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Luke Worthington is giving BYU some senior staying power this season, and the Cougars are grateful for it

Moraga, Calif. • BYU basketball coach Dave Rose never talks about Luke Worthington without mentioning the Cougars’ 6-foot-10 senior captain is one of the best leaders he’s coached in 35 years in the business.

“Maybe the best I’ve ever been around, and a great teammate, too,” Rose says.

Lately, Worthington has been a major contributor on the court as well as he wraps up his BYU career that started in 2013-14 and was interrupted after two seasons by a two-year church mission to Chile from 2015 to 2017.

Worthington got his second start of the season — the first was against Utah Valley back on Nov.