BYU Basketball: How the Cougars can finally pick up a road win vs. San Diego St.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 05: Yoeli Childs #23 of the Brigham Young Cougars talks with head coach Dave Rose as Childs comes out of the team’s semifinal game of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament after scoring a career-high 33 points against the Saint Mary’s Gaels at the Orleans Arena on March 5, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Cougars won 85-72. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

Feed Yoeli Childs

As we mentioned before, BYU’s offense works best when it runs through Yoeli Childs. And while he’s plenty effective in a pick-and-roll situation, he’s even better when he gets the ball in the paint.

Childs is averaging 22.9 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. When he draws double teams he’s adept at finding his open teammates. Of course, when opponents guard him one-one-one he makes them pay with his scoring.

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Too often, though, as the game wears on Childs ends up on the perimeter too often, rather than posting up. While that does open up the middle, it’s less effective than having him in the paint where he does the most damage.

Yoeli doesn’t have to score 30+ points for BYU to win. But he needs to touch the ball in the post 30+ times. He’s averaging a little more than 16 shots per game, but if he touches it twice that much he’ll open up much better opportunities for his teammates. He’s improved both his passing and his vision this year, making him that much more dangerous.

If the Cougars spend the majority of their time running their offense through Childs in the post, they’ll get the looks they need to knock off the Aztecs and claim their first road win.

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