13 Feb 1999 10:04:16 -0700

News Recap (2/13/99)

Cleveland: Coaching Situation May Make Aztecs Hard to Beat
See: http://www.sltrib.com/02131999/sports/82748.htm

San Diego State coach Fred Trenkle told his players on Thursday that he was stepping down as the Aztecs head coach after the season. This turn of events may motivate the Aztecs versus BYU tonight despite having lost 10 straight WAC games.

Mesa State Steals One from the Cougars
See: http://www.byucougars.com/baseball/results/021299.html

Pitching took the spotlight for both teams Friday, but in the end Mesa State College triumphed over BYU, 10-8, in the third day of the Southern Utah Chiropractors Association Tournament.

The Cougars' reliever Sean Noorda, a former Dixie College star, struck out 11 Mesa batters in five-plus innings. However, the Mavericks countered with three good pitchers in the nine-inning game at Dixie High School.

Cougars Fall to Washington in Baseball Action
See: http://www.byucougars.com/baseball/results/021199.html

No. 20 Washington held off a late inning rally Thursday to defeat BYU, 14-13 in the Southern Utah Chiropractors Association Tournament.

Over 50 pro scouts watched Husky pitcher Jeff Heaverlo, the Washington junior, strike out six Cougars before he exited in the fifth inning after tallying 94 pitches. Heaverlo left with a 12-5 lead, but Daniel Jahn was credited with the victory at Bruce Hurst Field.

BYU closed the gap with an eight-run eighth inning when it batted around with seven hits, including a two-run double by David Jensen. Jensen had hit a lead-off homer in the fifth inning.

MWC Football Champ Could Wind Up With Automatic Spot in Liberty Bowl
See: http://www.sltrib.com/1999/feb/02101999/sports/81825.htm

The new Mountain West Conference is negotiating a deal to send its football champion to the Liberty Bowl. "The bottom line is, we need to find a guaranteed slot for our champion," MWC President Craig Thompson said. "They would like something longer term and we'd like something shorter term. But we're throwing a lot of ideas around, and both of us like what we're hearing. It's very possible a two-year deal can be struck."

BYU Adds Women�s NCAA Softball Team to Its Athletic Program
See: http://www.byucougars.com/all/021199.html

President Merrill J. Bateman has announced the formation of an NCAA-sanctioned women�s softball program at Brigham Young University. As the sixth women�s softball team in the new Mountain West Conference, the BYU team will enter NCAA competition during the 1999-2000 season.

�For several years, BYU has supported an extramural women�s softball program,� said Bateman. "Because of the high interest and the ability to compete at the NCAA level, BYU is now ready to join the five other Mountain West Conference teams in Division I Competition. We are excited about this opportunity and fully expect to be competitive within our conference and the nation.�

BYU Women Running Out Of Chances
See: http://www.sltrib.com/02131999/sports/82754.htm

BYU's women's basketball team lead by as much as 14 points, but fell to the Rainbows of Hawaii 59-55 Thursday. This loss damaged BYU's hope of winning the WAC's Pacific division.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] BB Post-game : BYU 93, SDSU 76 Date: 13 Feb 1999 22:48:01 -0700

BYU 93, San Diego State 76

If you have questions about this game, remember to send them to Coach Nate Call at "callscourt@byuinsider.com".

Box Score

1st Half 2nd Half Final Score

BYU 43 50 93

SDSU 33 43 76

Game Recap

Mekeli Wesley scored eight of his 15 points in the final 6:40 of the game to lift Brigham Young to a 93-76 win over San Diego State Saturday.

BYU (10-12, 5-5 Western Athletic Conference) led 66-62 with 6:59 left after the Aztecs' Dante Wilson hit a 3-pointer. But the Cougars pulled away with a 20-8 run.

Wilson's basket had capped a 10-2 run for San Diego State (2-21, 0-11 WAC), during which he and Matt Watts had five points.

BYU took control early, taking a 29-9 lead with Todd Christensen and Michael Vranes each getting six points in that streak.

But David Abramowitz scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half, and the Aztecs came within 40-33 before the Cougars took a 43-33 lead into the locker room at the break.

Christensen led six BYU double-figure scorers with 17 points. Mark Bigelow had 16, Silester Rivers 14, Cooper 11 and Vranes 10.

Watts had 18 points for San Diego State, Epps 12 and Vince Okotie 11.

