ONLY CHAMPIONS WELCOME AT MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE
With its 83-79 win over Dayton on Friday evening, BYU improved to 3-1 in multi-team events under second-year head coach Kevin Young.
It also the seventh time the Cougars are have won a MTE since the beginning of the 2000-01 season (2023 Vegas Showdown, 2010 South Padre Invitational, 2009 Las Vegas Classic, 2008 Basketball Travelers Invitational, 2006 BYU Holiday Classic, 2002 Paradise Jam).
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Wednesday will be the Cougars’ second regular season at Delta Center, marking the fourth time since their first game on March 11, 1993 that BYU has played multiple games at the home of the Utah Jazz in same season.
Wednesday will be the Cougars’ 31st game at Delta Center as they are 25-5 all-time including three straight wins highlighted by a 98-70 victory over No. 23 Wisconsin earlier this season.
GROUNDHOG DAY
For the third straight week, BYU is ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll marking their fifth straight week in the Top 10 and second longest streak since the 2010-11 season.
The Cougars are 8-3 all-time when ranked ninth in the AP Poll, with the last three wins coming at neutral sites. Since losing to UCLA and Oklahoma City in the NCAA Tournament in 1965, BYU has won eight of its last nine with the lone setback coming at New Mexico on Jan. 29, 2011.
