2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record5–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 0 0   5 0   1.000
No. 16 Cincinnati 0 0   5 0   1.000
No. 1 Kansas 0 0   5 0   1.000
Colorado 0 0   4 0   1.000
No. 5 Iowa State 0 0   3 0   1.000
Arizona State 0 0   5 1   .833
Texas Tech 0 0   5 1   .833
TCU 0 0   4 1   .800
Utah 0 0   4 1   .800
No. 6 Houston 0 0   3 1   .750
West Virginia 0 0   3 1   .750
No. 17 Baylor 0 0   4 2   .667
Kansas State 0 0   4 2   .667
Oklahoma State 0 0   4 2   .667
UCF 0 0   4 2   .667
No. 24 Arizona 0 0   2 2   .500
2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of November 24, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represents Brigham Young University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars are led by first-year head coach Kevin Young and play their home games at Marriott Center in Provo, Utah as second-year members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated UCF in the second round before losing to Texas Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. The Cougars lost in the first round to Duquesne.

On April 12, 2024, head coach Mark Pope left the school to take the head coaching position at Kentucky.[1]

The season marked the first for BYU as members of the Big 12, having left the West Coast conference to join the Big 12 on July 1, 2023.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Noah Waterman 0 F 6'11" 215 Junior Savannah, NY Transferred to Louisville
Jaxson Robinson 2 F 6'7" 200 Junior Ada, OK Transferred to Kentucky
Atiki Ally Atiki 4 F 6'10" 213 Junior Mwanza, Tanzania Transferred to New Mexico
Tredyn Christensen 10 F 6'7" 235 Senior Eagle Mountain, UT Walk-on; graduated
Spencer Johnson 20 G 6'5" 185 Redshirt Senior American Fork, UT Graduated
Marcus Adams Jr. 23 F 6'8" 200 Freshman Harbor City, UT Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Tanner Hayhurst 24 G 6'6" 204 Redshirt Freshman Eagle, ID Walk-on; transferred College of Southern Idaho
Aly Khalifa 50 F/C 6'11" 230 Redshirt Junior Alexandria, Egypt Transferred to Louisville

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Keba Keita 13 C 6'8" 235 Junior Bamako, Mali Utah
Mawot Mag 0 F 6'7" 216 RS Senior Melbourne, Australia Rutgers
Max Triplett 20 F/C 6'9" 210 Junior Huntsville, UT Snow College

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Egor Demin
SG
Russia Real Madrid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 28, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kanon Catchings
#9 SF
Brownsburg, IN Overtime Elite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 18, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Brody Kozlowski
#17 PF
Draper, UT Corner Canyon High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 22, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Elijah Crawford
#18 PG
Augusta, GA Brewster Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 21, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Brooks Bahr
PF
Keller, TX Keller High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 6, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Mihailo Boskovic
PF
Uzice, Serbia Igokea m:tel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Sep 4, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-07-20.

Roster

2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Trey Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr American Fork American Fork, UT
F 12 Townsend Tripple (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Rocky Mountain Meridian, ID
G 15 Richie Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Riverton, UT
G 21 Trevin Knell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Woods Cross Woods Cross, UT
G 25 Dawson Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr UC Irvine Coto de Caza, CA
G 30 Dallin Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Fremont Plain City, UT
F 45 Fousseyni Traore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy Bamako, Mali
G 51 Jared McGregor (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Westlake Saratoga Springs, UT
F 6 Kanon Catchings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Overtime Elite Brownsburg, IN
G 2 Elijah Crawford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Brewster Academy Augusta, GA
G 3 Egor Demin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Real Madrid Moscow, Russia
C 13 Keba Keita 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Utah Bamako, Mali
F 4 Brody Kozlowski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Corner Canyon Draper, UT
F 0 Mawot Mag 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) GS Rutgers Melbourne, Australia
F 5 Mihailo Boskovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr Igokea m:tel Užice, Serbia
F/C 20 Max Triplett (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Snow College Huntsville, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
Colorado Christian W 93–49  n/a
 19  Catchings   7  Keita   11  Demin  Marriott Center (16,323)
Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 88–50  1–0
 18  Demin   10  Keita   11  Demin  Marriott Center (16,941)
Provo, UT
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Riverside W 86–80  2–0
 20  Demin   10  Keita   7  Demin  Marriott Center (17,391)
Provo, UT
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Queens (NC) W 99–55  3–0
 22  Baker   13  Keita   5  Demin  Marriott Center (16,789)
Provo, UT
November 16, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho W 95–71  4–0
 29  Traore   9  Traore   7  Demin  Marriott Center (16,456)
Provo, UT
November 23, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 87–43  5–0
 15  Traore   11  Traore   6  Demin  Marriott Center (16,954)
Provo, UT
November 28, 2024*
3:30 p.m., FS1
vs. No. 23 Ole Miss
Rady Children's Invitational semifinals
      LionTree Arena 
San Diego, CA
November 29, 2024*
1:30/4:00 p.m., FOX
vs. TBA
Rady Children's Invitational
      LionTree Arena 
San Diego, CA
December 3, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Providence
Big East–Big 12 Battle
      Amica Mutual Pavilion 
Providence, RI
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fresno State       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
December 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Wyoming       Delta Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida A&M       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
Arizona State       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
January 7, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas Tech       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 11, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN/2
at TCU       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 14, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oklahoma State       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah
Rivalry
      Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 21, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Cincinnati       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN/2
Baylor       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF       Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
February 4, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN/2
Arizona       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Cincinnati       Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at West Virginia       WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas State       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN/2
Kansas       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 22, 2025
6:00/8:00 p.m., ESPN/2
at Arizona       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 26, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Arizona State       Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
March 1, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U
West Virginia       Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
March 4, 2025
8:30 p.m., ESPN/2/U
at Iowa State       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
March 8, 2025
8:30 p.m., ESPN/2/U
Utah
Rivalry
      Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA
vs.        T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
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References

  1. ^ "Kentucky hires Mark Pope: BYU coach, player on Wildcats' 1995-96 national title team succeeds John Calipari". CBSSports.com. 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  2. ^ "BYU officially joins Big 12 Conference". ABC4 Utah. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  3. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.