The 2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball

BYU Cougars men's basketball

The BYU Cougars men's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in NCAA Division I basketball play. Established in 1902, the team has won 30 conference championships and 2 NIT Tournaments , and competed in 26 NCAA Tournaments. It currently competes in the West Coast Conference...

 team represents Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 in the 2011–12

2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011 with the and will end with the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 2, 2011 at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans...

 college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 season. This is head coach Dave Rose

Dave Rose (basketball coach)

David Jack Rose is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the BYU Cougars men's basketball team...

's seventh season at BYU. The Cougars, in their first season in the West Coast Conference

West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....

, play their home games at the Marriott Center

Marriott Center

Marriott Center is a 22,700-seat multi-purpose arena at 1497 N 450 E on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and is home to the BYU Cougars men's and women's basketball teams. It is also used for weekly devotionals and forums...

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Before the season

The Cougars, coming off a 2010–11 season

2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars, in their final season in the Mountain West Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center...

 that saw them rise as high as #3 in the AP Poll

AP Poll

The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...

 and ended in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, had to recover from major personnel losses. Consensus national player of the year Jimmer Fredette

Jimmer Fredette

James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette is an American professional basketball player with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association...

 and all-time BYU steals leader Jackson Emery

Jackson Emery

Jackson Emery is an American basketball player that played for the BYU Cougars men's basketball team.Emery was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in Alpine, Utah. He earned several accolades for his basketball performance in high school, leading his team to a state championship and being named...

, called BYU's "best backcourt ever" by Salt Lake Tribune writer Jay Drew, both graduated. Another frequent starter, freshman swingman Kyle Collinsworth, temporarily left the team to go on a two-year LDS mission

Missionary (LDS Church)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...

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The Cougars were picked to finish third in the WCC by the media.

2011 media

The school began to hype the basketball season with basketball media days webcasts shown live on BYUtv.org Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Jarom Jordan interviewed all the players, except for Brandon Davies who chose to abstain from interviews until the regular season begins, from the Marriott Center. Common questions asked to the players were how they chose their numbers, what they expected for the upcoming season, what they thought of the new court, and the West Coast Conference. Additionally the Cougars announced that BYUtv would air a True Blue Basketball Preview special on Thursday, November 10, 2011. All Cougar games will be broadcast on the BYU Radio Sports Network with Greg Wrubell (unless he is away for football) and Mark Durrant calling the action. Dave McCann

Dave McCann (sportscaster)

Dave McCann is a morning anchor for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he has been for the past 19 years. He is also the studio host for BYUtv's True Blue, is one of the hosts of the Countdown to Kickoff Pregame Show along with Alema Harrington and David Nixon, and is the lead sports announcer for...

, Blaine Fowler

Blaine Fowler

Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for Mtn. and Versus. When his contract with Mtn. doesn't conflict, Fowler calls football games for the Independent Brigham Young University and men's basketball West Coast Conference...

, Steve Cleveland

Steve Cleveland

Steve Cleveland is a former American college basketball coach and the former men's head basketball coach at Fresno State, Brigham Young University, and Fresno City College. During his tenure at Fresno State, Cleveland directed the largest Academic Progress Rate improvement in the nation...

, Robbie Bullough, and Jarom Jordan will provide coverage for BYUtv Sports

BYU Television

__NOEDITSECTION__Brigham Young University Television is a cable/satellite television channel operated by Brigham Young University...

 throughout the season.

The Pre-season WCC poll expects the Cougars to finish 3rd behind Gonzaga and St. Mary's and just ahead of Santa Clara.

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)

BYU Radio

BYU Radio

BYU Radio is a talk radio station run by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.Operating at Sirius XM channel 143 and locally on 89.1 MHz HD-2, it is known on-air as BYU Radio. It serves both those who are Mormon and not of the Mormon faith with values-based programming.-History:BYU Radio began...

- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)

KTHK

KTHK

KTHK is a commercial radio station located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, broadcasting on 105.5 FM. KTHK airs a country music format branded as "The Hawk". KTHK is also an affiliate for the BYU Cougars Sport Network.-External links:...

- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID

KMGR

KMGR

-External links:...

- Manti, UT

KSUB

KSUB

KSUB is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Cedar City, Utah, USA, the station is currently owned by Ccr-St. George Iv, LLC and features programing from Fox News Radio and CBS Radio. They are also an affiliate of the BYU Cougars Sports Network....

- Cedar City, UT

KDXU

KDXU

KDXU is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to St. George, Utah, USA, the station serves the St. George area. The station is currently owned by Ccr-St. George Iv, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio, CNN Radio and Premiere Radio Networks. KDXU is also an...

- St. George, UT

Roster

Recruits

Returning Players

Verbal Commitments

Schedule and results

Source

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!colspan=12 style="background:#FFA500; color:#FFFFFF;"| 2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will be held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada.-Format:...

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	(RV)	(RV)	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
NR		Not Ranked