Jacob Wiegand, Deseret News
BYU guard Elijah Bryant puts up a shot over San Francisco Dons forward Remu Raitanen during BYU's 75-73 overtime win at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018.
LAS VEGAS — Elijah Bryant is the heart of BYU’s basketball team and the weighty elements of his captaincy will be sorely needed by the team in Las Vegas this weekend.
If you look at this past year, the Cougars were in need of a lot of pieces heading into this 22-win season, especially after the departures of Eric Mika and Nick Emery.