PROVO — The BYU basketball team is heading to Albuquerque this weekend to face an old rival — all for a good cause.
The Cougars and New Mexico will meet Friday at Dreamstyle Arena, famously known as The Pit, at 7:30 p.m. for an exhibition game that will benefit the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston.
“This is a good game,” said BYU coach Dave Rose, who is a native of Houston. “Our guys are excited.”
This will be the Cougars’ first appearance at The Pit since 2011, the year before they left the Mountain West Conference for the West Coast Conference.