1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: They'll connect this so marches right around the corner and 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:04,879 the Cougars are in the metal level. 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 2: It's time to talk some college basketball on Cougar Sports 4 00:00:08,839 --> 00:00:15,199 with Ben Critton. Welcome back Rick your Sports one of 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,039 three nine ninety eight points three ESPN the Fan. I've 6 00:00:17,039 --> 00:00:20,440 bet crital broadcasting from mar Vanderwealth Studios vanterwellth dot com. 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,440 Get on a free Q and a noble obligation to 8 00:00:22,559 --> 00:00:25,199 invest Q and A with our tax Mart Wealth Advisors 9 00:00:25,199 --> 00:00:29,359 certified financial planners. 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He's got his leather men's. 41 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: Jacket, looking all nice and pretty, not too far away 42 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,040 playing for Brooklyn where Brooklyn at Yegor showing up to 43 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:10,759 support the Koogs. He's one of the stories of BYU 44 00:02:10,879 --> 00:02:15,759 basketball that I think has the Board of Trustees and 45 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:20,319 the Brethren supporting BYU athletics in the modern era. Ronald 46 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,960 the three Man, you were there at the farewell press 47 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,800 conference of Yegorg Genteleman. I was, and I think you 48 00:02:27,879 --> 00:02:31,919 asked him a specific question about his experience at BYU, 49 00:02:31,759 --> 00:02:34,360 is why he came to BYU, what made it so special, 50 00:02:34,759 --> 00:02:36,840 and how faith played a role in all of it. 51 00:02:37,039 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 4: Yeah. 52 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: I was told from a specific source that the boys 53 00:02:41,039 --> 00:02:44,719 up here nor if the brother and they liked that question. Look, guys, 54 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,080 I mean, look, we were talking about basketball being the 55 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:48,800 whole time. Much is great, right, I don't want to 56 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,840 take that away. He did some amazing thing. He was 57 00:02:50,879 --> 00:02:53,719 a lottery pick. But when you see a kid who's 58 00:02:53,759 --> 00:02:55,919 from Moscow, Russia, from a different part of the world 59 00:02:56,039 --> 00:02:58,400 at general conference dating a member of the church and 60 00:02:58,439 --> 00:03:00,199 the any give him a quarter for what I know. Still, 61 00:03:00,439 --> 00:03:03,400 you know, in a long distance relationship, I'm like, this 62 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,639 question has to be asked, like we have to ask 63 00:03:05,879 --> 00:03:08,479 what his experience has been like, right, And he commented 64 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,879 on it. He said, you know, BYU, it's bigger than 65 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,560 you know yourself, my faith in Christ, and you know, 66 00:03:13,599 --> 00:03:16,759 I've grown as a person here lily bearing his own testimony, 67 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,800 the Yego Joeman version of BYU. And that's stuck out. 68 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,680 And I think that is the reason of why a 69 00:03:21,759 --> 00:03:24,240 lot of people want to be here. You know, on 70 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,400 and off the court, there's multitudes of non members here. 71 00:03:27,439 --> 00:03:30,639 I look, Fu Sine Treore was another person right, reports 72 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,080 that you know he's gonna get baptized, right, you know 73 00:03:33,159 --> 00:03:35,680 in France like that. That's the type of people that 74 00:03:35,759 --> 00:03:37,319 are in this culture, that are a part of it, 75 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,879 like the Bachmeier brothers. Right, we had them on the show, Ben, 76 00:03:40,039 --> 00:03:42,960 Did they not say that we are BYU like we 77 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,240 are the culture? Like these are individuals around the world 78 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,039 that come to be a you not just to play 79 00:03:48,039 --> 00:03:50,360 at a high level, but also you know, grow their 80 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,240 faith and grow their testimony and be with people of 81 00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:55,159 different faiths than people of the same faith. 82 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 4: You know. 83 00:03:55,599 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: And it's been open and Jegor is a positive experience. 