Statistics

SAN DIEGO ST (76)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t a pf   tp
Epps            32 5-14   2-4   1-5 0 4   12
Okotie          29   4-8   3-6   3-5 0 3   11
Correa          22   1-5   0-0   2-4 2 5    2
Wilson          28 3-12   2-2   0-3 2 1   11
Watts           34 7-17   2-6   1-1 2 1   18
Trenkle          7   0-1   0-0   0-1 2 2    0
Abramowitz      29 6-10   6-7   0-4 4 2   20
Kaplansky        1   0-0   0-0   0-0 0 0    0
Berokoff        10   0-0   0-0   1-1 0 1    0
Mann             8   1-1   0-0   1-2 0 2    2
_______________________________________________
TOTALS         200 27-68 15-25 9-26 12 21   76
_______________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.397, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
7-21, .333 (Okotie 0-2, Wilson 3-8, Watts 2-6,
Trenkle 0-1, Abramowitz 2-4). Team rebounds: 4.
Blocked shots: 3 (Okotie 2, Mann). Turnovers: 12
(Okotie 3, Abramowitz 2, Epps 2, Berokoff, Mann,
Trenkle, Watts, Wilson). Steals: 8 (Watts 3,
Abramowitz 2, Correa, Okotie, Wilson).

BYU (93)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t a pf   tp
Cooper          22   4-8   3-3   3-4 1 3   11
Rivers          14   6-8   2-2   3-8 0 5   14
Wesley          34 5-13   4-4 3-11 3 4   15
Vranes          22   3-5   2-2   0-0 2 3   10
Bigelow         29 6-13   3-5   0-4 2 3   16
Christensen     34   5-7   3-4   0-4 4 3   17
Dignan          20   1-2   2-3   1-1 2 1    4
Archibald        1   1-1   0-0   0-0 0 0    2
Chappell         5   0-0   0-0   0-0 3 0    0
Hawkins          8   0-0   2-4   1-4 0 0    2
Michaelis        3   0-2   0-0   1-3 0 0    0
Jepsen           7   0-0   2-2   0-4 0 0    2
Cannon           1   0-0   0-0   0-0 0 0    0
_______________________________________________
TOTALS         200 31-59 23-29 12-43 17 22   93
_______________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.525, FT-.793. 3-Point Goals:
8-17, .471 (Cooper 0-2, Wesley 1-3, Vranes 2-2,
Bigelow 1-5, Christensen 4-5). Team rebounds: 4.
Blocked shots: 7 (Rivers 4, Bigelow 2, Wesley).
Turnovers: 19 (Vranes 5, Christensen 3, Hawkins
3, Bigelow 2, Wesley 2, Archibald, Cooper,
Dignan, Rivers). Steals: 6 (Vranes 2, Wesley 2,
Christensen, Dignan).

Insider Notes

The Cougs are now in 5th place in the Pacific Division standings and with the win tonight are almost assured of making the WAC tournament in Las Vegas. BYU could move up another notch by beating Fresno State (the 4th place team) this coming Thursday. About tonight: if Silester could stay out of foul trouble, he'd dominate games. Tonight he was 6-8 shooting in only 14 minutes!

Other WAC Scores

Wyoming 72, SMU 75
Colorado St 79, TCU 84
Air Force 75, Tulsa 78
UNLV 55, Rice 59
Fresno St 81, #23 New Mexico 83
San Jose St 64, Texas El Paso 70 (OT)
Hawaii 55, #16 Utah 82

WAC Standings (through Saturdays games)

PACIFIC

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

Utah 10 0 20 4

Texas El Paso 8 3 16 8

New Mexico 7 4 20 6

Fresno State 6 4 17 9

BYU 5 5 10 12

San Jose State 4 6 11 12

Hawaii 2 9 5 18

San Diego State 0 11 2 21

MOUNTAIN

CONFERENCE OVERALL

W L W L

Nevada Las Vegas 7 2 14 8

Rice 7 4 16 7

Tulsa 6 4 18 7

Colorado State 5 6 15 8

Wyoming 5 6 14 8

TCU 5 5 17 7

SMU 5 5 11 12

Air Force 1 9 8 13

Next Game: Feb. 18 at Fresno State, 8pm MST

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] Pro Watch (2/15/99) Date: 15 Feb 1999 15:08:29 -0700

Pro Watch - 2/15/99

NBA

Player Team

Shawn Bradley (C) Dallas Mavericks

DATE OPP RESULT MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST BL PTS

Feb 14 at Grizzlies L 92-96 27 2-5 0-0 6-8 3 7 10 0 3 2 4 10

Feb 12 at Nuggets L 94-100 16 2-5 0-0 2-2 3 2 5 1 5 1 2 6

Feb 11 vs Rockets L 95-105 29 4-4 0-0 2-2 1 7 8 1 2 2 3 10

Feb 9 vs Jazz L 79-90 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 0

Bradley ranks 5th in the league in blocked shots and 25th in free throw percentage.

