Provo • The first field goal of BYU freshman Gavin Baxter’s college basketball career was a dunk, but the moment he realized “it was about to get real” came a couple hours before that.
“Rolling up to the arena [at No. 7 Nevada], knowing we were playing a top-10 team, knowing the type of talent we were going up against, that was pretty nerve-wracking,” Baxter said. “That’s when it hit me, and to be honest, I got pretty nervous.”
The Cougars (1-1) and Baxter return to the court Tuesday night (7 p.m., BYUtv) to face Northwestern State in the second of six straight home games.