KANSAS CITY — At their first Big 12 men’s basketball media day two years ago, the BYU Cougars were nothing more than a novelty, a newcomer, and about the only attention the program got came when then-coach Mark Pope admitted to everyone that he was a Taylor Swift fan .

Of course, the Cougars getting picked 13th — the singer’s favorite number, apparently — had something to do with that.

Last year, BYU got a little bit more attention, what with Kevin Young coming in from his role in the NBA and explaining how the Cougars expected to be Big 12 title contenders in his first year.

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Fast forward to BYU’s third Big 12 media day, which

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