BYU basketball will open the 2017 WCC Championships against No. 6 seed Loyola Marymount Saturday at 1 p.m. PST at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Saturday's game will be televised live on BYUtv and broadcast live on the Cougar IMG Sports Network, 102.7 FM/1160 AM and BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143.
BYU Storylines
- Three Cougars earned All-WCC honors. Eric Mika and TJ Haws were named to the All-WCC First Team and Haws and Yoeli Childs earned All-WCC Freshman Team honors.
- BYU is coming off an upset of then-No. 1 Gonzaga. The Cougars’ 79-71 win was the first in program history against the No. 1 team in the country. Eric Mika had 29 points and 11 rebounds, TJ Haws scored 17 and Elijah Bryant added 14 points and five rebounds.
- The Cougars are 2-0 against LMU this season. In the first meeting in Los Angeles, BYU overcame an 18-point deficit to win 81-76. In Provo, the Cougars won 85-77 and were led by Mika’s 27 points and Haws’ 19.
BYU Cougars (21-10, 12-6 WCC)
- Head Coach: Dave Rose
- Alma Mater: Houston, 1983
- Division I Career Record: 304-109 (12th)
- Record at BYU: Same
Loyola Marymount Lions (15-14, 8-10 WCC)
- Head Coach: Mike Dunlap
- Alma Mater: LMU, 1980
- Career Record: 365-159 (17th)
- Record at LMU: 37-54 (3rd)
Game Information
- TV: BYUtv
- TV Talent: Dave McCann (play-by-play), Blaine Fowler (analyst)
- Live Video: BYUtv.org
- Radio: Cougar IMG Sports Network, 102.7 FM/1160 AM, BYU Radio, Sirius XM 143
- Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Mark Durrant (analyst)
- Live Stats: BYUcougars.com
Series Information
- Series Record: BYU leads 12-4
- Last Meeting: BYU won 85-77, 1/28/17
- H/A/N: 6-2/5-2/1-0