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Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Cheers On BYU Basketball In Big 12 Championship

Mar 13, 2025, 3:44 PM | Updated: 8:05 pm

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Chiefs coach Andy Reid sits courtside with Cosmo against Texas Tech during the Big 12 conference championship in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Texas Tech won 81-67.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was at the T-Mobile Center on Thursday to cheer on his alma mater BYU Cougars in the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship.

The former BYU offensive lineman and graduate assistant brought some good luck to his Cougars, as they took down the No. 12 Iowa State Cyclones to advance to the semifinals.

The Big 12 Tournament has been held in Kansas City every year since 2010, other than in 2020 when all College Basketball tournaments were cancelled.

Since BYU joined the Big 12 in 2023, making it to the tournament has been an easy task for Reid.

He was in attendance last year and watched the Cougars beat UCF in the second round before losing to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals. As a top-four seed, the win today already puts BYU in the semifinals. It’ll be a Cougar square-off on Friday when BYU takes on Houston.

With the 96-92 victory, BYU basketball has now won nine in a row dating back over a month.

Against the Cyclones, the Cougars hit a Big 12 Championship record 18 three-pointers.

About Andy Reid

Reid played college football in Provo from 1978-80 and returned to the program as a graduate assistant on LaVell Edwards’ staff.

After a few years of coaching in college, Reid accepted a position with the Green Bay Packers in 1992.

He received his first NFL head coach position with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999. Reid led the Eagles to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX where they fell to the New England Patriots 24-21. After the 2012 season, Reid’s contract with the Eagles wasn’t renewed.

In 2013, he was hired as the Chiefs’ head coach. Andy Reid led Kansas City to a 31-20 over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. In February 2023, Reid and the Chiefs beat the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII to win their second title in four years.

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