Preseason magazines and online previews project 2014-15 season

PROVO, Utah – With the 2014-15 season right around the corner, that means it’s time for preseason magazines and online conference previews. See below to find out where BYU is picked to finish in the West Coast Conference and what preseason honors the Cougars received.

Lindy’s Sports College Basketball Preview

• Senior guard Tyler Haws ranked No. 1 in the nation among shooting guards
• Junior guard Kyle Collinsworth ranked No. 20 in the nation among small forwards (even though he plays the point)
• BYU picked to finish second in the WCC
• Tyler Haws named the preseason player of the year and to the five-man All-WCC first-team
• Kyle Collinsworth named to the five-man All-WCC second-team
• Nov. 2013 signees and current missionaries TJ Haws (40) and Payton Dastrup (68) both ranked among the top 100 from the class of 2014

Sporting News College Basketball Year Book

• Senior guard Tyler Haws and junior guard Kyle Collinsworth named to the 10-man all-conference team
• Chase Fischer named to the five-man all-newcomer team
• The Marriott Center named the top venue in the WCC
• BYU picked to finish second in the WCC
• Nov. 2013 signees and current missionaries TJ Haws (53) and Payton Dastrup (94) both ranked among the top 100 from the class of 2014
• BYU’s recruiting class ranked 29th

Athlon Sports College Basketball Preview

• Senior guard Tyler Haws ranked the second-best scorer in the country
• Senior guard Tyler Haws named the WCC preseason player of the year and to the five-man All-WCC first-team
• Nov. 2013 signees and current missionaries TJ Haws (55) and Payton Dastrup (96) both ranked among the top 100 from the class of 2014
• Nov. 2013 signee and current freshman Jake Toolson ranked No. 248 in the class of 2014

Online Previews

• Yahoo! Sports named Tyler Haws and Kyle Collinsworth to its five-man All-WCC team and selected Haws as the preseason player of the year
• SI.com projects Tyler Haws to lead the nation in scoring in 2014-15
• CampusInsiders.com projects Tyler Haws to lead the nation in scoring in 2014-15
• ESPN’s Insider previews BYU