2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† Conference tournament winner ;

BYU Cougars men's basketball
2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
2013–14 record	23–12 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach	Dave Rose (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Terry Nashif (7th season); Tim LaComb (4th season); Mark Pope (3rd season);
Home arena	Marriott Center

The 2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's ninth season at BYU and the Cougars third season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Oregon.

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brandon Davies	0	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Provo, Utah	Graduated
Raúl Delgado	1	G	6'2"	195	Junior	Chihuahua, Mexico	Transferred to Division II Metro State[1]
Craig Cusick	2	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Orem, Utah	Graduated
Brock Zylstra	13	G/F	6'6"	210	Senior	La Verne, California	Graduated
Agustin Ambrosino	15	F	6'2"	195	Junior	Córdoba, Argentina	Left BYU[2]
Cory Calvert	23	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Parker, Colorado	LDS mission (returning in 2015-16)
Cooper Ainge	30	G	6'0"	175	Freshman	Wellesley, Massachusetts	LDS mission (returning in 2015-16)
Ian Harward	42	F/C	6'10"	215	RS Freshman	Orem, Utah	Retired due to medical injury[3]

Recruiting

As early recruiting began, BYU had 5 players commit to play. Three of the players- Nick Emery, Jakob Hartsock, and Braiden Shaw, plan to serve two-year church missions before joining the team for the 2015-16 season. The other two plan to join BYU and play during the 2013-14 season.[4] During late recruitment, the Cougars had one JC Player decide to transfer to BYU in Skyler Halford.

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Emery[5] G	Alpine, Utah	Lone Peak	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 30, 2011
Nick Emery[5] G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
Jakob Hartsock[6] F	Bartlesville, Oklahoma	Bartlesville	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 26, 2012
Jakob Hartsock[6] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Eric Mika[7] F	Alpine, Utah	Lone Peak	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 17, 2011
Eric Mika[7] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Braiden Shaw[8] F	Eagle, Idaho	Eagle	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 9, 2011
Braiden Shaw[8] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Luke Worthington[9] F	Mequon, Wisconsin	Homestead	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 3, 2012
Luke Worthington[9] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Frank Bartley[10] G	Louisiana	California Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 13, 2013
Frank Bartley[10] G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Skyler Halford[11] G	Orem, Utah	Timpanogos Salt Lake CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 5, 2013
Skyler Halford[11] G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 22 Rivals: 17 ESPN: 16
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: "BYU 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2013 BYU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2013–14 return missionaries

For the 2013-14 season, Coach Rose announced that Kyle Collinsworth would return from his mission in the summer of 2013 and resume playing as a forward for the BYU team. Collinsworth had been serving as a two-year church missionary in Russia.

US college sports recruiting information for 2010 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyle Collinsworth F	Mapleton, Utah	Provo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 7, 2009
Kyle Collinsworth F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
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: "BYU 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2010 BYU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Coaching

BYU also unveiled a surprise face as a new member of the coaching staff. Noah Hartsock returned from Spain to pursue his graduate degree and was named as a Student Assistant.[12]

2013–14 media

Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network

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

2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Eric Mika	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Lone Peak	Alpine, UT
G	2	Matt Carlino (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Bloomington South	Scottsdale, AZ
G	3	Tyler Haws (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Lone Peak	Alpine, UT
G	5	Kyle Collinsworth (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Provo	Provo, UT
F	12	Josh Sharp	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Lone Peak Utah	Highland, UT
G	13	Andrew Johnston (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Snow Canyon	St. George, UT
G	20	Anson Winder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas, NV
G	23	Skyler Halford	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Timpanogos Salt Lake CC	Orem, UT
G	24	Frank Bartley, IV	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Future College Prep	Baton Rouge, LA
G	30	Chase Fischer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Ripley Wake Forest	Ripley, WV
F/C	33	Nate Austin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Lone Peak	Alpine, UT
C	35	Isaac Neilson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Mission Viejo	Mission Viejo, CA
F	40	Jamal Aytes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	JSerra UNLV	San Diego, CA
F	41	Luke Worthington	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Homestead	Mequon, WI
F	45	Graham Pingree (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Cherry Creek	Greenwood Village, CO