This week: at Portland (Mon), at L.A. Lakers (Wed), at Golden State (Fri), at L.A. Clippers (Sat)

News

BYU's Tait Works Out Intent on Impressing NFL
http://www.sltrib.com/02141999/sports/83035.htm

Playing for his hometown Arizona Cardinals would be a dream come true. But John Tait has more pressing concerns these days, like making sure he is the kind of player that the Cardinals -- or the Lions, or the Steelers, or the Buccaneers -- would like to have. A month after his decision to skip his senior season at BYU and enter the NFL Draft, Tait is home in Arizona, working out all day, almost every day, in preparation for the draft combine next weekend in Indianapolis.

CBS SportsLine - Draft '99 countdown: the Top 50 prospects
http://www.sportsline.com/u/football/nfl/1999/draft/top50.htm

John Tait is projected by CBS Sportline to go 18th in the upcoming NFL draft.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BYU Insider Subject: [Insider] News Recap (2/15/99) Date: 16 Feb 1999 10:14:02 -0700

News Recap (2/15/99)

Life might change, but people like Danny Bower still succeed
http://www.daily-herald.com/dh/dhtoday.nsf/Sports/E7E83E21C42279A987256719005CA88E

It has been an interesting season for BYU guard Danny Bower. After averaging 11.3 points per game last year in a very important role for the Cougars, he now waits for any chance to step into the lineup. He's a specialist now, when the coach needs a three point shooter, Danny enters.

"I've spent a lot of time watching and cheering," Bower said. "It's been an adjustment for me, but you know, what's happened will help me later in life. "I want to play, sure. The way things have worked out, though, has taught me things that go beyond basketball."

BYU turns focus to breaking the press
http://www.daily-herald.com/dh/dhtoday.nsf/Sports/83A9CE083368842887256719005CA87F

After assuring themselves of a WAC tournament berth this season, BYU turns its focus to improving its game. With a few improvements, along with wins, BYU could improve its seed in the tournament and try to make a run. One of those improvements is breaking the full court press.

"I'm sure we're going to see a press for 40 minutes at Fresno," Cleveland said. "Our problem was mainly one of timing. We had the wrong people at the wrong place and the wrong guys putting the ball into play. "We'll work one or two hours this week on how to handle the press. It'll help to have Dignan healthy. He's kind of our glue in those situations."

NCAA Basketball Rankings

Red

	Player	Team	Stats	Result
	Travis Hall	Atlanta Falcons	3 TKL, 1 AST, 4 COMB, 1 PD	L: Atlanta 19, Denver 34

Recruit	Pos	Size	School	Locale	Recruited by
Alex Farris	DB	5-11, 185	Glenns Ferry HS	ID	Boise State
Ammon Mauga	LB	6-0, 215	Oceanside HS	CA	SDSU
Brett Cooper	WR	6-1, 185	Bonneville HS	UT	Utah
Brian Sanders	OL	6-3, 320	Jurupa Valley HS	CA	CSU, CU and USC
Bristol Olomua	TE	6-5, 218	Red Mountain HS	AZ	Washington, Arizona, ASU, Cal and Missouri
Chris Hale	DB	5-9, 160	Orem HS	UT	Utah State
Cody Fonnesbeck	WR	5-7, 134	Dixie HS	UT	South Carolina
Colby Bockwoldt	LB	6-3, 225	Northridge HS	UT	Oregon, Utah State and BYU
David Sollami	OL	6-4, 280	Claremont HS	CA	Cal, Hawaii, Utah
Devian Mims	DL	6-2, 270	Waco HS	TX	Florida State, Kansas, Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin
Evory Thompson	LB	6-1, 215	Waller HS	TX	New Mexico
Jared Lee	DB	6-1, 205	Ricks College (JC)	Rexburg, ID	Stanford
Jeremy Gillespie	TE	6-5, 238	Mountain View HS	UT	Weber State, Idaho State, Utah State and Army
Justin Williams	LB	6-3, 220	Jurupa Valley HS	CA	Oregon State and Colorado State
Kurt Elliott	DB	6-0, 180	Gig Harbor HS	WA	Idaho, Western Washington and Central Washington
Lance Pendleton	DB	6-1, 180	Dixie HS	UT	Utah, New Mexico, Kentucky
Luke Staley	RB	6-2, 220	Tualatin HS	OR	Oregon
Matt Berry	QB	6-5, 215	Eastlake HS	Redmond, WA	Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Arizona
Mike LaFite	DB	5-10, 170	Phoenix College	AZ	Northern Arizona
Natafahu Tahi	RB	6-1, 220	Granger HS	UT	Arizona, Utah, Nebraska
Teaq Whiting	OL	6-3, 285	Ricks College (JC)	Rexburg, ID	Houston
Tyson Smith	DB	6-1, 200	Scottsdale CC (JC)	Scottsdale, AZ
Possibles
Chad Jacobsen	WR	6-4, 190	Springville HS	UT
Jacob Monden	OL	6-4, 280	Noble HS	OK	Kansas, Oklahoma, North Texas State
Josh Archibald	OL	6-4, 368	Seaside HS	OR
Josh Wade	OL	6-4, 270	Flower Mound HS	TX
Trevor Kine	DL	6-6, 260	Vancouver College (JC)	B.C. Canada
Mike Clark	P	6-1, 180	Ricks College (JC)	Rexburg, ID

