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BYU postseason snapshot

Matt Payne
deseretnews.com blogger | March 9, 2010 at 8:45 p.m.

With the school's best-ever regular season in the books, BYU is now getting ready for an area of competition that has historically been far more challenging: the postseason. Here's a quick statistical rundown of how the Cougars sit heading into the MWC and NCAA tournaments:

Record: 28-4 (13-3 MWC)

Ranking: No. 14 (AP), No. 15 (ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll)

Team Stats (NCAA standing in parenthesis):

Scoring Offense...83.1 pts/gm (2)

Scoring Margin...18.7 pts/gm (1)

Assists...16.2/gm (18)

Free-throw %....779 (1)

Field-goal %.....488 (10)

Three-point FG%.....420 (2)Blocks...3.8/gm (122)

Scoring Defense...64.4 pts/gm (76)

Rebound Margin...+5.3 (26) 

Steals...8.6/gm (22)

Individual Leaders:

Points...Jimmer Fredette (20.6/gm)

Rebounds...Noah Hartsock (5.0/gm)

Assists...Jimmer Fredette (4.7/gm)

Steals...Jackson Emery (2.7/gm)

Blocks...Noah Hartsock (1.4/gm)

Free-throw %...Tyler Haws (.904)

Field-goal %...Noah Hartsock (.565)

Three-pointers made...Jackson Emery (74)

Three-point %...Jimmer Fredette (.472)

MWC Tournament History:

2000...Lost to UNLV in the final

2001...Champions

2002...Lost to San Diego State in the first round

2003...Lost to Colorado State in the second round

2004...Lost to Utah in the second round

2005...Lost to New Mexico in the first round

2006...Lost to Utah in the first round

2007...Lost to UNLV in the final

2008...Lost to UNLV in the final

2009...Lost to San Diego State in the second round

BYU has won the MWC regular-season title five times ('01, '03, '07, '08, '09) but 2001 was the only time the Cougars have been able to win the conference tournament.

NCAA Tournament History:

BYU has a record of 11-27 in 24 tournament appearances since 1950. The Cougars made it to the Elite Eight in 1981, but have not been able to get out of the first round in seven tries since 1992.

Recent comments

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Once upon a time there were consolation games in the NCAA…

Black Knight | March 10,2010 at 1:11 p.m.

How do you lose 27 times but only appear in 24 tournaments?

Doesn't add up | March 10,2010 at 12:40 p.m.

Can't say that I agree that BYU has historically been a basketball…

DieHardCougar | March 10,2010 at 10:58 a.m.

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