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BYU basketball coach Dave Rose spoke from the podium at the NIT news conference on Monday at the Marriott Marquis hotel in downtown New York City.

Rose talked about how proud he is of his players, and how BYU turned its season around with a nice run in the NIT.

The Cougars will play Baylor on Tuesday night in a semifinal game at Madison Square Garden.