Position	Committed	Possibles
QB	1	0
RB	2	0
TE	2	0
WR	2	1
OL	3	4
DL	1	1
LB	2	0
DB	7	0
P/K	0	1
Total	20	7

	AP	USA Today	Sagarin's Comp. Rank	RPI
1	Connecticut	Connecticut	Duke	Duke
2	Duke	Duke	Auburn	Cincinnati
3	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Connecticut	Stanford
4	Stanford	Stanford	Stanford	Michigan St.
5	Kentucky	Kentucky	Maryland	Connecticut
6	Auburn	Maryland	Cincinnati	Maryland
7	Maryland	Auburn	Kentucky	Kentucky
8	Michigan St.	Michigan St.	Michigan St.	Wisconsin
9	St. John's	N. Carolina	Wisconsin	Iowa
10	Arizona	St. John's	St. John's	Auburn
11	Wisconsin	Arizona	Florida	N. Carolina
12	N. Carolina	Wisconsin	N. Carolina	St. John's
13	UCLA	UCLA	Ohio St.	Indiana
14	Iowa	Iowa	Iowa	Arizona
15	Ohio St.	Ohio St.	Arizona	Minnesota
16	Syracuse	Syracuse	Indiana	Kansas
17	New Mexico	Purdue	Tennessee	Purdue
18	Minnesota	New Mexico	Syracuse	UCLA
19	Purdue	Indiana	Temple	Washington
20	Utah	Minnesota	Gonzaga	Ohio St.
21	Indiana	Oklahoma St.	UCLA	N.C. Charlotte
22	Coll of Charleston	Kansas	Kansas	Tennessee
23	Arkansas	Arkansas	Minnesota	Louisville
24	Missouri	Utah	Miami (FL)	Miami (FL)
25	Miami (FL)	Gonzaga	Purdue	Temple
BYU comes in at N/R, N/R, #146, #149

Team	University of Utah Utes
Location	Provo, UT
Day	Saturday, 2/6/99
Time	10 pm MST
TV	ESPN2
Internet Radio	http://www.KSL.com
Radio	KSL 1160 AM
Records	BYU 8-11 (3-4), Utah 17-4 (7-0)
Last Meetings	1998, Utah won both games

Ave. / Game	BYU	Utah
Points	71.3	69.1
Rebounds	34.8	33.1
Assists	11.3	15.4
Blocked shots	3.8	4.3
Steals	6.5	7.5
Turnovers	19.2	13.1
FG %	44.0	46.8
3-pt %	36.2	33.9
FT %	69.7	72.9

	1st Half	2nd Half	Final Score
BYU	20	26	46
Utah	31	40	71

	CONFERENCE		OVERALL
	W	L	W	L
Utah	8	0	18	4
Fresno State	6	2	17	7
Texas El Paso	6	3	14	8
New Mexico	4	4	17	6
San Jose State	4	4	11	10
BYU	3	5	8	12
Hawaii	2	7	5	16
San Diego State	0	8	2	18

	CONFERENCE		OVERALL
	W	L	W	L
Nevada Las Vegas	7	1	14	7
Colorado State	5	4	15	6
Tulsa	5	4	17	7
Wyoming	5	4	14	6
Rice	5	4	14	7
TCU	3	5	15	7
SMU	3	5	9	12
Air Force	1	7	8	11

Sept. 9	WASHINGTON	ESPN
Sept. 16	COLORADO STATE	ESPN
Sept 25	VIRGINIA	ABC
Oct. 1	at Utah State
Oct. 9	CALIFORNIA	ABC
Oct. 16	at New Mexico
Oct. 23	at UNLV
Oct. 30	AIR FORCE
Nov. 6	at San Diego State
Nov. 13	at Wyoming
Nov. 27	UTAH