BYU to take on San Diego Tuesday on Stadium & KJZZ-TV

PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s basketball will face San Diego (2-7, 1-4) Tuesday on the road. The Cougars are coming off of grinding out a double-overtime win over Pacific on Saturday. San Diego had their most recent matchup against LMU postponed, before that, they last fell to No. 1 Gonzaga last Thursday.

The BYU-San Diego game will be produced and air on Stadium at 6 p.m. PST. The Stadium broadcast can also be viewed via KJZZ-TV. The game will be broadcast live on the BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2 and KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM.

BYU Notes (14-4, 5-2 West Coast Conference)

• The Cougars are 14-4, most recently defeating Pacific 95-87 in double overtime.
• BYU is No. 2 in the WCC standings.
• BYU has wins over Pacific, Pepperdine, San Francisco, Saint Mary’s, Weber State, Texas Southern, No. 18 San Diego State, Utah, Utah State, St. John’s, Utah Valley, New Orleans and Westminster. The four losses were to USC, Boise State, No. 1 Gonzaga and Pepperdine.
• BYU is led by senior guard Alex Barcello who is averaging 15.4 points, 4.7 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game. Barcello has been among the top three-point shooters in the nation this season, but has cooled off a bit recently. He was a driving force behind BYU's last win, flirting with a possible triple double with 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. 
• Matt Haarms and Brandon Averette, BYU's other two senior leaders along with Barcello, are the next behind Barcello in scoring with 11.3 and 11.1 points per game respectively.
• BYU's bench production has been big this season, outscoring opponents in 16 of 18 games played.
• Despite coming close in its last game, BYU has never lost back-to-back games in the Mark Pope era and has the third-longest active streak of games played without consecutive losses at 52. The two teams above them are Houston (118) and Gonzaga (75).

Head Coach – Mark Pope

• Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
• Division I Career Record: 115-68 (6th season)
• Record at BYU: 38-12 (2nd season)

 San Diego Notes (2-7, 1-4 West Coast Conference)

• San Diego is 2-7, after a 90-62 loss at home to No. 1 Gonzaga last Thursday.
• San Diego is No. 9 in the WCC standings.
• San Diego has wins this season over Cal Poly and LMU. Its losses have come to UCLA, Nevada, UC Irvine, San Francisco, Santa Clara, LMU and Gonzaga.
• The Dons have played half as many games as the Cougars, in this unique 2020-21 season.
• San Diego is led by guard Joey Calcaterra who is averaging 12.9 points per game. He's shooting 95 percent from the free throw line.
• Forward Josh Parrish is next for the Dons with 11.3 points per game. He had a season-high 20 points two games ago against Portland.

Head Coach – Sam Scholl

• Alma Mater: San Diego, 2001
• Division I Career Record: 32-45 (3rd Season)
• Record at Pepperdine: 32-45 (3rd Season)

Series Information

• All-Time Series: BYU leads 15-6
• Last Meeting: BYU won 72-71 at San Diego on a final-minute alley-oop from dunk TJ Haws to Yoeli Childs for what Pope has referred to as the most important victory of last season.

Broadcast Information

• TV: Stadium / KJZZ-TV
• TV Talent: Steve Quis (play-by-play), Richie Schueler (analyst)
• Radio: BYU Sports Network, BYU Radio Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM HD2, KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM
• Streamed Audio: BYURadio.org, BYUCougars.com/LiveRadio and the BYU Radio, BYUCougars and BYU Gameday apps
• Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Terry Nashif (analyst)
• Live Stats: BYUcougars.com