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Shooting Guards

Starter: Jimmer Fredette (2007-2011)

It was really tough to decide between Fredette and Ainge for the starting point guard, but after looking at stats, we’ve taken the liberty to actually move Fredette to a shooting guard. During his final two seasons, Fredette averaged 25.5 points 4.5 assists, 3.3 rebounds and shot at a .455 mark. Fredette would be able to serve essentially in a role similar to Donovan Mitchell on the Jazz where despite not being the point guard, much of the offense is run through him. If Jimmer only had to focus on hitting threes and creating space, he would be more effective aside Danny Ainge as opposed to having them as backups to each other in the same position.

Backup 1: Tyler Haws (2009-2010, 2013-2015)

Haws is BYU’s all time leading scorer and was one of the more effective shooting guards to ever play for BYU. Similar to Fredette, Haws would be able to serve essentially as a second point guard for the Cougars. During his career Haws averaged 19.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals. He was also deadly from the free throw line shooting .883 during his career. Haws is the kind of player anyone would want in the final moments of the game to shoot free throws and take the game winning shot.

Backup 2: Bernie Fryer (1970-1972)

Bernie Fryer is seventh all-time at BYU for points per game. Fryer averaged 18.8 points and led the team in 1972 when the Cougars went 21-5 overall including 12-2 in conference and 12-0 at home. Fryer was also extremely effective at getting at the free throw line which can be useful when trying to slow down the pace of the game and getting points when the team is on a drought.