Provo • Jahshire Hardnett is available to play Thursday night when BYU hosts Portland, coach Dave Rose said with a heavy amount of irritation in his voice after the disgruntled junior guard practiced with his teammates Wednesday afternoon.
The Cougars (9-8, 1-1 WCC) and Pilots ( 7-9, 0-1) will meet at 7 p.m. in BYU’s first home game since an 85-66 win over Portland State on Dec. 12.
Rose wanted BYU’s first home game in nearly a month to be the storyline, but a report from the website Vanquishthefoe.com on Monday night that Hardnett, the team’s third-leading scorer, had quit the team dominated the discussion and left the coach sarcastically questioning why reporters were even asking about Hardnett’s status in the first place.