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Wednesday turned out to be a rollercoaster of a day for the BYU men’s basketball program.

During the Midnight Madness festivities, BYU Sports Nation host Spencer Linton tweeted screenshots of an Instagram post that revealed former BYU men’s basketball head coach Dave Rose is recovering from a major heart attack suffered Tuesday morning, his wife Cheryl posted on Instagram.

Rose retired in April after 22 years at BYU and 14 as head coach. The 61-year-old was rushed to the hospital Tuesday and was recovering Wednesday.

“Early Tuesday morning Dave had a heart attack,” Cheryl Rose wrote on Instagram. “The doctors used words like severe, major and widow maker but they went to work and gave us more time together. We are overwhelmed by the love and support from so many and most of all your prayers! Grateful for some incredible guys that stopped by to cheer us up but most of all I’m grateful for my guy! He’s the best and I’m so glad he’s still here.”

Tim LaComb, Rose’s longtime assistant, took to Twitter late Wednesday night to provide an update. He visited Rose earlier that day and thought the former coach “looks awesome.”

Rose finished his time at BYU with a career record of 348-135, including eight trips to the NCAA Tournament and five trips to the National Invitational Tournament. He won four conference titles, three conference coach of the year awards, and led BYU to 13 20-win seasons before stepping down in April to spend more time with his family.

A pancreatic cancer survivor, Rose’s rare illness was declared to be in remission in 2009, but he continued to receive periodic checkups for the remainder of his career. The cancer never fully returned, and those checkups became more infrequent over the past decade.

• In the Marriott Center Wednesday, fans celebrated the upcoming basketball season with silly competitions, dunk showcases and more at the Cougars’ Midnight Madness event. Fans were more than ready to stay up past midnight to support the Cougars — a sentiment that meant a lot to the players and coaches.

“It was really exciting to see how many fans we have out here first of all, for a little party at midnight. It’s pretty cool,” Yoeli Childs said. “Most schools now do those at 7 o’clock or 8 o’clock because, if they do it at midnight, not a lot of people are going to show out. So, it’s really exciting to see how many fans we have and how loyal they are. They’re a ton of fun.”

More BYU coverage

• Cameron Tucker and McKayla Colohan have been playing together for more than a decade, and it has helped the No. 5 Cougars succeed so far this season.

• There was a lot that went into BYU’s win against No. 14 Boise State, but the team used depth and revised defense to seal the win.

• BYU powered through rain, sleet and snow to upset No. 14 Boise State in the Cougars’ homecoming game.

Other voices

• Darnell Dickson of the Daily Herald featured BYU’s Trevin Knell, who found ways on his recent mission to prepare for basketball.

• The Coloradoan looked into how BYU cost Boise State $4M by upsetting the Broncos 28-25 last Saturday.

• KSL’s Sean Walker talked about former BYU players in the NFL.

Around campus

• Matt Bushman was named the John Mackey Tight End of the Week on Tuesday. The junior, who is a Mackey Award watch list honoree, had a career performance is BYU’s homecoming 28-25 upset win over No. 14 Boise State last Saturday. Bushman recorded five receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns – a career best in receiving yards and touchdowns in a game.

• BYU quarterback Baylor Romney, a product of Franklin High School in El Paso, Texas, was an honorable mention for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week Award, which is given to the best player with Texas ties. The redshirt freshman threw fir 221 yards and two touchdowns, in his first career start, to lead the Cougar offense against the Broncos.

• Linebacker Tyler Allgeier earned the College Sports Madness Defensive Player of the Week for the independent teams. A redshirt freshman, Allgeier made a career-best nine tackles on Saturday against No. 14 Boise State and played a part in the BYU defense that held the Bronco offense to 359 total yards and forced two turnovers.

• BYU men’s tennis player Sean Hill became a two-time ITA Mountain Regional Champion Tuesday. Hill competed against teammate Mateo Vereau Melendez on their home courts and won 6-1, 6-1 to claim his second title. Hill won his first title in 2017. Both Hill and Vereau Melendez will travel to the ITA National Fall Championships Nov. 6-9 to represent the Mountain Region.