Personal
Parents are Roberto and Thelma Tavernari ... wife's name is Kiri ... got started playing basketball with his mom, who is a basketball coach in Brazil ... enjoys cooking, playing with his Sidekick and text messaging friends ... also recruited by Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Washington State, Washington, Oregon State and Mississippi State ... Leisure Services Management major.
Honors
2010 MWC Sixth Man of the Year
2010 All-MWC Third Team
2009-10 MWC Player of the Week (Jan. 11)
2009 MWC Third Team
2009 Team Captain
2008 MWC Third Team
2007 MWC Freshman of the Year
In the BYU Record Book
-Single-season record for consecutive games with a made three (22) set in 2008-09
-Single-season record for made threes (88) set in 2007-08
-25th in career scoring (1,157)
-Second in career threes (202)
-Second in threes attempted (535)
-10th in career steals (115)
Links
2008-09
Tavernari at the 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup - Aug. 20, 2009
Tavernari Named to Brazilian Senior National Team 12-Man Roster - Aug. 14, 2009
Tavernari at the Torneio Super Four Eletrobras - Aug. 8, 2009
Tavernari at the Jogos da Lusofonia - July 19, 2009
Tavernari in the International Tournament of Almada - July 12, 2009
Catching up with Jonathan Tavernari - July 7, 2009
Tavernari Posts a Double-Double vs. Air Force - March 12, 2009
Four Cougars Earn All-MWC Honors - March 9, 2009
Cougars Wrangle Cowboys - March 4, 2009
Cougars Claw Past Lobos - Feb. 17, 2009
Second Half of Conference Opens With Win - Feb. 11, 2008
Tavernari's 22 and 9 Lead Cougars Past Western Oregon - Jan. 6, 2009
Cougars Fly Past Pilots at Home - Dec. 13, 2008
Oquirrh Bucket Battle Goes Cougars Way - Dec. 6, 2008
Four Score in Double Figures as Cougars Down Bengals - Nov. 29, 2008
North Florida Falls Victim to Cougars in Invitational - Nov. 20, 2008
Before BYU
BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 23.1 points per game, leading the state of Nevada, and 10.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Bishop Gorman High School ... joined the team in mid-December after being forced to sit out the first five games due to eligibility concerns ... led his team to the Sunset Southwest Division (11-1 record) and Sunset Las Vegas Zone titles while advancing to the semifinals of the Nevada State Tournament with a 28-5 overall record ... McDonald's High School All-America nominee ... named second-team all-state by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Reno-Gazette Journal ... also named a Review-Journal third-team All-Star ... named All-Tournament at both the Maldonado Tournament and the Energy Classic ... topped the 20-point mark 16 times during the season, including five games over 30 points and a career-high 42 points against Spring Valley ... scored 32 points in the Sunset Regional championship game while hitting nine free throws in the final 1:19 to seal the victory ... coached by Grant Rice ... played at Timpview High School his junior year before transferring to Bishop Gorman ... named second-team Region 6 by the coaches and second-team All-Valley by the Deseret Morning News while at Timpview ... averaged almost 13 ppg ... earned High Honor Roll in both semesters of his senior year.
Summary
The 2007 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, Jonathan Tavernari followed a standout season in his first year with the Cougars with a record-setting sophomore campaign. He earned All-MWC Third Team honors and set the BYU single-season and sophomore MWC three-point record with 88 triples. Tavernari repeated as a third-team selection in 2009 and posted averages of 15.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He helped the Cougars win back-to-back outright MWC titles in his first two seasons and a share of the title in his third season. As a senior, Tavernari thrived in his new role as sixth man. He averaged 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals and was named to the All-MWC Third Team and the MWC Sixth Man of the Year. He concluded his career as BYU's all-time leader in threes and games played, third in steals and 12th in points. He led the state of Nevada in scoring as a senior at Bishop Gorman High School at 23.1 points per game.
Stats
CAREER HIGHSPOINTS: 29 vs. Louisville (2008)FG MADE: 10, 4 times, last vs. ASU (2008)FG ATT: 22 vs. Louisville (2008), vs. UNLV (2009)FG%: .875 (7-8) vs. WOU (2007)3FG MADE: 6 vs. UNC (2008), TCU (2007)3FG ATT: 16 vs. UNC (2008)3FG%: 1.000 (5-5) vs. CSU (2009)FT MADE: 7 vs. Utah State (2008)FT ATT: 8 vs. Utah State (2008), vs. Bradley (2009)FT %: 1.000 (6-6) at Wyoming (2007), vs. Portland (2008)REB: 13 vs. UNLV (2009)ASSISTS: 6 at Weber State (2008)STEALS: 5 vs. Wyoming (2008), vs. UNLV (2009)BLOCKS: 3 vs. Wyoming-MWC (2007)MINUTES: 39 at ISU (2008), vs. USU (2008), at Utah (2009)TAVERNARI YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATSYear GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct2006-07 28-0 343--12.3 68-143 .476 29-78 .372 16-23 .6962007-08 35-29 966--27.6 166-420 .395 88-234 .376 39-45 .8672008-09 33-33 1042--31.6 195-451 .432 85-223 .381 42-55 .7642009-10 36-7 849--23.6 132-318 .415 63-163 .387 35-43 .814Total 132-69 3200--24.2 561-1332 .421 265-698 .380 132-166 .795Year Off-Def-Tot--Avg PF-FO A--Avg TO Blk Stl Pts--Avg2006-07 24-56-80--2.9 33-1 17--0.6 17 8 18 181--6.52007-08 34-150-184--5.3 70-1 53--1.5 59 16 48 459--13.12008-09 34-205-239--7.2 77-1 58--1.8 44 11 49 517--15.72009-10 15-142-157--4.4 64-1 54--1.5 44 7 50 362--10.1Total 107-553-660--5.0 244-4 182--1.4 164 42 165 1519--11.5