Matt
@yze-guy.bsky.social
Love BYU. Love basketball. Occasionally doing BYU hoops film study over at vanquishthefoe.com
Sometimes building stuff at www.byuhoopstats.com
Sometimes building stuff at www.byuhoopstats.com
Who knows what will translate to the regular season but through 2 exhibition games BYU is averaging 25 FTA / game. Last year that would have been good for 11th best in the country.
In addition, the Cougs are shooting 80% from the stripe with Keita going 7/8 and Mboup 4/4
In addition, the Cougs are shooting 80% from the stripe with Keita going 7/8 and Mboup 4/4
October 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Who knows what will translate to the regular season but through 2 exhibition games BYU is averaging 25 FTA / game. Last year that would have been good for 11th best in the country.
In addition, the Cougs are shooting 80% from the stripe with Keita going 7/8 and Mboup 4/4
In addition, the Cougs are shooting 80% from the stripe with Keita going 7/8 and Mboup 4/4
While football’s in a rain delay, here’s a random stat
In 64 career games so far, Kennard Davis has never fouled out of a game. Has only hit 4 fouls thirteen times in his career
Pretty good mark for someone who will be relied on as your main defensive stopper
In 64 career games so far, Kennard Davis has never fouled out of a game. Has only hit 4 fouls thirteen times in his career
Pretty good mark for someone who will be relied on as your main defensive stopper
October 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
While football’s in a rain delay, here’s a random stat
In 64 career games so far, Kennard Davis has never fouled out of a game. Has only hit 4 fouls thirteen times in his career
Pretty good mark for someone who will be relied on as your main defensive stopper
In 64 career games so far, Kennard Davis has never fouled out of a game. Has only hit 4 fouls thirteen times in his career
Pretty good mark for someone who will be relied on as your main defensive stopper
As it stands in the preliminary projections at haslametrics.com/ratings2.php..., BYU is never more than a 6pt underdog (at Arizona). Over the 6 games they are currently projected to drop, the average spread is only 2.5 pts
Current projected losses:
UConn
at TxTech
at Kansas
Houston
at Baylor
at AZ
Current projected losses:
UConn
at TxTech
at Kansas
Houston
at Baylor
at AZ
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October 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
As it stands in the preliminary projections at haslametrics.com/ratings2.php..., BYU is never more than a 6pt underdog (at Arizona). Over the 6 games they are currently projected to drop, the average spread is only 2.5 pts
Current projected losses:
UConn
at TxTech
at Kansas
Houston
at Baylor
at AZ
Current projected losses:
UConn
at TxTech
at Kansas
Houston
at Baylor
at AZ
Preliminary preseason projections are out on haslametrics.com and the cougars clock in at 12th overall (8th OFF, 33rd DEF)
Ended last season at 20th ovr, 11th OFF, 70th DEF
Jumping to the team page, preliminary projections have the Cougs going 24-6 with only a loss to UConn in non-con play
Ended last season at 20th ovr, 11th OFF, 70th DEF
Jumping to the team page, preliminary projections have the Cougs going 24-6 with only a loss to UConn in non-con play
October 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Preliminary preseason projections are out on haslametrics.com and the cougars clock in at 12th overall (8th OFF, 33rd DEF)
Ended last season at 20th ovr, 11th OFF, 70th DEF
Jumping to the team page, preliminary projections have the Cougs going 24-6 with only a loss to UConn in non-con play
Ended last season at 20th ovr, 11th OFF, 70th DEF
Jumping to the team page, preliminary projections have the Cougs going 24-6 with only a loss to UConn in non-con play
Preseason numbers are ready over on evanmiya.com. BYU comes in as the #8 team with AJ, Richie, and Rob as top 50 players.
Initial rankings have BYU as third in the conference behind Houston and Arizona
#BYUHoops #BYUSN
Initial rankings have BYU as third in the conference behind Houston and Arizona
#BYUHoops #BYUSN
September 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Preseason numbers are ready over on evanmiya.com. BYU comes in as the #8 team with AJ, Richie, and Rob as top 50 players.