Head coach

Dave Rose (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2013* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Colorado College	W 94–59	-	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/02/2013* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Alaska–Anchorage	W 99–68	-	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Regular Season
11/09/2013* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 81–72	1–0	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/11/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Stanford ESPN College Hoops Tipoff Marathon	W 112–103	2–0	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
11/15/2013* 7:30 pm, BYUtv		Mount St. Mary's CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 108–76	3–0	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/16/2013* 7:30 pm, BYUtv		Colorado Mesa CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 84–60	4–0	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/20/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPNU		No. 21/RV Iowa State	L 88–90	4–1	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/25/2013* 5:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Texas CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 86–82	5–1	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
11/26/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 12/12 Wichita State CBE Hall of Fame Classic Championship	L 62–75	5–2	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
11/30/2013* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 85–74	6–2	Energy Solutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT
12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		North Texas	W 97–67	7–2	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/07/2013* 11:30 am, CBSSN		vs. No. 21/22 UMass Hall of Fame Showcase	L 96–105	7–3	MassMutual Center Springfield, MA
12/11/2013* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Prairie View A&M	W 100–52	8–3	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/14/2013* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 64–81	8–4	Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/21/2013* 8:30 pm, P12N		at No. 13/11 Oregon	L 96–100 ^OT	8–5	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
12/28/2013 2:00 pm, ROOT UT		at Loyola Marymount	L 76–87	8–6 (0–1)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2013 8:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Pepperdine	L 74–80	8–7 (0–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
01/04/2014 7:00 pm, BYUtv		San Diego	W 87–53	9–7 (1–2)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/09/2014 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Pepperdine	W 84–72	10–7 (2–2)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/11/2014 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Loyola Marymount	W 91–68	11–7 (3–2)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
01/16/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at San Francisco	W 83–76	12–7 (4–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
01/18/2014 8:00 pm, ROOT UT		at Santa Clara	W 91–81	13–7 (5–2)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
01/23/2014 8:00 pm, ROOT UT		at Portland	L 110–114 ^3OT	13–8 (5–3)	Chiles Center Portland, OR
01/25/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. RV/21 Gonzaga	L 69–84	13–9 (5–4)	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
01/30/2014 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Pacific	W 88–78	14–9 (6–4)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Saint Mary's	W 84–71	15–9 (7–4)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/06/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Santa Clara	W 89–76	16–9 (8–4)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/08/2014 7:00 pm, BYUtv		San Francisco	W 68–63	17–9 (9–4)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/13/2014 9:00 pm, ROOT UT		at Pacific	L 82–89	17–10 (9–5)	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
02/15/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Saint Mary's	W 60–57	18–10 (10–5)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
02/20/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 25/22 Gonzaga	W 73–65	19–10 (11–5)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/22/2014 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Portland	W 89–72	20–10 (12–5)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
03/01/2014 2:00 pm, ROOT UT		at San Diego	W 78–70	21–10 (13–5)	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
2014 WCC Tournament
03/08/2014 1:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals	W 85–74	22–10	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/10/2014 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. San Francisco Semifinals	W 79–77 ^OT	23–10	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/11/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Gonzaga Championship	L 64–75	23–11	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
2014 NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014 1:10 pm, truTV	No. (10 W)	vs. (7 W) Oregon Second round	L 68–87	23–12	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with region W=West.

Game summaries

Cougar Tipoff

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, Jake Edmonds, and Justin Ashby
Stats reset at Halftime and players moved onto different squads. Also done differently was a running clock in the first half and a regular clock in the second half. The first half featured mixed squads while the second half featured regulars vs. Redshirts, Walk-ons, and Practice Squad. Jordan Ellis, Andrew Topham, Austin Winegar, & Tyler Nicholas- 4 practice squad members, participate in the second half. Nate Austin would only play 1 minute. He was pulled after his tooth got broke during the game.

Rosters:

BYU White (1st Half)- Eric Mika, Matt Carlino, Skyler Halford, Chase Fischer, Nate Austin, Josh Sharp, Andrew Johnston, Graham Pingree

BYU White (2nd Half)- Eric Mika, Matt Carlino, Tyler Haws, Kyle Collinsworth, Josh Sharp, Anson Winder, Skyler Halford, Frank Bartley IV, Luke Worthington

BYU Blue (1st Half)- Tyler Haws, Kyle Collinsworth, Anson Winder, Frank Bartley IV, Luke Worthington

BYU Blue (2nd Half)- Jordan Ellis, Andrew Johnston, Chase Fischer, Andrew Topham, Graham Pingree, Austin Winegar, Tyler Nicholas

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2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
BYU	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
San Francisco	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
Saint Mary's	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Pepperdine	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
San Diego	7	–	11	.389	18	–	17	.514
Portland	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Pacific	6	–	12	.333	18	–	16	.529
Santa Clara	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406

† Conference tournament winner

Colorado College Tigers 59, BYU Cougars 94
Scoring by half: 39-49, 20-45
Pts: Ryan Milne 23 Rebs: Daniel Webb & Luke Winfield 5 Asts: Ryan Milne 5		Pts: Matt Carlino 23 Rebs: Kyle Collinsworth 11 Asts: Kyle Collinsworth 5

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves 68, BYU Cougars 99
Scoring by half: 30-44, 38-55
Pts: Travis Thompson 14 Rebs: Christian Leckband & Kyle Fossman 4 Asts: Brian McGill 5		Pts: Matt Carlino & Eric Mika 17 Rebs: Eric Mika 14 Asts: Frank Bartley IV 4

Weber State Wildcats 72, BYU Cougars 81
Scoring by half: 33-44, 39-37
Pts: Kyle Tresnak 24 Rebs: Joel Bolomboy 13 Asts: Jordan Richardson 3		Pts: Tyler Haws 28 Rebs: Tyler Haws 13 Asts: Matt Carlino & Kyle Collinsworth 6

2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Before the season

Departures

Recruiting

2013–14 return missionaries

Coaching

2013–14 media

Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Cougar Tipoff

Exhibition: Colorado College

Exhibition: Alaska-Anchorage

Weber State

Stanford

CBE Classic: Mount Saint Mary's

CBE Classic: Colorado Mesa

#21 Iowa State

CBE Classic: Texas

CBE Classic: #12 Wichita State

Utah State

North Texas

#21 UMass

Prairie View A&M

Utah

#13 Oregon

Loyola Marymount

Pepperdine

San Diego

Pepperdine

Loyola Marymount

San Francisco

Santa Clara

Portland

Gonzaga

Pacific

Saint Mary's

Santa Clara

San Francisco

Pacific

Saint Mary's

Gonzaga

Portland

San Diego

Loyola Marymount

San Francisco

WCC Championship: Gonzaga

NCAA Tournament: Oregon

Rankings

References