Emery and Morgan, Jr., Selected as Team Captains

PROVO -- BYU men’s basketball coach Dave Rose announced Tuesday that senior Lamont Morgan, Jr., and junior Jackson Emery have been named captains for this year’s team.

“Jackson and Lamont are team players,” Rose said. “They are proven leaders and have the respect of their teammates. They are willing to do whatever it takes to make this team better. Their teammates voted them as captains and I couldn’t ask for better leaders.”

Morgan enters his third year in the program after redshirting in 2007-08 and playing a key role off the bench last season. The 5-foot-10 senior guard averaged 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting .461 from the field and .412 from downtown.

In his first season back from a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico, Emery started 32 of 33 games while posting averages of 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists. He was third on the team with 47 steals and shot .480 from the field, .377 from downtown and .738 from the free throw line. Known for his hustle and defensive play, Emery earned a spot on the 2009 MWC All-Defensive Team.

Morgan, Emery and the Cougars will give fans a look at this season’s team at the annual Cougar Tipoff on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Marriott Center. BYU will play two home exhibition games—Nov. 5 vs. Trinity Western and Nov. 10 vs. Central Washington—before opening the regular season on Nov. 13 at home against Bradley. Tipoff for the season opener is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.