Initial rankings have BYU as third in the conference behind Houston and Arizona
#BYUHoops #BYUSN
Initial rankings have BYU as third in the conference behind Houston and Arizona
#BYUHoops #BYUSN
Excited to put an actual team logo up on this bad boy by the end of tonight
June 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Excited to put an actual team logo up on this bad boy by the end of tonight
Kennard Davis played 6 games last year against top 100 (Kenpom) defenses.
Scoring kept up pretty well and actually increased in shooting efficiency against those opponents, especially from three.
Did see decreases in FTA, less assists, more TOs against top 100 defenses
Scoring kept up pretty well and actually increased in shooting efficiency against those opponents, especially from three.
Did see decreases in FTA, less assists, more TOs against top 100 defenses
April 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Kennard Davis played 6 games last year against top 100 (Kenpom) defenses.
Scoring kept up pretty well and actually increased in shooting efficiency against those opponents, especially from three.
Did see decreases in FTA, less assists, more TOs against top 100 defenses
Scoring kept up pretty well and actually increased in shooting efficiency against those opponents, especially from three.
Did see decreases in FTA, less assists, more TOs against top 100 defenses
Reposted by Matt
I'm using the Matchup Preview tool at EvanMiya.com to look at some spicy potential 2nd round tournament games.
2-seed Tennessee vs 7-seed BYU would be very fun. The Vols stifling defense against the hottest offensive team in the country right now in BYU.
Vols only predicted to win by 3 👀
2-seed Tennessee vs 7-seed BYU would be very fun. The Vols stifling defense against the hottest offensive team in the country right now in BYU.
Vols only predicted to win by 3 👀
March 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm using the Matchup Preview tool at EvanMiya.com to look at some spicy potential 2nd round tournament games.
2-seed Tennessee vs 7-seed BYU would be very fun. The Vols stifling defense against the hottest offensive team in the country right now in BYU.
Vols only predicted to win by 3 👀
2-seed Tennessee vs 7-seed BYU would be very fun. The Vols stifling defense against the hottest offensive team in the country right now in BYU.
Vols only predicted to win by 3 👀
Also from haslametrics.com BYU has beaten defensive expectations in 6 out of the last seven games. Average offensive ranking on the site of the teams they faced over that span is 52.
Breakdown 👇
Top 1-15: 1
16-30: 1
31-40: 1
41 - 50: 1
51 - 100: 3
#BYUHoops #BYUSN
Breakdown 👇
Top 1-15: 1
16-30: 1
31-40: 1
41 - 50: 1
51 - 100: 3
#BYUHoops #BYUSN
March 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Also from haslametrics.com BYU has beaten defensive expectations in 6 out of the last seven games. Average offensive ranking on the site of the teams they faced over that span is 52.
Breakdown 👇
Top 1-15: 1
16-30: 1
31-40: 1
41 - 50: 1
51 - 100: 3
#BYUHoops #BYUSN
Breakdown 👇
Top 1-15: 1
16-30: 1
31-40: 1
41 - 50: 1
51 - 100: 3
#BYUHoops #BYUSN
BYU's defense is now good enough to avg out to a top 50 def across 4 analytics sites
kenpom.com - 57
barttorvik.com - 46
evanymiya.com - 41
haslametrics.com - 47
really good progress you can track visually w/ this graph from haslametrics
kenpom.com - 57
barttorvik.com - 46
evanymiya.com - 41
haslametrics.com - 47
really good progress you can track visually w/ this graph from haslametrics
March 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
BYU's defense is now good enough to avg out to a top 50 def across 4 analytics sites
kenpom.com - 57
barttorvik.com - 46
evanymiya.com - 41
haslametrics.com - 47
really good progress you can track visually w/ this graph from haslametrics
kenpom.com - 57
barttorvik.com - 46
evanymiya.com - 41
haslametrics.com - 47
really good progress you can track visually w/ this graph from haslametrics
Richie is close to this top 20, averaging 16.8ppg in BYU's 12 Quad 1 games. Doing it on 50/39.7/81 shooting splits too.
