2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fifth-year head coach Mark Pope, and played their home games at Marriott Center in Provo, Utah as first year members of the Big 12 Conference.

2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachCody Fueger
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Baylor00 00  
BYU00 00  
Cincinnati00 00  
No. 7 Houston00 00  
Iowa State00 00  
No. 1 Kansas00 00  
Kansas State00 00  
Oklahoma00 00  
Oklahoma State00 00  
TCU00 00  
No. 18 Texas00 00  
Texas Tech00 00  
UCF00 00  
West Virginia00 00  
2024 Big 12 tournament winner
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 19–15, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in a 3-way tie for fifth place. Due to a tiebreaker, as the No. 5 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Portland in the second round, Loyola Marymount in the quarterfinals before losing to Saint Mary's in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Rudi Williams3G6'2"195SeniorHamilton, ONGraduated
Gideon George5F6'6"210SeniorMinna, NigeriaGraduated
Tanner Toolson13G6'5"190FreshmanVancouver, WATransferred to Utah Valley
Nate Webb33F6'6"210SophomoreRexburg, IDWalk-on; TBD
Hao Dong55F6'5"210FreshmanBeijing, ChinaWalk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Dawson Baker24G6'4"190JuniorCoto de Caza, CAUC Irvine
Aly Khalifa50F/C6'11"230RS JuniorAlexandria, EgyptCharlotte

2023 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaac Davis
#55 C
Idaho Falls, ID Hillcrest High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 19, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "BYU 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Noah Waterman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrNiagara Savannah, NY
G 1 Trey Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)189 lb (86 kg) JrAmerican Fork American Fork, UT
G 2 Jaxson Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrArkansas Ada, OK
F 4 Atiki Ally Atiki 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)213 lb (97 kg) JrLondon Basketball Academy (ON) Mwanza, Tanzania
F 10 Tredyn Christensen (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrChaminade Eagle Mountain, UT
F 12 Townsend Tripple (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrRocky Mountain Meridian, ID
G 15 Richie Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoWasatch Academy Riverton, UT
G 20 Spencer Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrSalt Lake CC American Fork, UT
G 21 Trevin Knell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) RS JrWoods Cross Woods Cross, UT
G 24 Dawson Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrUC Irvine Coto de Caza, CA
G 30 Dallin Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoFremont Plain City, UT
F 45 Fousseyni Traore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)254 lb (115 kg) JrWasatch Academy Bamako, Mali
F/C 50 Aly Khalifa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrCharlotte Alexandria, Egypt
G 51 Jared McGregor (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWestlake Saratoga Springs, 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
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Life Pacific     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Houston Christian     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 17 San Diego State     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November 18, 2023*
TBA, ESPN+
Morgan State     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November 23, 2023*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Arizona State
Vegas Showdown semifinals
    Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 24, 2023*
5:30 p.m./8:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. NC State/Vanderbilt
Vegas Showdown
    Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Fresno State     Delta Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
December 9, 2023*
5:00 p.m., P12N
at Utah
Rivalry
    Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Denver     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bellarmine     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
December 30, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wyoming     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Big 12 regular season
January 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., TBD
Cincinnati     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Baylor     Foster Pavilion 
Waco, TX
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF     Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Iowa State     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 20, 2024
TBD, ESPN+
at Texas Tech     United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Houston     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., TBD
Texas     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at West Virginia     WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma     Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 10, 2024
8:00 p.m., TBD
Kansas State     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UCF     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma State     Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U
Baylor     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State     Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas     Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., TBD
TCU     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
March 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Iowa State     Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
March 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U
Oklahoma State     Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
Big 12 tournament
March 12–16, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches*

*No poll released

References

  1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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