Mawot Mag keys BYU's Sweet 16 run, return to New Jersey to face Alabama

The most popular person in BYU's open locker room Wednesday ahead of the Cougars' Round of 16 tournament tilt with Alabama wasn't necessarily "Tater Tot King" and leading scorer Richie Saunders, veteran Trevin Knell, or five-star freshman Egor Demin.

Those guys had their own crowds. But the swelling crowd belonged to Mawot Mag, the Cougars' defensive specialist who was making a return to New Jersey after four years at Rutgers. Mag has been a key spark in the Cougars' first Sweet 16 appearance since 2011, especially with his stop against Wisconsin's Robert Tonje that sealed a 91-89 win over Wisconsin in Denver last week.

Now he got to address the media in the Garden State to talk about his transfer, his time in Piscataway, and how he's adapted to BYU and first-year head coach Kevin Young in making history for the Cougars.

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