List of BYU Cougars men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the BYU Cougars men's basketball team since the team's formation in 1902. They have been conference regular season champions 30 times and conference tournament champions 3 times. They have also appeared in 29 NCAA basketball tournaments, reaching the Elite Eight 3 times.[1]

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
W.A. Colton (Independent) (1902–1905)
1902–03 W.A. Colton 4–5
1903–04 W.A. Colton 3–3
1904–05 W.A. Colton 9–3
C.T. Teezel (Independent) (1905–1908)
1905–06 C.T. Teezel 11–1
1906–07 C.T. Teezel 7–3
1907–08 C.T. Teezel 4–2
Fred Bennion (Independent) (1908–1910)
1908–09 Fred Bennion 7–4
1909–10 Fred Bennion 9–2
Henry Rose (Independent) (1910–1911)
1910–11 Henry Rose 8–0
E.L. Roberts (Independent) (1911–1917)
1911–12 E.L. Roberts 7–0
1912–13 E.L. Roberts 7–3
1913–14 E.L. Roberts 8–2
1914–15 E.L. Roberts 6–2
1915–16 E.L. Roberts 3–3
1916–17 E.L. Roberts 14–2
E.L. Roberts (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1917–1920)
1917–18 E.L. Roberts 5–3 1–1 AAU Runner–up
1918–19 E.L. Roberts 5–3 1–1 3rd
1919–20 E.L. Roberts 4–2 0–2 T–3rd
Alvin Twitchell (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1920–1925)
1920–21 Alvin Twitchell 10–2 2–2 2nd
1921–22 Alvin Twitchell 9–3 3–1 1st
1922–23 Alvin Twitchell 7–5 4–4 T–2nd
1923–24 Alvin Twitchell 14–4 6–2 1st
1924–25 Alvin Twitchell 10–6 7–1 1st
E.L. Roberts (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1925–1928)
1925–26 E.L. Roberts 11–5 7–5 2nd
1926–27 E.L. Roberts 5–14 1–11 4th
1927–28 E.L. Roberts 13–10 3–9 4th
G. Ott Romney (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1928–1935)
1928–29 G. Ott Romney 20–10 6–6 T–2nd
1929–30 G. Ott Romney 23–7 6–6 3rd
1930–31 G. Ott Romney 20–13 7–5 T–2nd
1931–32 G. Ott Romney 20–12 8–4 T–1st
1932–33 G. Ott Romney 20–7 9–3 T–1st
1933–34 G. Ott Romney 18–12 9–3 1st
1934–35 G. Ott Romney 18–10 6–6 2nd
Edwin R. Kimball (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1935–1936)
1935–36 Edwin R. Kimball 16–9 6–6 2nd
Buck Dixon (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1936–1937)
1936–37 Buck Dixon 17–10 5–7 T–3rd
Buck Dixon (Skyline Conference) (1937–1938)
1937–38 Buck Dixon 8–13 4–8 5th
Edwin R. Kimball (Skyline Conference) (1938–1941)
1938–39 Edwin R. Kimball 12–12 4–8 T–5th
1939–40 Edwin R. Kimball 17–8 7–5 T–3rd
1940–41 Edwin R. Kimball 14–9 6–6 4th
Floyd Millet (Skyline Conference) (1941–1949)
1941–42 Floyd Millet 17–3 9–3 T–2nd
1942–43 Floyd Millet 15–7 7–1 1st
1943–44 Floyd Millet 3–2 —
1944–45 Floyd Millet 11–12 —
1945–46 Floyd Millet 12–13 6–6 T–4th
1946–47 Floyd Millet 9–16 3–9 6th
1947–48 Floyd Millet 16–11 8–2 1st NAIB Second Round
1948–49 Floyd Millet 21–13 11–9 4th NAIB Second Round
Stan Watts (Skyline Conference) (1949–1962)
1949–50 Stan Watts 22–12 14–6 1st NCAA Elite Eight
1950–51 Stan Watts 28–9 15–5 1st NIT Champion
NCAA Elite Eight
1951–52 Stan Watts 14–10 9–5 T–2nd
1952–53 Stan Watts 22–8 11–3 2nd NIT First Round
1953–54 Stan Watts 18–11 9–5 3rd NIT First Round
1954–55 Stan Watts 13–13 10–4 2nd
1955–56 Stan Watts 18–8 10–4 2nd
1956–57 Stan Watts 19–9 11–3 1st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1957–58 Stan Watts 13–3 9–5 2nd
1958–59 Stan Watts 15–11 8–6 4th
1959–60 Stan Watts 8–17 5–9 5th
1960–61 Stan Watts 15–11 9–5 3rd
1961–62 Stan Watts 10–16 5–9 4th
Stan Watts (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1972)
1962–63 Stan Watts 12–14 6–4 2nd
1963–64 Stan Watts 13–12 5–5 3rd
1964–65 Stan Watts 21–7 8–2 1st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1965–66 Stan Watts 20–5 6–4 2nd NIT Champion
1966–67 Stan Watts 14–10 8–2 T–1st
1967–68 Stan Watts 13–12 4–6 T–4th
1968–69 Stan Watts 16–12 6–4 T–1st NCAA University Division First Round
1969–70 Stan Watts 8–18 4–10 7th
1970–71 Stan Watts 18–11 10–4 1st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1971–72 Stan Watts 21–5 12–2 1st NCAA University Division First Round
Glenn Potter (Western Athletic Conference) (1972–1975)
1972–73 Glenn Potter 19–7 9–5 T–2nd
