BYU Basketball 25-26: The AJ Season

[myboynoah]

What a game from AJ. That is one for the ages. So happy it happened against Utah.

Can you imagine shooting 100% from the FT line, 60% from 3, and being down 20 with 90 seconds left? We took their very best shot and still won.

Weren't there chants of "over rated" from the uofutah student section in SLC last week? Some build-in motivation.

I was thinking the same thing about the uofutah. Did so well but still got blown out.

[chrisrenrut]

You definitely got your money's worth out of AJ last night. The way the Cougars played in the 2nd half, they could beat anyone.

I hope they can continue that into Monday against the AZHoles.

[myboynoah]

You definitely got your money's worth out of AJ last night. The way the Cougars played in the 2nd half, they could beat anyone.

I hope they can continue that into Monday against the AZHoles.

So, what is the secret to that three-point shooting? And Brown is special. Does he still have eligibility after this year?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Utah 3-pt shooting was incredible yesterday. 60% on the road on a high volume of shooting? That is nuts.

Brown, McHenry, and Dawes are all very good. And the utes definitely seem to be getting better as the season progresses.

[Jeff Lebowski]

By the way, I was surprised at how few ute fans attended yesterday. I am not sure I recall a rivalry game with so little red in the crowd.

[myboynoah]

By the way, I was surprised at how few ute fans attended yesterday. I am not sure I recall a rivalry game with so little red in the crowd.

Interesting perspective. I have attended many, so I thought that was fairly normal.

[beefytee]

By the way, I was surprised at how few ute fans attended yesterday. I am not sure I recall a rivalry game with so little red in the crowd.

It’s hard for even BYU fans to get tickets these days. I can’t imagine a Ute fan making an effort with the current circumstances.

I’ve made it to 2 Delta center games and the game up at Utah. Haven’t made it to a Marriott center game yet.

[Pelado]

BYU men's basketball current ratings:

NET: 6
KenPom: 9
ESPN BPI: 10
BPI Resume: 11
Faktor KPI: 7
T-Rank: 15
AP: 10
Coaches: 10

Record against Quad 1: 3-1
Quad 2: 3-0
Quad 3: 0-0
Quad 4: 3-0

Games remaining against Quad 1: 10
Quad 2: 6
Quad 3: 3
Quad 4: 2

ESPN's BPI predictor model gives BYU a 96.9% chance to win at home against Pacific (NET: 84, KenPom 124) on Tuesday, predicting a margin of 21.5 points. It's ranked 5th of the day's games in "Matchup Quality".

For Friday's home game against Abilene Christian (NET: 216, KenPom: 219), BPI projects an 99.1% chance of victory, with an expected margin of 29.5 points. It's ranked 7th of the day's games in "Matchup Quality".

For the tournament projections, BPI currently shows BYU with the following chances: NA - no data yet
Round of 32:
Sweet 16:
Elite 8:
Final 4:
Title game:
Champion:

They are listed as the ___ highest odds of winning the tournament. Big 12 teams with better odds: NA - no data yet

BYU men's basketball current ratings:

NET: 12
KenPom: 15
ESPN BPI: 13
BPI Resume: 13
Faktor KPI: 13
T-Rank: 23
AP: 13
Coaches: 13

Record against Quad 1: 4-2
Quad 2: 4-0
Quad 3: 4-0
Quad 4: 5-0

Games remaining against Quad 1: 9
Quad 2: 2
Quad 3: 1
Quad 4: 0

ESPN's BPI predictor model gives BYU a 42.2% chance to win at home against Arizona (NET: 1, KenPom 1) today, predicting a margin of just 2 points. It's ranked 1st of the day's games in "Matchup Quality".

For Saturday's game at Kansas (NET: 15, KenPom: 14), BPI projects an 37.4% chance of victory, with an expected margin of 3.2 points. It's ranked 1st of the day's games in "Matchup Quality".

For the tournament projections, BPI currently shows BYU with the following chances: NA - no data yet
Round of 32:
Sweet 16:
Elite 8:
Final 4:
Title game:
Champion:

They are listed as the ___ highest odds of winning the tournament. Big 12 teams with better odds: NA - no data yet

I'm surprised there's no published data on the tournament projections - seems like there should be by now.

[Joe Public]

Already giving up the uncontested corner 3.

[Joe Public]

Turnovers . . .

[Pelado]

Don't need Ahmed getting fouls out there.

[Joe Public]

Spotlight too bright for Richie so far.

[Joe Public]

Offense really struggling the last five minutes.

[Joe Public]

Turnovers . . .

Bump

[Joe Public]

Rob Wright 1/9 from the field. Davis 0/3. AJ 4/11 but at least is getting to the line.