84 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,479 He's he's been one of the faces been I think 85 00:04:00,719 --> 00:04:02,960 during the time of BA even more post right, I 86 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,800 think we've heard more commentary about Yegor in his time 87 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,080 at BAU since he's left BYU. Right with Legion of 88 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,719 Hoops put it out there. Yeah, New York is different 89 00:04:10,759 --> 00:04:12,840 than BYU. You know, at BYU people don't want to 90 00:04:13,159 --> 00:04:15,400 drink or party like that was a struggle for him, right, 91 00:04:15,439 --> 00:04:17,839 I think he struggled a couple of weeks, maybe mentally 92 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,759 figuring it out, but now he's been thriving with Brooklyn 93 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,399 and playing a lot more. I know fans didn't like 94 00:04:23,439 --> 00:04:25,079 that draft pick at first, but I think fans have 95 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,839 started to come around to Yegor. And yeah, he's at 96 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,879 Madison store Garden rightfully, so he was there for the draft. 97 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,800 So tip to Yegor been great individual that you're able 98 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,959 to get into your program. You only had him for 99 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,319 a year, but I don't think you have to be 100 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,040 here long to make an impact on people. 101 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think I think that's one of the reasons 102 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:47,720 why the rubber stamp of approval from the Board of 103 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:53,199 Trustees has been you know, it's been so willing to 104 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:59,439 be given, right you see, also recently the one hundred 105 00:04:59,439 --> 00:05:03,720 and fifty anniversary of Brigham Young University being celebrated in 106 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,879 Elder Oaks President Oaks profits here and Revelator Oaks at 107 00:05:07,879 --> 00:05:10,240 the Church Jesus Christ Letter Saints and Elder Holland, both 108 00:05:10,639 --> 00:05:15,160 having been former presidents of Brigham Young University, outwardly openly 109 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,000 declaring their love and appreciation not only for BYU as 110 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:24,040 an institution academically, spiritually, morally, but also athletically. 111 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 3: We went into it. We gave you some of those 112 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:26,800 sound bites. 113 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,759 Speaker 2: Maybe I can pull them up again for all of 114 00:05:28,759 --> 00:05:31,879 you guys, Cougar fans and Cougar country. And so they 115 00:05:32,439 --> 00:05:36,079 know and that they love BYU's institution, and then they 116 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:40,240 see what's happening in athletics and that BA Athletics is 117 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,319 doing it the right way, and they're willing and ready 118 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,800 to support it. They are more than willing to say, look, 119 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:47,519 do you guys get to play in your sandbox and 120 00:05:47,879 --> 00:05:49,879 do what you do. As long as you're doing it 121 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,160 in the right way, then we'll continue to support you 122 00:05:54,079 --> 00:05:54,879 in all things. 123 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 3: So I love it. 124 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:59,199 Speaker 2: I think it's tremendous and I love seeing Yegor showing 125 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:03,879 up in support his former BYU basketball teammates as they 126 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:08,839 ball out and do great things now, Richie Saunders, Okay, 127 00:06:08,959 --> 00:06:11,800 Richie rich the Todd King. What do we expect from 128 00:06:12,199 --> 00:06:15,199 the Tator Todd King versus the Clemson Tigers. 129 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,879 Speaker 3: We're pretty close to tip off, are we not? Yeah? 130 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:19,439 Speaker 1: I think they're about the tip off of what I'm 131 00:06:19,439 --> 00:06:21,040 looking at. I got the game pulled up here been 132 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,720 we are close to tip off about to happen, yes, sir. 133 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:28,199 Speaker 2: So Obviously, Ajda Bonsa has been the headliner I think 134 00:06:28,199 --> 00:06:30,560 for a lot of the propaganda out there in the 135 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:34,040 sports media world, and with two reason. I mean Ajda 136 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,920 Bonsas is second in Jeff Borzello's and Mior Medcal's most 137 00:06:37,959 --> 00:06:41,319 recent Freshman of the Year contenders. His previous rank was 138 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,600 number one. These things gets mixed up all the time. 139 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,680 But biggest performance so far he had twenty five point 140 00:06:46,759 --> 00:06:49,759 six rebound two steel game versus Yukon in Boston on 141 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,920 November fifteenth, So under the brightest lights, he's balled out. 142 00:06:53,199 --> 00:06:56,240 While the highlight worthy dunks have helped A Bonsa go viral, 143 00:06:56,319 --> 00:06:59,720 his defensive impact deserves equal attention. Byu is a top 144 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:04,040 twenty five team and adjusted defensive efficiency and when Debonsa 145 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,480 and Canard Davis junior are on the floor together. 