Use the links below to listen to Mark Durrant and Russ Larson call the Saint Mary's game on KSL.

Pregame Show

• Noah Hartsock interview begins at 1:00
• Dave Rose interview begins at 36:30

1st Half

Halftime Show

2nd Half

Postgame

• Charles Abouo interview begins at 28:20
• Dave Rose interview begins at 34:00

With the nonconference season nearly complete (a visit to Virginia Tech on Jan. 25 is the Cougars’ final nonconference game), BYU basketball will open conference play on Thursday at Saint Mary's at 8 p.m. PST on ESPN. While conference play is a normal part of every team’s season, it will be anything but normal for BYU as the Cougars are in their first season as members of the West Coast Conference.

The Cougars had grown accustomed to playing schools such as Wyoming, Air Force, Utah, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, TCU and Colorado State twice a year while members of the Mountain West Conference. And BYU was rather comfortable in that league, posting a conference record of 126-54 (.700) from 1999 to 2011, winning six regular season titles and finishing second or better in all but three seasons.

Now the Cougars will get to know conference foes such as Saint Mary’s, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Gonzaga, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Santa Clara. While BYU is new to the league, not everything will be foreign. Dave Rose-coached teams have played six of the eight new conference foes and have gone 9-1 with the only loss coming in Rose’s debut as a Division I head coach. As an assistant on Steve Cleveland’s staff, Rose coached against San Diego and Santa Clara to give him experience against every program in the league.

Use the links below to listen to Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant call the Cal State San Marcos game on KSL.

Pregame Show

• Matt Carlino interview begins at 2:10
• Dave Rose interview begins at 35:22

1st Half

Halftime Show

2nd Half

Postgame

• Brandon Davies interview begins at 20:20
• Dave Rose interview begins at 36:10

Use the links below to listen to Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant call the UC Santa Barbara game on KSL.

Pregame Show

• Anson Winder interview begins at 1:30
• Dave Rose interview begins at 36:15

1st Half

Halftime Show

2nd Half

Postgame

• Noah Hartsock interview begins at 23:10
• Dave Rose interview begins at 42:20

Jimmer Fredette and the Sacramento Kings completed their preseason play last night with a win over Golden State. In the first game, Fredette posted a team-high 21 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 4 of 6 from three. He also added four rebounds, four assists and one steal. Fredette followed that with a 12-point, four-assists and three-rebound effort off the bench in the second game.

Sacramento's Preseason Highlights

Golden State 107, Sacramento 96
Sacramento 95, Golden State 91

Use the links below to listen to Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant call the Buffalo game on KSL.

Pregame Show

• Charles Abouo interviews begins at 00:00
• Dave Rose interview begins at 32:00

1st Half

Halftime Show

2nd Half

Postgame

• Brock Zylstra interview begins at 17:25
• Dave Rose interview begins at 34:25

Freshman guard Matt Carlino made his collegiate debut against No. 6 Baylor last Saturday and he did not disappoint, totaling 18 points, two assists, 1 block and 1 steal off the bench. He also hit four 3s as the Cougars almost pulled off the upset against the Bears.

Looking back through several box scores, Carlino had one of the better debuts by a BYU freshman in recent history. It’s probably fair to say that his debut is the best since Mike Rose dropped 26 points, eight 3s and six assists on Southern Utah on Nov. 21, 2003. To Carlino’s credit, he was playing a top-10 team in a close game. Rose’s performance came in a blowout of a team that finished 10-18 overall and 6-10 in the Mid Continent Conference.

Here is a list of some of the best debuts by BYU freshman in the program’s history. While Carlino was the only Cougar on the list to make his debut against a ranked team, I’d probably pick Shawn Bradley’s performance as the best for a freshman’s first game. If you can think of anyone else who may have had a great first game, let me know by email at kyle_chilton@byu.edu or via Twitter at @kylechilton

As a side note, the best second game goes to Ainge. He posted a triple-double with 27 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds and four steals against Long Beach State on Nov. 28, 1977. While his is the only game I checked, I think it’s fair to say he had the best second game by a freshman in BYU history.

Listen to the third episode of 'BYU Basketball with Head Coach Dave Rose' on KSL Newsradio.

Rose and Greg Wrubell discussed last week's game against No. 6 Baylor and this week's games against Buffalo and UC Santa Barbara. Junior guard Craig Cusick was this week's guest and Rose also answered questions from the fans.

Click here to listen to the show.

Episdoe 2 of 'BYU Basketball with Head Coach Dave Rose' aired on KSL 5 TV on Sunday, Dec. 18. Watch the episode below or click here to watch on KSL.com.

Use the links below to listen to Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant call the Baylor game on KSL.

Pregame Show

• Dave Rose interview begins at 16:10

1st Half

Halftime Show

2nd Half

Postgame

• Brandon Davies nterview begins at 22:05
• Dave Rose interview begins at 35:30