Former Metro player selected co-captain
This entry was posted on 11/4/2007 11:42 AM and is filed under Boys Basketball News.
Former Metro player Sam Burgess has been selected as co-captain of this year's BYU Cougar team.
Team Captains Named
by Jen Connery, BYU Athletic Communications
PROVO, Utah (Oct. 10, 2007) -- BYU men's basketball head coach Dave Rose announced Wednesday that senior Sam Burgess and juniors Trent Plaisted and Lee Cummard have been selected to serve as captains on this year's team.
"Each of our captains have qualities we really want in all of our players," Rose said. "Sam is a hard worker and tough competitor who leads by example. Trent and Lee have proven their leadership ability both on and off the court over the past two years."
SAM BURGESS co-captain
After redshirting the 2005-06 season, Burgess provided a spark off the bench for the Cougars last year, playing in 31 of 34 games and averaging 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.2 minutes of action. The senior guard from Alpine, Utah, came on especially strong during BYU's run to the conference championship, playing double-digit minutes in eight of the Cougars' last 12 outings. The best-conditioned perimeter player on the team the past two seasons, Burgess averaged 15.0 points and 5.2 assists per game while shooting .615 from the floor during BYU's successful tour of France over the summer.
Good luck to Sam this season in his leadership role with the Cougars.
