The Emery Board: Week 2

College basketball has not seen a team go undefeated since Bobby Knight's Indiana Hoosiers went 32-0 in 1975-1976. The closest we have seen since then was a Jameer Nelson-led St. Joseph's team went 27-0 in the 2003-2004 season before losing to Xavier in the Atlantic-10 tournament. Every season a team flirts with the notion of an undefeated season, but every season that notion slowly fades as January turns to February and February turns to March. BYU's senior guard Jackson Emery, has made the bold prediction that his team, a Cougar squad that finished with a 27-4 record last season, will in fact go undefeated this season.

We have decided that in honor of Emery's swagger, we will keep a watch on the BYU Cougar's schedule, to see if they can walk-the-walk. We will also keep tabs on any other undefeated teams who try to make a run at the perfect season.

Week 2:
The second game of the season was much more interesting for the Cougars than opener. There was a point where it looked like I might be the most foolish person in the world for wanting to track BYU's "undefeated season".


BYU faced off against Utah State in a battle of Utah's best basketball schools. This was easily one of the best match-ups of the early season and it didn't disappoint.This game had the intensity and crowd energy of a mid season game. The Cougars sank the free-throws down the stretch and were able to knock-off the Aggies 78-72.

Jimmer Fredette led all scorers with 26 points and played 39 of a possible 40 minutes. Taj Wesley, the Aggies leading scorer, had 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting and also had a emphatic rim-rocker

"Mr. Undefeated" Jackson Emery finished with 10 points on 4-of-11 shooting but had three turnovers and was plagued with foul trouble throughout the game.

Next Game: Saturday 11/20 vs. Chicago State

Next Potential Loss: Wednesday 12/1 @ Creighton

Other Undefeated Teams
We'll get back to you when the list starts to whitle down