146 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 3: Watch out. 147 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:11,959 Speaker 2: Opposing teams have registered just eighty three point four points 148 00:07:11,959 --> 00:07:15,959 per possession. That I think, just eighty three point four 149 00:07:16,279 --> 00:07:20,959 points per possession against the Cougars. Players who are who 150 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,199 have tried to take jump shots over to Bontsa are 151 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:28,720 just five for twenty eight percentergy Sports data. His versatility 152 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,439 has altered BYU's makeup on both sides of the ball. 153 00:07:32,959 --> 00:07:36,680 That is Myron medcalt breakdown of AJ. But Richie rich 154 00:07:37,199 --> 00:07:40,480 has also been tre medicine. He's taken the torch. Is 155 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,079 this Richie's team, Ronnie? 156 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 3: Or is this Aja's team? Gosh dart it. 157 00:07:45,319 --> 00:07:47,519 Speaker 1: Look, that's a very tough question. That's the question the 158 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,000 day that everybody wants to say. But I'm gonna let 159 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,240 the fans speak for themselves. Right, I go to the 160 00:07:52,279 --> 00:07:54,959 games for you? Did I not put out on your platform? 161 00:07:55,319 --> 00:07:58,079 There's a kid dressed like Richie Saunders with the hand 162 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,439 Ben Richie with the jersey, right, But I also see 163 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,439 AJ jersey as well as he had beans. But I 164 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:05,959 think if I had to pick Ben, if you had to, 165 00:08:06,199 --> 00:08:09,439 you know, answer the question flat out. Richie's gonna get 166 00:08:09,439 --> 00:08:11,879 the national age, is gonna get the national attention to 167 00:08:11,879 --> 00:08:14,720 excuse me, because he's the number one overall recruit project, 168 00:08:14,759 --> 00:08:15,639 the number one draft pick. 169 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 4: He is. 170 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: But when you ask whose team it is who averages 171 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:20,600 more point, I think it's the Top King, right who 172 00:08:20,639 --> 00:08:24,360 won MVP, you know at the Terry Chocolate Invitational, the 173 00:08:24,519 --> 00:08:27,759 Top King. Look, Richie is in the best position possible 174 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,199 as one of the best stars. And I don't want 175 00:08:30,199 --> 00:08:32,799 to say co stars with A J and Robb because 176 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,240 I think they all the superstars in themselves. But he's 177 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,000 benefiting at the best point in my opinion, as one 178 00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:40,200 of the big three because AJ and Rob demands so 179 00:08:40,279 --> 00:08:43,480 much attention that Richie can just play and shoot as 180 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,919 many threes as he would like. He's already made twenty 181 00:08:45,919 --> 00:08:49,159 three on the season. Ben has made seventy five last year. Look, 182 00:08:49,399 --> 00:08:52,080 I think it's Richie's team right now. I think you 183 00:08:52,159 --> 00:08:54,440 have to scout a J and Rob. But if you 184 00:08:54,519 --> 00:08:56,960 leave the three point line open, number fifteen bears you, 185 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,279 so I still think it's Richie Saunders team. I still 186 00:08:59,279 --> 00:09:01,440 think he's a leader as one of the captains. Even 187 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,200 though AJ is getting a lot of the spotlight. 188 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,639 Speaker 2: The Todd King, ladies and gentlemen hopefully he goes off 189 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:10,440 tonight for the BA Cougars. But if you missed it, 190 00:09:10,759 --> 00:09:13,639 let me just take a brief time out from basketball 191 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,120 talk and discuss what happened up on the hill. The 192 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:21,000 University of Utah signed a college sports first private equity deal, 193 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,480 So if you missed it here, University of Utah Border 194 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:26,960 Trustees unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to create a for 195 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,679 profit company in partnership with New York based equity firm 196 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:34,759 Otro Capital that could help infuse more than five hundred 197 00:09:34,759 --> 00:09:36,600 million dollars to the athletics department. 