Brigham Young Cougars NCAA Basketball News

BYU men's basketball coach Dave Rose today announced that Provo High School's Kyle Collinsworth committed to play for the Cougars by signing a national letter of intent.

In BYU's second and final exhibition before Friday's official season-opener against Bradley, the Cougars put on a thrilling show Tuesday night at the Marriott Center with basket after basket in transition.

Even the best-running engines sometimes take a while to get warmed up. The BYU Cougars are hoping they fall into that category.

The depth being touted on BYU's basketball team has been pretty evident through more than three weeks of practices.

OUTLOOK: In 2008-09, the Mountain West Conference experienced all of the highs and lows that no conference should ever have to endure in such a short span of time.

It's no secret which BYU basketball player will be the Cougars' on-the-floor general this season.

Provo ? With the battle raging to be the BYU basketball team's fifth starter this season -- joining returnees Chris Miles , Jimmer Fredette , Jonathan Tavernari and Jackson Emery in the opening-day lineup -- candidates can't afford to miss even a minute of preseason practice.

He averaged 31.5 points in his last four road games, including Big Game James performances in Austin and Norman .

Cougar fans were introduced to the 2009-2010 BYU Men's Basketball team Wednesday as the Blue Team beat the White Team 66-64 during the Papa John's Cougar Tipoff in the Marriott Center.

If Wednesday's Cougar Tipoff is any indication of things to come, the BYU Cougars are going to have a lot of different guys sharing in the scoring this season.

Provo>> Four weeks after walking into the Huntsman Cancer Institute one more time, wondering if basketball season would start without him, BYU coach Dave Rose was striding briskly up and down the Marriott Center court Friday evening, yelling and clapping as the Cougars opened preseason practice.

Provo ? Just one starter graduated from a team that went 25-8, won a share of the Mountain West Conference regular-season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Freshman G Tyler Haws is a top-notch shooter and expected to be a future go-to player after twice earning the title of Mr.

When we last saw Jimmer Fredette, deep in the bowels of the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, he had defeat etched across his face and frustration blowing out of his ears.

Led by two firstteam all-league picks, Brigham Young was tabbed the favorite in this season's Mountain West Conference men's basketball race.

Dave Rose has a lot of reasons to feel good these days. His Brigham Young men's basketball team returns four starters and two preseason all-conference players, and was the overwhelming favorite to win the Mountain West Conference in the 2009-10 preseason media poll.

It came as no surprise to the BYU Cougars to be picked, almost unanimously, as the preseason favorite to win a fourth-straight Mountain West Conference men's basketball title.

To no one's surprise, BYU has been picked to win the 2009-2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball title and Cougar guard Jimmer Fredette is the league's preseason Player of the Year.

The Mountain West Conference released its men's basketball preseason media poll and all-Conference team today at the league's media day being held at The mtn.

Location: Provo, UT Nickname: Cougars Conference: Mountain West Last Yeara TMs Record : 25-8 Why theya TMll make it All-conference performers Jimmer Fredette and Jonathan Tavernari return to lead a stacked Cougar squad.