Brigham Younger Cougars head coach Mark Pope argues with a referee as BYU and Washington State play within the NIT quarterfinals on the Marriott Middle in Provo on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Washington State gained 77-58. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
After a disappointing end and fifth-place standing within the West Coast Convention final season, the BYU Cougars males’s basketball workforce is making ready for its closing marketing campaign within the WCC earlier than becoming a member of the Huge 12.
On Thursday as a part of the convention’s annual media day, the preseason ballot (as voted by the convention’s coaches) was launched, and the Cougars had been picked to complete in a tie for third with the San Francisco Dons.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs had been as soon as once more picked to win the convention, though it wasn’t unanimous, because the Saint Mary’s Gaels acquired one of many 10 votes.
Portland was picked fifth, adopted by Santa Clara, Pepperdine, San Diego, Loyola Marymount and Pacific.
𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟚-𝟚𝟛 𝕄𝕖𝕟'𝕤 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕓𝕒𝕝𝕝 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕠𝕟 ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕝 & 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞
— WCC Basketball (@WCChoops) October 6, 2022
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Final season, Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s and San Francisco all made the NCAA Event, whereas BYU was on the surface wanting in. San Francisco making it marked the primary time since 2008 that a workforce aside from Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s or BYU made it within the discipline.
The Dons may have a brand new coach, nonetheless, as Todd Golden left for Florida and Chris Gerlufsen replaces him.
Along with the preseason ballot, the preseason all-conference workforce was launched, and BYU massive man Fousseyni Traore was among the many 10 gamers on it.
As a freshman final season, the 6-foot-6, 240-pound Traore averaged 9.6 factors and eight.5 rebounds per recreation
The Cougars open the 2022-23 on the Marriott Middle in opposition to Idaho State on Nov. 7.