198 00:09:36,639 --> 00:09:38,039 Speaker 3: According to Josh. 199 00:09:37,759 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 2: Furlong OFKSL dot com, the first of its kind d 200 00:09:41,919 --> 00:09:44,480 first of its kind deal creates a new for profit 201 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:48,759 company called Utah Brands and Entertainment LLC that will operate 202 00:09:49,159 --> 00:09:52,480 as part of the university structure but be outside of 203 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,960 the athletic department. Utah will maintain majority ownership of the 204 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,639 company and full control while being in part partnership with 205 00:10:00,759 --> 00:10:04,600 Otro Capital, who will be a minority owner and the 206 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,759 source for immediate infusion of cash into the department. Ultra 207 00:10:07,799 --> 00:10:11,960 Capital will receive a percentage of the annual revenue from 208 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,600 the Utah Brands and Entertainment LLC that will be split 209 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,559 with the university, with a goal to exit the partnership 210 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:24,240 in the next five to seven years. Yahoo Sports, Rossdalger Notes, 211 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:28,039 Utah Brands and Entertainment will house most of the components 212 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:33,360 traditionally held within the university's athletic department through fundraising will 213 00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:36,799 no fundraising will remain with the school. The new company's 214 00:10:37,159 --> 00:10:40,759 primary goals to generate more revenue across an assortment of areas, 215 00:10:40,799 --> 00:10:45,799 including ticketing, concessions, corporate sales, and sponsorships. The move isn't 216 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:50,240 completely foreign to college sports, as a host of schools Kentucky, Michigan, State, 217 00:10:50,279 --> 00:10:52,679 Cleans in Texas, Tech, and SMU have announced the creation 218 00:10:52,879 --> 00:10:56,919 of a private revenue generating entity outside of the athletic department. However, 219 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,360 none of those schools have partnered with Inequity. For let's 220 00:11:00,399 --> 00:11:03,720 transition back to hoopstock, we got Jonathan Tabinari, the Brazilian bomber, 221 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:09,120 live from Madison Square Garden to talk some BYU hoops JT. 222 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 3: How heck are you buddy? 223 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:15,399 Speaker 4: Hey? The game is started and AJ with Keke panners, 224 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:16,639 So I couldn't be better right now? 225 00:11:17,279 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 3: Hey? 226 00:11:17,639 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 2: Uh, you know how How good is this BYU basketball 227 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,919 team right now? Are you feeling good about where they're 228 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,120 trending their chemistry? I think everyone's always want to, Hey, 229 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,639 how's the chemistry, How's the cohesion? 230 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,159 Speaker 3: How's the continuity within the players? 231 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,039 Speaker 4: You know, the season they've had so far in an 232 00:11:37,039 --> 00:11:41,120 nonconference chedule has been tremended. You've seen all the players evolved. 233 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,600 Obviously a couple of injuries that you weren't expecting. But 234 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:45,759 you know, we knew that this was going to be 235 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,600 the Robert right, you know, the RW three and AJ 236 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,559 and Rich the show and uh, you know, and now 237 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,480 you're hoping that some of the other supporting casts will 238 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,080 be able to step up. You know, you're hoping that a, 239 00:11:56,159 --> 00:11:57,759 let say, you will be able to get going as 240 00:11:57,799 --> 00:12:01,639 the backup point guards. You're hoping that Tyler Russ and 241 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:04,840 U and Mohilo are able to knock down shots, and uh, 242 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,720 you know, and then obviously I'm super happy with how 243 00:12:09,039 --> 00:12:11,039 you know, Kadeem has come in and and does an 244 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:14,000 incredible job. You know, he sat playing the four and 245 00:12:14,039 --> 00:12:18,360 the five, and uh, but again you need more and 246 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,679 you know, skim forget I'll Mick Fiomandi, who also has 247 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:24,240 been incredible and so it's a great team that they're improving. 