Cougars Picked to Finish Third in WCC

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – BYU men’s basketball was picked to finish third in its first season in the West Coast Conference, as voted on by the WCC coaches.

The Cougars return seven letterwinners and three starters from last season’s team that finished first in the Mountain West Conference, advanced to the Sweet 16 and won a program-record 32 games. Junior forward Brandon Davies was one of 10 players selected to the Preseason All-WCC Team. Davies averaged 11.1 points and 6.2 rebounds last season.

BYU received one first-place vote and 52 points overall, finishing behind Gonzaga (seven first-place votes and 63 points) and Saint Mary’s (one first-place vote and 56 points).

Team (First Place Votes)	Points
1. Gonzaga University (7)	63
2. Saint Mary’s College (1)	56
3. Brigham Young University (1)	52
4. University of San Francisco	42
5. Santa Clara University	35
6. Loyola Marymount University	27
7. University of Portland	25
8. Pepperdine University	13
9. University of San Diego	11
Note: Coaches could not vote for their teams

Player	School	Yr.	Pos.
Brandon Davies	BYU	Jr.	F
Matthew Dellavedova	Saint Mary’s	Jr.	G
Kevin Foster	Santa Clara	RS-Jr.	G
Rashad Green	San Francisco	Sr.	G
Elias Harris	Gonzaga	Jr.	F
Rob Jones	Saint Mary’s	RS-Sr.	F
Nemanja Mitrovic	Portland	Sr.	G
Robert Sacre	Gonzaga	RS-Sr.	C
Drew Viney	Loyola Marymount	RS-Sr.	F
Michael Williams	San Francisco	Jr.	G
Note: Team listed alphabetically