BYU officials said the NCAA's ruling on penalties pertaining to the Nick Emery pay-for-play scheme were "unprecedented" and that the coaching staff and administrators "had no knowledge of or involvement in the infractions."
The NCAA said BYU's Yoeli Childs did not submit appropriate paperwork and received impermissible expenses when he worked with an agent while testing his NBA draft prospects. He has been suspended nine games.
With the coaching carousel finally at rest (we think), here's the toughest task for each of the 59 new Division I bosses.
BYU guard Nick Emery, who had a year of eligibility remaining after averaging 12.6 points over his three seasons, had decided to retire from basketball, he said.
BYU guard Nick Emery said Tuesday he is retiring from basketball following a college career that began with high expectations but that ended with him at the center of an NCAA investigation. Emery used social media to announce he is stepping away with a year of eligibility still remaining. The school confirmed the retirement. Emery made a splash right away at BYU, averaging a career-best 16.3 points per game during his first season and setting a BYU freshman record with 97 3-pointers. He helped the Cougars reach the semifinals of the 2016 NIT. After playing for two years, he withdrew from school for the 2017-18 season, citing personal reasons. The 6-foot-2 guard returned to the program in 2018 and he began his third and final season serving a nine-game suspension following the NCAA investigation.
The fields for 13 early-season college basketball tournaments were announced Thursday. Here's your handy guide to all 13 ESPN-aired events.
Wednesday was the deadline for player entry in the 2019 NBA draft. Here are the college teams with bigger (or fewer) worries.
The bar for entry to this year's NBA Draft Combine was a high one. A few names that stood out to scouts as players they'd expected to get invites but didn't: Wisconsin's Ethan Happ, BYU's Yoeli Childs and Hofstra's Justin Wright-Forman. The Combine takes place in Chicago this month after the NBA Lottery.
Utah Valley's Mark Pope has been named the new head coach at Brigham Young University.
Longtime BYU coach Dave Rose announced his retirement on Tuesday. Rose led BYU to eight NCAA tournaments, but none since 2015.
Nobody in college basketball has mastered the triple-double like Sabrina Ionescu. Can she now lead the Oregon Ducks to an NCAA championship?
Isaiah Pineiro had 27 points and 12 rebounds as San Diego rolled past Brigham Young 80-57 in the West Coast Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Saturday night.
Yoeli Childs had 29 points and 13 rebounds as BYU beat San Diego 87-73 on Saturday night. TJ Haws added 26 points for the Cougars.
Zach Norvell Jr. scored 25 points, Rui Hachimura added 23 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Gonzaga beat BYU 102-68 on Saturday night, clearing the way for the Bulldogs to possibly be ranked No. 1 on Monday.
Frankie Ferrari had a career-high 23 points as San Francisco defeated BYU 77-71 on Thursday night.
Yoeli Childs had 18 points and five assists as BYU defeated Loyola Marymount 70-62 on Saturday.
Junior guard TJ Haws scored eight of his career-high 35 points in overtime while Yoeli Childs had five of his 27 in the extra period to lead BYU to an 88-82 victory against San Diego on Thursday night.
Yoeli Childs had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lift Brigham Young to a 69-59 win over Pacific on Saturday night.
T.J. Haws scored 22 points, Yoeli Childs added 17 points with 11 rebounds and BYU handed Portland its 11th straight loss, 83-48 on Thursday night.
Gavin Baxter had career highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds to help BYU rout Loyola Marymount 67-49 on Saturday night.
Brandon Clarke scored 23 points and Rui Hachimura added 20 to lead No. 4 Gonzaga to a 93-63 win over BYU on Thursday night.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-0 | - | 33-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 11-5 | 5 | 22-12 |
| BYU | 11-5 | 5 | 19-13 |
| San Francisco | 9-7 | 7 | 21-10 |
| Loyola Marymount | 8-8 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Santa Clara | 8-8 | 8 | 16-15 |
| San Diego | 7-9 | 9 | 21-15 |
| Pepperdine | 6-10 | 10 | 16-18 |
| Pacific | 4-12 | 12 | 14-18 |
| Portland | 0-16 | 16 | 7-25 |
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 15-32 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 29 |
