Emery retires

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Jul 23, 2019
10:40:47am

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Emery retires

Looks like a somewhat planned roll out, with Criddle hinting, and BYU Basketball immediately RTing the news.

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The day has come that I hang up the #4 Emery jersey. Basketball has taught me more about life than I could have ever imagined. Playing for a university like BYU and playing with some of the best guys has been an incredible blessing. My time here has been a rocky at times, but the good times definitely outweighed the bad. I’ve learned so many life lessons and this journey has been so rewarding. I am at a point in life where I am happy with what I’ve accomplished with basketball and I’m ready to start the next chapter of my life with my wife and son. So I want to say thank you to my coaches, teammates and administration for all the memories and love. And a huge thank you to all of the fans who stuck with me through the good times and the bad times and cheered me on even in my darkest hours. I am a changed man from your unwavering support and love and I am forever grateful. Because of you guys, I was able to accomplish dreams I never thought would happen. Thank you BYU for the amazing opportunity to represent your school. I have been forever blessed! 🙏🏼

A post shared by Nick Emery (@04nickemery) on Jul 23, 2019 at 9:37am PDT

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0RCWTshIkz/

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Emery retires

7/23/19 10:40am

Sad to see Nick go, but all the best Nick...

Heinz57

7/23/19 10:42am

Sad to hear of his retirement, was looking forward to seeing him do well this

Ode to Hoy

7/23/19 10:46am

he may live to regret it. Why not just give it one more year?

buckeyecougarguy

7/23/19 10:47am

Cause he now has a five year old kid

Alpi Gusto

7/23/19 10:47am

New coaching staff? Lack of playing time? Drama? Scandal? Family? Heart not init

buckeyecougarguy

7/23/19 10:53am

It doesn’t seem odd to me at all

Alpi Gusto

7/23/19 11:06am

I just can't think of a player of his stature that just retired unless they were

buckeyecougarguy

7/23/19 11:11am

Ok, I’ll try and explain it one more time

Alpi Gusto

7/23/19 11:21am

i'm not denying he hasn't had non basketball issues that would make someone feel

buckeyecougarguy

7/23/19 12:01pm

I don’t buy it, sorry.

Cougstreak

7/23/19 6:41pm

and this whole there's more to life than basketball talk... I think thats

buckeyecougarguy

7/24/19 4:24pm

If you're even questioning whether or not a player makes the team it's a pretty

Ash

7/23/19 2:46pm

i expected him to make the team and be a major contributer. Whether or not he

buckeyecougarguy

7/23/19 4:19pm

Doesn’t owe BYU anything?!

Brigham

7/23/19 11:19am

Lol. First off, no one cares about the “scandal” he brought to the team

Alpi Gusto

7/23/19 11:28am

I won't lie, I care. Do I think Nick is a bad guy? No. Am I extremely

kimdaddy35

7/23/19 11:36am

Well said. Someone better care. If not, we'll see a whole lot more of it in

777

7/23/19 6:28pm

Disagree. There are many of us that care. I would say you are not a true fan

chazen

7/23/19 2:50pm

Buddy that scandal wasn't his fault

troymac32

7/23/19 2:28pm

Whose fault was it?

Brigham

7/23/19 5:10pm

We'll just say that it had a lot to do with his ex-wife

troymac32

7/23/19 5:51pm

Hmmmmm.

Cougstreak

7/23/19 6:45pm

The time commitment to college athletics is unbelievable

Sexytaxman

7/23/19 12:00pm

I wouldn't say we treated him horribly, but you do make great points

troymac32

7/23/19 2:20pm

Say what? Opposing fans & trolls treated him poorly but not many real BYU fans

SwisshQiumi

7/23/19 2:58pm

I think he saw the writing on the wall that he wasn't going to play much

Dangerous

7/23/19 10:52am

I think you might be hitting the nail on the head!

BYURider

7/23/19 11:09pm

I'm just guessing here

JKLCoug

7/23/19 10:55am

May live to regret spending loads of that extra time with his wife and kid?

7/23/19 10:59am

yeah maybe. He had the rest of his life to do that. One more year to complete

buckeyecougarguy

7/23/19 11:05am

Emery isn't very good anymore. He may have gotten back to form, but I don't

Ash

7/23/19 4:14pm

his career kind of played out like Tanner Mangums career for me. Different

buckeyecougarguy

7/23/19 4:25pm

Both sucked (as in the experience, not the guys)

puntersarepeople

7/23/19 4:31pm

ZW is a cold blooded killer and a leader

Sexytaxman

7/23/19 4:42pm

I really do hope so

puntersarepeople

7/23/19 5:30pm

He's getting older. Most likely lost a step since sitting out. New coaches

777

7/23/19 6:22pm

False

puntersarepeople

7/23/19 6:52pm

That surprised me

cheezedawg

7/23/19 10:47am

Jesse Wade and TJ Haws both set to play 40 mpg this year.

BGRTHNUMEGO

7/23/19 10:49am

Wade will come of the bench so he won't play 40mpg. Haws, Toolson, and Wade

Dangerous

7/23/19 10:53am

I only see that scenario if Harward gets the hardship waiver. If he does not

BYUheaven

7/23/19 10:58am

I've yet to hear any reason why Harward would get a hardship waiver.

JuicyJam

7/23/19 11:08am

Trevin Knell could get some time if he’s far enough along

puntersarepeople

7/23/19 12:27pm

Wade is going to go from nothing to 40 min?

7/23/19 10:59am

Not surprising to me. I don't think he was going to see much time this year

Dangerous

7/23/19 10:51am

I wish him all the best in his new endeavors.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/23/19 11:12am

I wish Emery the best. He is certainly one of the most polarizing

kimdaddy35

7/23/19 11:22am

Makes me sad. I love this guy and wish I could have seen him play at his best.

CougaRR4L

7/23/19 11:23am

RE: Emery retires

TailgateU

7/23/19 11:50am

You only get to be a college kid once. Hopefully he won't look back and regret

Acorn

7/23/19 12:13pm

He's way past "kid" stage, though. Not just by age but in life experience

fattycoug

7/23/19 12:57pm

Life moves on. Wish him well.

coolblue

7/23/19 1:04pm

I respect his decision.

Orem58thBall

7/23/19 1:07pm

This makes me sad, all the best Nick!

keithcoug

7/23/19 1:15pm

As fans we cheered your success as a basketball player...

blue13

7/23/19 1:31pm

dang

icecougar

7/23/19 2:57pm

Man, what a bummer. Would liked to have seen him come back strong.

BleedCougarBlue2

7/23/19 3:23pm

I was really hoping he was going to get back to his freshman-like performance

7/23/19 4:16pm

This makes me sad. Best of luck, Nick!

BYUJoJo

7/23/19 10:39pm

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