Provo • For the third straight West Coast Conference game at the Marriott Center, BYU faced a first-year head coach on Thursday as new San Francisco coach Kyle Smith made his Provo debut.
On the other side of the court, Dave Rose coached his 400th game.
Rose was 295-104 in his 12th season at BYU, a 73.9 winning percentage.
He has coached the Cougars to 11 straight 20-plus win seasons, eight NCAA bids and three NIT bids.
He was asked on his radio show Tuesday night if he believes his team will make the NCAA Tournament.