What the coach and sixth-year player didn’t say was that sixth-seeded BYU was perhaps underseeded this year amid some hopes that it would land a 5 seed. That’s good, because the selection committee got it mostly right for one of the rare times when the Cougars are involved.

BYU is led by Richie Saunders, a junior guard who has morphed into a fringe NBA prospect this year. It also has Dallin Hall, a veteran guard coming off the bench who stabilizes the Cougars’ offense and finishes games.

No coaching change or roster turnover could keep the BYU men’s basketball team from its first goal: getting back to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in five seasons. Led by first-year head coach Kevin Young and the most improved player in the Big 12 in Richie Saunders,