Blue roundup: BYU commit Nick Emery recently appeared at the Brandon Jennings Invitational

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 11 2012 9:59 a.m. MST

This Feb. 18, 2011, file photo shows Lone Peak's Nick Emery.

Tom Smart, Deseret News archives

Summary

Jackson Emery finished his BYU basketball career last spring as the school's all-time leader in steals and he helped lead the Cougars to their first Sweet 16 appearance in 30 years.

Jackson's younger brother, Nick, is regarded as one of the top juniors in the country. The Lone Peak High star verbally committed to BYU last August. Watch highlights of Nick Emery at the recent Brandon Jennings Invitational.

This week, Emery appeared on BYUtv's "True Blue" to talk about this year's Cougar team.

Meanwhile, Emery's former backcourt mate, Jimmer Fredette, made his first NBA start Tuesday night in Philadelphia. The Sacramento Bee reports that the rookie is "trying to find his way."

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giantfan

Farmington, UT

Re: CougFaninTX,

If we can only land Jabari Parker, this could be a Final Four program.

10:52 a.m. Jan. 11, 2012
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Nampa, ID

Dang, kid can stroke it. So awesome to see talent like that. Some of those players in the video have SIC skills. Brandon Davies continues to gain confidence around the rim. I know Rose isn't a showboat coach, but as a fan, there's nothing like More..

10:33 a.m. Jan. 11, 2012
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CougFaninTX

Frisco, TX

BYU's backcourt is set for the next seven years. Carlino, Harrison, Winder, Cusick and Zylstra will anchor the backcourt for the next four years. Followed by Nick Emery, TJ Haws and Chatman.

The wing is solid with Abouo, Rogers, Tyler More..

10:45 a.m. Jan. 11, 2012
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