Add Jake Retzlaff to the ever-growing list of Egor Demin fans. BYU’s star quarterback couldn’t stop complimenting the Cougars’ freshman basketball phenom during an interview on ESPN’s SportsCenter Wednesday night.

There is only one day left until BYU basketball season tips off against Central Arkansas, which means it is the last day for the 10 in 10 season preview.

In a smaller college basketball slate on Tuesday, BYU guard Egor Demin — a five-star recruit and still-18-year-old who's projected to be a lottery pick at the 2

It started with a text message at the end of September. On Sept. 30, BYU freshman basketball player Egor Demin got a text from the Cougars’ social media crew asking if he would be willing to take part in a trend that has people pretend that pumpkins are basketballs.

Richie Saunders supplied 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists for BYU (1-0), which led for all but the first 20 seconds until Trevin Knell opened the game with a 3-pointer.

Freshman Egor Demin scored 20 points with seven assists to lead BYU (2-0) to an 86-80 win over UC Riverside (0-2) on Friday night in Provo, Utah. Keba Keita, a

BYU Basketball plays at home on Wednesday night against the Queens University Royals. The BYU Cougars have opened the season with two wins — First against Central Arkansas and then against UC Riverside on Friday night.

BYU will attempt to win its third straight game in first-year coach Kevin Young's tenure when Queens University of Charlotte visits Provo, Utah, on Wednesday night.