248 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,679 And this game here against Dumpson is the last game 249 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:32,200 that they actually have a real talent before they play 250 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:35,480 about four bunnies, you know, to finish out the season 251 00:12:35,519 --> 00:12:37,799 of the year or to finish out go on Compert schedule. 252 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,159 So that's you know, the players to take their finals. 253 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,480 But you know, so far, it's a really good game 254 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:47,559 here five three physical Uh juy Leen former Sinview guy. 255 00:12:47,919 --> 00:12:51,639 Uh playing Fort Clemson right now and uh, good game 256 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,440 so far, you know, my first time in the garden then, so. 257 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:56,399 Speaker 3: Love that man. Yeah. 258 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,879 Speaker 2: The starters for b you rod right the third, Richie Saunders, 259 00:12:58,919 --> 00:13:02,799 Kennar Davis Junior, Asier de Boncer, Kepaketa on Clemsonside, Justin Porter, 260 00:13:03,039 --> 00:13:06,200 Dylan Hunter, Jake Walleen, Nick Davidson and then Carter Welling. 261 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,720 You got to b yu or excuse me, you got 262 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:13,600 two Utah based uh prospects there, Carter Welling and Jake Walleen, 263 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:16,399 and then I think Nick Davidson instead also played basketball 264 00:13:16,399 --> 00:13:18,320 at by a lot of bo your connections. There are 265 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,080 a lot of Utah connection with Jake Walleen being a 266 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:22,279 former BO you commit. 267 00:13:25,039 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, and you know, I was really bummed when Jake 268 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,159 decided to go to decided to go to Utah. You 269 00:13:30,159 --> 00:13:32,799 know where the prospects of r you had, you know, 270 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:37,960 even going back to Burby, Causelow's incredible, incredible players and uh, 271 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,120 you know there's different fastor success now and Jake looking 272 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,759 at here right now, looks big, looks strong. Uh you 273 00:13:43,799 --> 00:13:47,440 know a J's ping another jump over him and uh, 274 00:13:47,519 --> 00:13:50,320 but phenomenal game. I think this VRU team, you know 275 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,120 is boys. My expectation for this game benefit very much. 276 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:54,960 You know, are they going to be able to be 277 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,480 the team by twenty you know or thirty because like 278 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,919 he did against Wisconsin, I don't know, there'll be different 279 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,799 to sell. But uh, that's the type of performance that 280 00:14:02,799 --> 00:14:04,799 I expect m D y years. You know, right before 281 00:14:04,879 --> 00:14:07,960 the rep up the non confidence part of the season. 282 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,919 Speaker 2: With Dawson Baker suffering an a cl tear, obviously Nate 283 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,840 Pickens is out for the season. Uh, who who gets 284 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,080 those minutes? What will the rotation look like now with 285 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:19,759 Dawson out of the lineup? 286 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 4: Oh, I think that the rotation gets tightened up with 287 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,799 you know, probably Xavion being the one that gets you 288 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:30,200 a little of the last playing time with Mahilo Dominich 289 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,919 and being an Alexe getting most of the minutes, right, 290 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,399 they beginning to see that Mihilo was getting them and 291 00:14:35,399 --> 00:14:38,279 then the Indian amount the stepped up. But it'll be 292 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,440 interesting to see it because this team doesn't soonly have 293 00:14:40,519 --> 00:14:43,879 a snipers, right, someone that is a a prolific catching 294 00:14:43,919 --> 00:14:46,279 shoot guy. I s out for Richie. Uh, you know 295 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,679 that that's just a starter. But from the bench, they 296 00:14:48,679 --> 00:14:51,320 don't have a you know, someone like seven Network last year, 297 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,320 and so just based on that or being just going 298 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:55,279 to see who steps up. 299 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,519 Speaker 2: Jonathan Tabinari talking to some b YU pass catball here 300 00:15:00,519 --> 00:15:03,720 on your Utai ESPN radio network. He's live from Madison 301 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,679 Square Garden as the b AU Cougar is taking on 302 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:08,799 the Clemson Tigers. Uh. 303 00:15:08,879 --> 00:15:10,759 Speaker 3: Do you feel like this is gonna be another blowout? 