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Richie Saunders' ACL tear threatens BYU's hope of deep NCAA Tournament run
- On Sunday, BYU senior guard Richie Saunders announced he tore his ACL, ending his season and likely his college career after Saturday's win over Colorado.
- Saunders fell awkwardly 45 seconds into Saturday's game on a drive-and-kick play, with athletic trainers attending him before he walked to the locker room under his own power.
- A first-team All-Big 12 selection, Saunders averaged 18.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting 48.9% this season and finished his career with 1,544 points and 205 three-pointers.
- BYU will have to adjust on the fly and plays Wednesday at Arizona without Saunders, turning to backups Aleksej Kostic and Tyler Mrus while leaning on AJ Dybantsa and Robert Wright III.
- Coach Kevin Young said `I think it sucked the life out of the gym, if I'm being honest`, and Saunders is BYU's second player to suffer a season-ending ACL this year.
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