In BYU's last 4 Quad 1 games he's at 23.5 ppg on 57/53/89.5 splits 🔥
In BYU's last 4 Quad 1 games he's at 23.5 ppg on 57/53/89.5 splits 🔥
March 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Richie is close to this top 20, averaging 16.8ppg in BYU's 12 Quad 1 games. Doing it on 50/39.7/81 shooting splits too.
In BYU's last 4 Quad 1 games he's at 23.5 ppg on 57/53/89.5 splits 🔥
In BYU's last 4 Quad 1 games he's at 23.5 ppg on 57/53/89.5 splits 🔥
Per request from @steviepf22.bsky.social, #BYUHoops has been really taking care of business in the middle portion of games during their latest win streak.
Here's the breakdown of their +/- through the last 7 mins of the 1st half and first 7 mins of the second half in the last nine games.
Here's the breakdown of their +/- through the last 7 mins of the 1st half and first 7 mins of the second half in the last nine games.
March 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Per request from @steviepf22.bsky.social, #BYUHoops has been really taking care of business in the middle portion of games during their latest win streak.
Here's the breakdown of their +/- through the last 7 mins of the 1st half and first 7 mins of the second half in the last nine games.
Here's the breakdown of their +/- through the last 7 mins of the 1st half and first 7 mins of the second half in the last nine games.
I'm really trying not to get my hopes up too much and take things one game at a time, lol. Always depends on the matchup but BYU has been finding multiple ways to win games against quality opponents
Less than 2 weeks from Selection Sunday, here is the current predicted efficiency landscape in college basketball from EvanMiya.com, split into tiers.
There's a big gap between the Duke, Houston, Auburn, and the rest of the country 👇
There's a big gap between the Duke, Houston, Auburn, and the rest of the country 👇
March 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm really trying not to get my hopes up too much and take things one game at a time, lol. Always depends on the matchup but BYU has been finding multiple ways to win games against quality opponents
BYU's win against Arizona was the 20th best win of the season
Here are the best 30 wins in the country, based on the probability that an average bubble team would win that game:
February 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
BYU's win against Arizona was the 20th best win of the season
Looking at barttorvik.com, if BYU wins all the games they are favored to over these last 4 (ASU, WVU, Utah), their WAB could end up around 3.21 at the end of the regular season. All three wins are 60%+ win probability.
WAB doesn't have as clean of a
1/2
WAB doesn't have as clean of a
1/2
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February 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Looking at barttorvik.com, if BYU wins all the games they are favored to over these last 4 (ASU, WVU, Utah), their WAB could end up around 3.21 at the end of the regular season. All three wins are 60%+ win probability.
WAB doesn't have as clean of a
1/2
WAB doesn't have as clean of a
1/2
Big 12 conference by Net rating per cbbanalytics.com. Numbers are for conference play only. BYU inching closer to the top echelon, kind of in a space of their own right now.
February 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Big 12 conference by Net rating per cbbanalytics.com. Numbers are for conference play only. BYU inching closer to the top echelon, kind of in a space of their own right now.
