OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Tuesday, former Utah college basketball stars Yoeli Childs and Sam Merrill were named to the Senior CLASS Award All-American Team. Merrill, one of the brightest stars in Utah State men’s basketball history, made the first team and Childs checked in on the second team. Merrill, a former Bountiful […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, as the sports calendar has virtually ground to a halt, a pair of BYU basketball standouts in 2019-20 were honored by making the All-District IX team Monday. Former Cougars star forward Yoeli Childs made the first-team squad. This season, Childs netted 22.2 points and 9 rebounds per game […]
ST. LOUIS-Tuesday, numerous stars in Beehive State men’s college basketball were honored by making the All-District VIII squad. District VIII represents schools in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Montana. Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill was named this district’s player of the year. The former Bountiful High […]
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-Monday, BYU men’s basketball senior forward Yoeli Childs was named as the West Coast Conference’s player of the week for the second consecutive week. In Saturday’s 81-64 win over Pepperdine, Childs amassed a career-best 38 points and tied his season-high on the glass with 14 rebounds. Childs made […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-Thursday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced BYU men’s basketball senior forward Yoeli Childs is one of 10 candidates for the 2020 Karl Malone Power Forward of the year award. This award is in its sixth year of existence and it recognizes the top power forwards in […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jake Toolson had 15 points, Yoeli Childs had a double-double and BYU handed Nevada its worst loss of the season, 75-42, on Tuesday night. Childs had 14 points and 13 rebounds for his second-straight double-double in his third game back from a season-opening suspension. Alex Barcello […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rylan Jones found redemption Wednesday night as Utah defeated rival BYU 102-95 in overtime to claim its first victory over the Cougars since 2015. With Utah down by one with 30 seconds remaining in regulation, Jones missed a layup that could have put the Utes […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Brigham Young had shot well at times early this season, mostly had been mediocre. The soft rims of the Lahaina Civic Center were just what the Cougars needed. Jake Toolson scored 20 points, TJ Haws added 15 and BYU shot past UCLA 78-63 in the opening […]
ATLANTA-Monday, BYU men’s basketball senior forward Yoeli Childs and Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill were named among 50 college basketball stars nationwide as members of the Naismith Trophy Watch List, per a release from the Atlanta Tipoff Club. This award annually recognizes outstanding basketball achievements and is considered more […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-Thursday, BYU men’s basketball senior forward Yoeli Childs has been named to the watch list for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. This honor, now in its sixth year, recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men’s college basketball. Childs, […]
