NBA News NBA News, Match Reports and Updates 
[ad_1]
BYU Cougars guard Egor Demin takes a free throw against Texas Tech during a Big 12 game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. The freshman guard is coming off two solid games. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Two of the top freshmen guards and 2025 NBA draft prospects in the country, BYU’s Egor Demin and Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe, will square off Tuesday night when the Cougars host the Bears in a pivotal Big 12 battle at the Marriott Center.
Naturally, it has drawn the attention of pro scouts, who are expected to flock to Provo to watch the teenagers who are expected to be one-and-done college players and enter June’s draft, although Demin has pointed out several times this season that he has never said anything definitive on the matter.
“There has been a lot of traffic in and out of here. I get calls all the time. A bunch of people coming tomorrow as well,” BYU coach Kevin Young said Monday in his weekly press briefing via Zoom.
How many scouts are expected?
BYU basketball spokesperson Tyson Jex reported that as of 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, 26 scouts representing 13 NBA teams had requested credentials.
“It is the most we have had this year,” Jex said. “I know that off the top of my head.”
BYU (13-6, 4-4) and Demin didn’t play well the past two times that dozens of NBA scouts flocked to the Cougars’ games, losing 83-64 at Providence and 86-55 at Houston. Demin went 0 for 10 from the field (but was 6 of 6 from the line) on Dec. 3 at Providence while battling a knee contusion that would sideline him the remainder of the month, and was 1 of 6 at Houston, with seven assists and three turnovers.
The 18-year-old from Moscow, Russia, has played significantly better the past two games, going 4 of 7 for eight points and seven assists in the win at Colorado and 3 of 5 for 15 points and seven assists in the 80-52 crushing of Cincinnati last Saturday.
“Certainly it is a step in the right direction for him. He is a guy, even when he was going through some…
[ad_2]Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-scouts-flocking-big-12-001500929.html
Author : Deseret News
Publish date : 2025-01-28 00:15:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
