Worthington and Haws named captains for 2018-19

PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s basketball coach Dave Rose announced today that Luke Worthington and TJ Haws have been named team captains for the 2018-19 season. Worthington and Haws were selected by a vote by their teammates.

Worthington, a senior forward from Mequon, Wisconsin, was a team captain on last season’s team that won 24 games and received an at-large bid to the NIT. He started 29 games and averaged 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. His leadership on and off the court and classroom success were recognized as he was named WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention, received Bronze Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll and earned a spot on the NABC Honors Court.

Haws, a junior guard from Alpine, Utah, has started every game the past two seasons. In 2017-18, Haws averaged 11.7 points and a team-best 4.2 assists. He was also second on the team with 50 3-point field goals and 43 steals. Haws scored a season-best 26 points against San Francisco and set a new career-high with eight assists vs. UT Arlington. He received All-WCC Honorable Mention and was named to the WCC All-Academic Team. As a freshman, Haws was named to the All-WCC First Team.

BYU opens exhibition play Wednesday night vs. Saint Martin’s, an NCAA Division II institution in Lacey, Washington. The game will be televised live on BYUtv and broadcast on the BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143, BYUcougars.com and KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM/1160 AM.