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BYU Basketball: Top 15 Players Under Head Coach Dave Rose

By Tristan Freeman

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 11: Jimmer Fredette #32, Jackson Emery #4 and Noah Hartsock #34 of the Brigham Young University Cougars walk to the bench during a timeout in a semifinal game of the Conoco Mountain West Conference Basketball tournament against the New Mexico Lobos at the Thomas & Mack Center March 11, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. BYU won 87-76. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 11: Jimmer Fredette #32, Jackson Emery #4 and Noah Hartsock #34 of the Brigham Young University Cougars walk to the bench during a timeout in a semifinal game of the Conoco Mountain West Conference Basketball tournament against the New Mexico Lobos at the Thomas & Mack Center March 11, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. BYU won 87-76. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 05: Elijah Bryant
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 05: Elijah Bryant /

15. Elijah Bryant

Career stats: 15.1 ppg 4.9 rpg 2.4 apg

After a season where he was plagued with knee issues, Bryant had one of the most efficient years in the Rose era. He averaged 18.2 ppg on 49% shooting (42% from three-point range) and 85% from the charity stripe.

Bryant’s two best games came in the team’s two biggest wins of the 2017-18 season. He dropped 25 to upset Saint Mary’s while scoring a career-high 29 points to beat rival Utah and ending the five-game losing skid to them. Not many can say they had a better individual season than him.

14. Matt Carlino 

Career stats: 13.1 ppg 3.4 rpg 4.2 apg

Before transferring to Marquette his final season, Carlino was mostly a starter in his three seasons at BYU. From the get-go, he was instant offense for the Cougars, averaging in double figures each year.

One negative with him was his erratic shooting, evident by his low percentages. At times BYU fans – and even coaches weren’t in love with his shot selection, which hurt the team at times. But when on, Carlino could light up the scoreboard in a hurry.

13. Yoeli Childs 

Career stats: 13.7 ppg 8.4 rpg 1.7 apg

In two seasons, Childs has shown incredible promise of a big man for BYU. He nearly doubled his scoring average after getting out of Eric Mika’s shadow this past season, including a career-high 33 points to beat Saint Mary’s in the WCC Tournament.

If he stays all four seasons and continues developing at this pace, there’s a good chance Childs will become one of the best big men for BYU of all time.