1973–74 Glenn Potter 11–15 6–8 6th
1974–75 Glenn Potter 12–14 5–9 6th
Frank Arnold (Western Athletic Conference) (1975–1983)
1975–76 Frank Arnold 12–14 10–4 5th
1976–77 Frank Arnold 12–15 4–10 7th
1977–78 Frank Arnold 12–18 6–8 4th
1978–79 Frank Arnold 20–8 10–2 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1979–80 Frank Arnold 24–5 13–1 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1980–81 Frank Arnold 25–7 12–4 3rd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1981–82 Frank Arnold 17–13 9–7 T–4th NIT First Round
1982–83 Frank Arnold 15–14 11–5 T–1st
LaDell Andersen (Western Athletic Conference) (1983–1989)
1983–84 LaDell Andersen 20–11 12–4 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
1984–85 LaDell Andersen 15–14 9–7 T–3rd
1985–86 LaDell Andersen 18–14 11–5 4th NIT Quarterfinal
1986–87 LaDell Andersen 21–11 12–4 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1987–88 LaDell Andersen 26–6 13–3 1st NCAA Division I Second Round
1988–89 LaDell Andersen 14–15 7–9 5th
Roger Reid (Western Athletic Conference) (1989–1997)
1989–90 Roger Reid 21–9 11–5 T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
1990–91 Roger Reid 21–13 11–5 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
1991–92 Roger Reid 25–7 12–4 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1992–93 Roger Reid 25–9 15–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Second Round
1993–94 Roger Reid 22–10 12–6 2nd NIT Second Round
1994–95 Roger Reid 22–10 13–5 T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1995–96 Roger Reid 15–13 9–9 5th
1996–97 Roger Reid
Tony Ingle 		1–25 0–16 8th
Steve Cleveland (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–1999)
1997–98 Steve Cleveland 9–21 4–10 6th
1998–99 Steve Cleveland 12–16 6–8 5th
Steve Cleveland (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2005)
1999–00 Steve Cleveland 22–11 7–7 6th NIT Quarterfinal
2000–01 Steve Cleveland 24–9 10–4 1st NCAA Division I First Round
2001–02 Steve Cleveland 18–12 7–7 T–4th NIT Second Round
2002–03 Steve Cleveland 23–9 11–3 T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2003–04 Steve Cleveland 21–9 10–4 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2004–05 Steve Cleveland 9–21 3–11 T–7th
Dave Rose (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2011)
2005–06 Dave Rose 20–9 12–4 T–2nd NIT First Round
2006–07 Dave Rose 25–9 13–3 1st NCAA Division I First Round
2007–08 Dave Rose 27–7 14–2 1st NCAA Division I First Round
2008–09 Dave Rose 25–8 12–4 T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2009–10 Dave Rose 30–5 13–3 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
2010–11 Dave Rose 32–5 14–2 T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Dave Rose (West Coast Conference) (2011–2019)
2011–12 Dave Rose 26–9 12–4 3rd NCAA Division I Second Round
2012–13 Dave Rose 24–12 10–6 3rd NIT Semifinal
2013–14 Dave Rose 23–12 13–5 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
2014–15 Dave Rose 25–10 13–5 2nd NCAA Division I First Four
2015–16 Dave Rose 26–11[Note A] 11–5[Note A] 3rd NIT Semifinal
2016–17 Dave Rose 22–12[Note B] 12–6[Note B] 3rd NIT First Round
2017–18 Dave Rose 24–11 11–7 3rd NIT First Round
2018–19 Dave Rose 19–13 11–5 3rd
Mark Pope (West Coast Conference) (2019–2023)
2019–20 Mark Pope 24–8 13–3 2nd No postseason held
2020–21 Mark Pope 20–7 10–3 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2021–22 Mark Pope 24–11 9–6 5th NIT Quarterfinals
2022–23 Mark Pope 19–15 7–9 T–5th
Mark Pope (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 Mark Pope 23–11 10–8 T–5th NCAA Division I First Round
Total: 1,939–1,147 (.628)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^A. Adjusted record is 1–10 (25 wins and 1 loss vacated) and 0–5 (11 wins vacated) in conference. One win was not vacated; Nick Emery (the player who was ruled ineligible) did not play in one of BYU's wins.
^B. Adjusted record is 0–11 (22 wins and 1 loss vacated) and 0–6 (12 wins vacated) in conference.

References

  1. ^ "Brigham Young Cougars Index".