304 00:15:10,799 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 2: It sounds like you're alluding to it similar to Wisconsin, 305 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,600 who was you know, a top twenty five team as well. 306 00:15:19,559 --> 00:15:21,679 Speaker 4: To my expectation is that you know, b y U 307 00:15:21,799 --> 00:15:24,799 games and wins well, right, you know, and uh, you 308 00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:28,320 know aside from from aside from ukon, b YU hasn't 309 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,759 really been challenge and even in that game. They were 310 00:15:30,759 --> 00:15:32,759 able to come back and almost win the game. And 311 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,799 so I think that's the expectations for this turning playing 312 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,519 against caliber. Now, person who's very athletic, very long and so, 313 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,519 you know, decided to see where's game the game fans 314 00:15:42,559 --> 00:15:42,799 out to. 315 00:15:42,799 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 2: Be Jonathan Tabinari Live from Madison Square Garden. Jonathan, last 316 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,200 thing before we let you go, uh this uh, this 317 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,919 b YU basketball team. This is their their last non 318 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,600 conference games, you know, leading up to in conference games. 319 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,200 Do you think they've they've been prepared through the non 320 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:07,000 conference in order to battle with arguably the best. I mean, 321 00:16:07,039 --> 00:16:11,240 it is the best college basketball conference in the country. 322 00:16:11,279 --> 00:16:15,000 You look at their records versus the SEC, the Big Ten. 323 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:15,799 Speaker 3: Everybody else. 324 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,759 Speaker 2: They have been dominant versus everybody else in the college 325 00:16:19,759 --> 00:16:20,480 basketball world. 326 00:16:22,279 --> 00:16:24,559 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know all other teams. We have to hear 327 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,720 about the USCC and football. The UYU gets told probably 328 00:16:27,759 --> 00:16:30,200 say God about a Big twelve and basketball, and you 329 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,840 know b YU happens to be you know, not do 330 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,840 want to be premier seams in the Big twelve. And 331 00:16:35,919 --> 00:16:39,480 so as the season goes on, the team is only 332 00:16:39,519 --> 00:16:41,240 going to get better. The high is only going to 333 00:16:41,399 --> 00:16:44,759 get bigger. You know, and focusing on AJ for a minute. 334 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,000 It is crazy to think that the more goes on, 335 00:16:48,279 --> 00:16:51,799 the hype gets bigger, and he's still and he still delivers, right, 336 00:16:51,879 --> 00:16:56,120 And so you know, definitely by a mile, the greatest 337 00:16:56,159 --> 00:16:59,039 basketball season in program. Heretory the most hyphe to one 338 00:16:59,080 --> 00:16:59,440 for sure. 339 00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 2: And I think so is DeMarcus Harrison in attendance by chance? 340 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:07,519 Speaker 4: Uh, now that I see it. 341 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 2: DeMarcus Harrison, I think, is the only I don't know, 342 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,839 is he the only guy that played for BYU basketball 343 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,359 and Clemson in his career? 344 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 4: Now, I don't know. I know, I know the market 345 00:17:20,519 --> 00:17:23,880 didn't go to go to Clemson, but I don't see 346 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,319 him here right now. So I do see I see 347 00:17:26,319 --> 00:17:30,880 I see Yagor, I see President Gen Dave Road, and 348 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:35,200 then I see my boss. My boss was Bob uh 349 00:17:35,599 --> 00:17:39,279 David Tlana. But I did not see James Bolin. 350 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:39,799 Speaker 3: All right. 351 00:17:39,799 --> 00:17:41,559 Speaker 2: I was just I was just seeing, if you know, 352 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,759 who's the who's who out there at the ed Madison 353 00:17:44,799 --> 00:17:48,319 Square Garden. So uh, JT always appreciate her time and 354 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,000 enjoy the game. Man, We'll catch up with you later. 