This is on Greg Wrubell's blog about the team next year. It will be interesting to see in terms of playing minutes.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=498&sid=10483176With the news of juco standout Stephen Rogers' verbal commitment to BYU, that makes another recruiting battle won by Dave Rose. I can't recall Rose missing out on a player he really wanted, and certainly not to an instate competitor.
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Regardless of Rogers' playing time situation next season, BYU's practices are going to be intense, with at least ten top-line players vying for minutes every day.
A quick look-ahead at BYU next season, position by position:
Guards/Wings:
Jimmer Fredette
Jackson Emery
Mike Loyd
Charles Abouo
Kyle Collinsworth
Anson Winder
Brock Zylstra
Nick Martineau
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Forwards/Posts:
Noah Hartsock
Brandon Davies
Chris Collinsworth
Stephen Rogers (can also be used as a guard/wing)
Logan Magnusson
James Anderson
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That's a pretty stacked roster, and it's also 14 players for 13 scholarships. Clearly, there are ten "untouchables," with scholarships ostensibly available to only three of the following four players: Martineau, Anderson, Magnusson and Zylstra. Martineau was a walk-on prior to his mission, and my understanding was he would be on scholarship upon his return. Zylstra came to BYU as a walk-on as a true freshman, but was awarded a scholarship after returning from his mission.
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