Reserve forward Mihailo Boskovic brings joy, high basketball IQ to No. 9 Cougars

It is somehow fitting that the biggest play senior forward Mihailo Boskovic has made for the No. 9 BYU Cougars this season came when the 6-foot-10 reserve was standing out of bounds.

Boskovic is part of second-year coach Kevin Young’s “stay ready group” — guys that never really know how much they will play from game to game — and on the night of Dec. 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York City he was just that.

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Boskovic made the in-bounds pass to Rob Wright III that enabled the Baylor transfer to hit the buzzer-beating 3-pointer that beat Clemson 67-64 in the Jimmy V Classic and completed a massive 22-point comeback win for the Cougars.

“The reason I went with him is he’s a guy I can trust,” Young said.

“I am trying to be the best version of myself, and BYU is helping me get there. That was the biggest thing for me. I saw the work that they put in here every day, individually, and in the weight room and stuff like that.”

BYU forward Mihailo Boskovic

That was also true of Boskovic’s 17 minutes in arguably his best game to date of the season, the 83-73 win at Kansas State last Saturday. With center Keba Keita and forward AJ Dybantsa in a touch of foul trouble, Boskovic came off the bench to score 9 points and grab three rebounds before fouling out.

He also appeared to have blocked a dunk attempt just before halftime, but wasn’t given credit for the basket-saving effort because KSU’s Nate Johnson lost control of the ball going up for the slam.

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“That game felt very good, because I was out there and able to contribute, make some nice plays, and we ultimately won the game,” Boskovic said. “It felt great to do that, especially on the road.”

Boskovic had another nice game Wednesday as Keita was sidelined with an ankle injury, although G Leaguer Abdullah “Bido” Ahmed got the start at center. Boskovic played 15 minutes and had 3 points, two assists, two blocks and eight rebounds.

“Mihailo has been playing better for us,”…

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