Yoeli Childs - M Basketball

Yoeli Childs

Forward #23

Ht/Wt

225 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

South Jordan,

Utah

Last School

Bingham High School

Roster Years

2016-2020

Personal

Wife Megan plays volleyball at Utah Valley
Mother is Kara Childs
Has one brother

Before BYU

Played for Jake Schroeder at Bingham High School
As a senior in 2015-16 averaged 18.5 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists and led Bingham to a record of 24-2 overall and 12-0 in district play and the 5A state title
Named the 5A MVP by the Deseret News and first-team all-state by the Salt Lake Tribune in 2016
Played in the Ballislife All-American Game
As a junior in 2014-15 averaged 16.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists and led Bingham to a record of 20-4 overall and 9-1 in district play and a trip to the 5A quarterfinals
Named 5A first-team all-state by the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune in 2015
As a sophomore in 2013-14 averaged 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds while helping Bingham to the 5A quarterfinals
Named 5A third-team all-state by the Deseret News in 2014
Ranked No. 53 in ESPN’s top 100 for the class of 2016
Named a four star recruit by ESPN and a three-star recruit by Scout and Rivals
Ranked No. 16 nationally among centers by ESPN
Named the No. 4 recruit in Utah by ESPN
Also recruited by Oregon, Oregon State and Stanford
Played for the Utah Prospects AAU team coached by Tim Davis

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016-2017

Named to the All-WCC Freshman Team
Received Bronze Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Received the Most Improved Player Award at the end of season banquet
Nationally was 53rd in defensive rebounds per game, 85th in total rebounds, 93rd in rebounds per game, 105th in total blocks, 109th in blocked shots per game and 197th in double-doubles
Nationally among freshmen was 3rd in rebounds per game, 3rd in defensive rebounds per game, 15th in blocks per game, 33rd in field goal percentage and 36th in offensive rebounds per game,
In the WCC was 2nd in defensive rebounds, 3rd in rebounding, 5th in field goal percentage, 5th in blocked shots, 5th in double-doubles and 9th in offensive rebounds
His 17 rebounds at San Francisco were the second most by a WCC player in 2016-17
Posted season highs of 23 points (at San Francisco), 17 rebounds (at San Francisco), 5 assists (LMU), 2 steals (3 times) and 4 blocks (CSU Bakersfield)
Scored in double figures 13 times
Had 5 double-doubles, 10 games with double figure rebounds and 3-plus blocks 7 times
Led BYU in scoring once, rebounds 12 times and assists once

Sophmore Year 2017-2018

Named to the All-WCC First Team
Named to the USBWA All-District VIII Team
Named to the NABC All-District 9 First Team
Earned a spot on the WCC All-Tournament Team
Named to the Barclays Center Classic All-Tournament Team
Named the Jan. 15, 2018, WCC Player of the Week
Received the Male Crowd Pleaser Award at the 2018 Y Awards
Received the Most Outstanding Player Award at the end of season banquet
Posted season highs of 33 points (Saint Mary’s), 13 rebounds (4 times), 8 assists (at Santa Clara), 5 blocks (twice), 4 steals (Idaho State) and 3 3-point field goals (twice)
Nationally was 20th in double-doubles, 41st in defensive rebounds per game, 59th in field-goal percentage, 61st in blocked shots per game, 62nd in rebounds per game and 116th in points per game
In the WCC was second in rebounding, second in defensive rebounds, tied for second in double-doubles, third in scoring, third in blocked shots, seventh in field goal percentage and eighth in offensive rebounds
Scored in double figures 33 times and had 20-plus points 14 times
Had 15 double-doubles, three-plus blocks 8 times, three-plus steals twice and three-plus 3-point field goals twice
Led the team in scoring 14 times, rebounds 23 times and assists seven times

Junior Year 2018-2019

Named to the All-WCC First Team
Named to the USBWA All-District VIII Team
Named to the NABC All-District 9 First Team
Named the Dec. 10 WCC Player of the Week and NCAA.com March Madness Player of the Week
Named the Jan. 14 WCC Player of the Week
One of 10 candidates for the 2019 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award
Named to the mid-season watch lists for the Lute Olson Player of the Year and the Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year awards
Named the Male Athlete of the Year at the Y Awards
Received the Co-Most Outstanding Player Award at the end of season banquet
Named to the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup All-Tournament Team
Scored 31 points in three-straight games (Weber State, Utah State Utah), the first Cougar to scored 30-plus in three-straight games since Jimmer Fredette in the final five games of the 2010-11 season
Posted season highs of 31 points (3 times), 16 rebounds (twice), 6 assists (at Illinois State), 4 blocks (San Diego) and 5 steals (Utah State)
Nationally was 15th in double-doubles, 24th in rebounds per game, 29th in points per game and 92nd in field goal percentage
In the WCC was first in scoring, first in rebounding, first in double-doubles, first in defensive rebounds, sixth in blocked shots, sixth in offensive rebounds and 10th in field goal percentage
Scored in double figures 31 times, had 20-plus points 18 times and 30-plus points three times
Had 17 double-doubles, three-plus blocks twice, three-plus steals twice and three-plus 3-pointers three times
Led the team in scoring 20 times, rebounding 27 times and assists six times

Senior Year 2019-2020

Named to the All-WCC First Team
Named to the USBWA All-District VIII Team
Named to the NABC All-District 9 First Team
A Top 5 Finalist Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year
A Senior CLASS Award Finalist
A two-time WCC Player of the Week (2/24/20, 3/2/20)
Named to The Athletic Mid-Major All-America First Team
Posted season highs of 38 points (at Pepperdine), 14 rebounds (twice), 7 assists (at San Francisco), 2 steals (three times) and 2 blocks (four times)
Tied the BYU record for most field goals made in a half without a miss with 10 vs. Weber State
Finished his BYU career sixth all-time in scoring, first in total rebounds, fifth in total blocks and second in double-double
In WCC games was first in the league in scoring, second in rebounding, third in field goal percentage, T-12th in blocked shots, T-third in offensive rebounds and second in defensive rebounding
Scored in double figures 18 times, scored 20-plus points 12 times and 30-plus point twice
Had eight double-doubles and hit three-plus 3-pointers twice
Led the team in scoring 11 times, rebounds 14 times and assists once