Re: BYU being determined to push the pace early in games
8 of the first 11 points against K State came as they pushed the pace. Love how almost every time they're looking to flip the floor early (passes across) to prevent the defense from loading up on the ball
#YzeGuyClips
8 of the first 11 points against K State came as they pushed the pace. Love how almost every time they're looking to flip the floor early (passes across) to prevent the defense from loading up on the ball
#YzeGuyClips
February 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Re: BYU being determined to push the pace early in games
8 of the first 11 points against K State came as they pushed the pace. Love how almost every time they're looking to flip the floor early (passes across) to prevent the defense from loading up on the ball
#YzeGuyClips
8 of the first 11 points against K State came as they pushed the pace. Love how almost every time they're looking to flip the floor early (passes across) to prevent the defense from loading up on the ball
#YzeGuyClips
Quick 🧵 on pace (data from cbbanalytics.com):
In BYU's first 9 Big XII games their pace was 63.1 poss per 40 minutes. Part of that came from playing 4 games against the slowest teams in conference but to compare in their last 5 games their pace is 67.2 poss. Now
1/3
In BYU's first 9 Big XII games their pace was 63.1 poss per 40 minutes. Part of that came from playing 4 games against the slowest teams in conference but to compare in their last 5 games their pace is 67.2 poss. Now
1/3
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February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Quick 🧵 on pace (data from cbbanalytics.com):
In BYU's first 9 Big XII games their pace was 63.1 poss per 40 minutes. Part of that came from playing 4 games against the slowest teams in conference but to compare in their last 5 games their pace is 67.2 poss. Now
1/3
In BYU's first 9 Big XII games their pace was 63.1 poss per 40 minutes. Part of that came from playing 4 games against the slowest teams in conference but to compare in their last 5 games their pace is 67.2 poss. Now
1/3
BYU's practically the definition of Bubble Team with that +0.03 value, basically the average Bubble Team would have 0 WAB but that runs a big risk of being left out of the tourney.
Per Torvik, WVU is BYU's 3rd best opportunity left in the regular season
Per Torvik, WVU is BYU's 3rd best opportunity left in the regular season
February 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
BYU's practically the definition of Bubble Team with that +0.03 value, basically the average Bubble Team would have 0 WAB but that runs a big risk of being left out of the tourney.
Per Torvik, WVU is BYU's 3rd best opportunity left in the regular season
Per Torvik, WVU is BYU's 3rd best opportunity left in the regular season
BYU's back to back losses have dropped their WAB (Wins Above Bubble) to 53rd best in the country. barttorvik.com has it at +0.03 currently.
Big opportunity tonight, per Torvik, to add 0.73 to their WAB (max you can get from one game is technically 1)
Big opportunity tonight, per Torvik, to add 0.73 to their WAB (max you can get from one game is technically 1)
February 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
BYU's back to back losses have dropped their WAB (Wins Above Bubble) to 53rd best in the country. barttorvik.com has it at +0.03 currently.
Big opportunity tonight, per Torvik, to add 0.73 to their WAB (max you can get from one game is technically 1)
Big opportunity tonight, per Torvik, to add 0.73 to their WAB (max you can get from one game is technically 1)
Rematch season is upon us. Cincy will most likely shoot better at home, BYU will shoot worse on the road but in MC BYU was solid at collapsing drives and disrupting with swipes and deflections as well as cleaned the glass. Keep that formula and should be able to get the job done
February 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Rematch season is upon us. Cincy will most likely shoot better at home, BYU will shoot worse on the road but in MC BYU was solid at collapsing drives and disrupting with swipes and deflections as well as cleaned the glass. Keep that formula and should be able to get the job done
Another OBU that doesn't result in a make but wanted to highlight the fantastic read Richie makes here. Knows UCF is in a lock and trail so short circuits the screen and goes directly to the corner. Feel like his reads on screens have really improved this year
#YzeGuyClips
#YzeGuyClips
February 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Another OBU that doesn't result in a make but wanted to highlight the fantastic read Richie makes here. Knows UCF is in a lock and trail so short circuits the screen and goes directly to the corner. Feel like his reads on screens have really improved this year
#YzeGuyClips
#YzeGuyClips
Fun OBU set that springs Dawson for a three. BYU doesn't use this starting configuration much so a bit of a tell there but w/ Richie's defender in a lock and trail and the defense sagging to the paint, pretty straightforward to slip Dawson up through the elevator doors
#YzeGuyClips
#YzeGuyClips
February 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Fun OBU set that springs Dawson for a three. BYU doesn't use this starting configuration much so a bit of a tell there but w/ Richie's defender in a lock and trail and the defense sagging to the paint, pretty straightforward to slip Dawson up through the elevator doors
#YzeGuyClips
#YzeGuyClips