355 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 4: I appreciate it. And you know, it's all of the 356 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,079 ESPN fans always on forever Kid. 357 00:17:56,319 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 3: They go, that's Jonathan Devin Are. Yeah. 358 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:00,559 Speaker 2: The Big twelve is thirty eight and twelve one against 359 00:18:00,599 --> 00:18:05,240 other power conferences. Right now in this basketball season, they're 360 00:18:05,279 --> 00:18:08,400 fourteen to two against the SEC eleven and seven versus 361 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:11,519 the ACC. Big Ten is seven and six, Big East 362 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:14,480 is six and six. I may put out real quick 363 00:18:14,559 --> 00:18:16,480 a photo of DeMarcus Harrison. 364 00:18:16,759 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 3: Who is this? 365 00:18:18,279 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 2: And why am I asking it? Cougarnation hit me up 366 00:18:22,279 --> 00:18:28,160 on Twitter? Who is the only UH basketball player to 367 00:18:28,279 --> 00:18:32,279 have played for both BYU and the Clemson Tires. 368 00:18:32,279 --> 00:18:34,880 Speaker 3: Did you know that little little trivia of the day. 369 00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:36,319 Speaker 1: I did not been though I didn't. 370 00:18:36,759 --> 00:18:40,319 Speaker 2: DeMarcus Harrison man, Yeah, that was an interesting situation. Man 371 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:44,119 Like DeMarcus had decided I think he was gonna serve 372 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,480 a mission after his freshman season balled out. 373 00:18:47,519 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 3: He had a great year. 374 00:18:48,519 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 2: You pull up his stat line, I think in the 375 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:53,160 tournament just was trending in the right direction, and then 376 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,240 decide he I'm gonna I'm gonna go supermission. But then 377 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,319 decided not to submission, and by you had already kind 378 00:18:59,319 --> 00:19:02,920 of filled their US spots, and so de Marcus found 379 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,240 his way to Clemson. It was the transfer portal before 380 00:19:06,279 --> 00:19:08,279 the transfer portal kind of thing. And because he wasn't 381 00:19:08,279 --> 00:19:13,160 a graduate transfer anyway. Any that that's your your Staturday, 382 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,359 but you, yeah, you gotta look up DeMarcus Harrison for 383 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:16,039 those that know. 384 00:19:17,279 --> 00:19:18,799 Speaker 3: He was a great player. 385 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 2: I don't know what his his overall stat lines were. 386 00:19:22,839 --> 00:19:26,920 I think he was a contributing player, no doubt. I 387 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:28,759 don't know if he was a starting lineup guy, and 388 00:19:28,799 --> 00:19:31,720 I think he played. He played well for the Clemson 389 00:19:31,799 --> 00:19:34,720 Tigers for multiple year six point one points per game, 390 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,759 two point four rebounds, one assist, thirty seven percent from 391 00:19:37,759 --> 00:19:41,920 the field. Played in uh you know, from two thousand 392 00:19:42,839 --> 00:19:46,839 and twelve to twenty fifteen. He actually, yeah, he started 393 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:50,920 thirty one games played that first year, thirty six games 394 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:54,079 the following year, then thirty one after that started in fourteen, 395 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,440 twenty two, and twenty one. So overall, I think he 396 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:03,119 had fifty seven starts for the Clemson Tigers. Averaged on 397 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:07,960 his career with Clemson over twenty minutes per game too, 398 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:13,079 So great player, great players. Final year with Clemson average 399 00:20:13,079 --> 00:20:14,880 seven point nine points per game. 400 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:16,279 Speaker 3: So it would have been nice. It would have been 401 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:17,599 nice to have the. 402 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 2: Marcus Harrison as a BYU Cougar All right, that's our segment. Guys, 403 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,039 appreciate you guys tuning in, chiming in wherever you've been 404 00:20:25,079 --> 00:20:28,599 tuning it, tuning in and chimon infom BYU basketball currently 405 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:33,640 up in this BYU Clemson matchup, and hopefully they get 406 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:37,759 another convincing victory there. It's nine to seven currently with 407 00:20:37,759 --> 00:20:40,680 about fifteen minutes left in the first half. Let's go 408 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,160 to break, We'll come back. 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