PROVO, Utah – BYU begins a three-game road trip on Thursday, Feb. 10, when the Cougars travel to the City of Angels to face Loyola Marymount. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. MST.
Thursday’s contest will be broadcast on ESPNU. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Sports Network and BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2 and KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM.
BYU Notes (17-8, 5-5 West Coast Conference)
- The Cougars used their seventh different starting lineup of the season in Saturday’s setback to No. 2 Gonzaga. Alex Barcello is the only Cougar who has started in all 25 games this season.
- Fousseyni Traore is four rebounds away from becoming the fifth freshman in program history to have 200 boards in a single season. With his seven rebounds on Saturday, Traore moved up to sixth on the freshman rebounding list, passing current teammate Caleb Lohner.
- BYU continues to lead the nation in total rebounds as the Cougars have 994, 15 more than Oral Roberts. The Cougars are one of 28 schools in NCAA Division I men’s basketball to have 900 or more rebounds this season.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
- Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
- Division I Career Record: 139-77 (7th Season)
- Record at BYU: 61-23 (3rd Season)
Loyola Marymount Notes (9-12, 2-7 West Coast Conference)
- In Stan Johnson’s second season, Loyola Marymount is 9-12 overall and 2-7 in West Coast Conference play. The Lions have lost five straight, four of those coming against three of the top four teams in the league.
- Eli Scott does it all for the Lions, as he leads the team in scoring, rebounds and assists. The 6-foot-6 forward is averaging 16.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game for a Lions team that is scoring 67.1 points per game.
- Joe Quintana ranks second on the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game. The redshirt senior is LMU’s top 3-point shooter as he is 58-of-142 from downtown.
Head Coach – Stan Johnson
- Alma Mater: Bemidji State, 2003
- Division I Career Record: 52-21 (2nd Season)
Series Information
- Series Record: BYU leads 19-5
- Last Meeting, BYU won 88-71, February 20, 2021
- H/A/N: 9-2/8-3/2-0
Broadcast Information
- TV: ESPNU
- Radio: BYU Sports Network, BYU Radio Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM
- Streamed Audio: BYURadio.org, BYUCougars.com/LiveRadio and the BYU Radio, BYU Cougars and BYU Gameday apps
- Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell, Mark Durrant
- Live stats: BYUCougars.com