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 were 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. They finished the 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.
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Vegas Showdown champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 23–11 (10–8 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Cody Fueger |
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Home arena | Marriott Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3т Houston | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Iowa State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Baylor | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Kansas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
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]
Previous season
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Rudi Williams | 3 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Hamilton, ON | Graduated |
Gideon George | 5 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Minna, Nigeria | Graduated |
Tanner Toolson | 13 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Vancouver, WA | Transferred to Utah Valley |
Nate Webb | 33 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Rexburg, ID | Walk-on; TBD |
Hao Dong | 55 | F | 6'5" | 210 | Freshman | Beijing, China | Walk-on; transferred |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Dawson Baker | 24 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Coto de Caza, CA | UC Irvine |
Aly Khalifa | 50 | F/C | 6'11" | 230 | RS Junior | Alexandria, Egypt | Charlotte |
Recruiting classes
edit2023 recruiting class
editThere were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv/ESPN+ |
Life Pacific | W 83–55 | n/a |
20 – Robinson | 8 – Waterman | 5 – Johnson | Marriott Center (13,733) Provo, UT | ||||
Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | W 110–63 | 1–0 |
20 – Johnson | 9 – Traore | 7 – Johnson | Marriott Center (13,103) Provo, UT | ||||
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 17 San Diego State | W 74–65 | 2–0 |
18 – Hall | 8 – Traore | 4 – Traore | Marriott Center (15,689) Provo, UT | ||||
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 105–48 | 3–0 |
18 – Tied | 8 – Ally Atiki | 6 – Tied | Marriott Center (13,116) Provo, UT | ||||
November 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morgan State | W 93–50 | 4–0 |
19 – Robinson | 6 – Robinson | 8 – Johnson | Marriott Center (13,736) Provo, UT | ||||
November 23, 2023 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Arizona State Vegas Showdown semifinals |
W 77–49 | 5–0 |
24 – Waterman | 9 – Tied | 5 – Traore | Michelob Ultra Arena (2,223) Paradise, NV | ||||
November 24, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. NC State Vegas Showdown championship |
W 95–86 | 6–0 |
23 – Robinson | 9 – Khalifa | 5 – Khalifa | Michelob Ultra Arena (2,647) Paradise, NV | ||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 19 | vs. Fresno State | W 85–56 | 7–0 |
24 – Robinson | 6 – Knell | 5 – Tied | Delta Center (11,360) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 14 | Evansville | W 96–55 | 8–0 |
19 – Robinson | 8 – Waterman | 7 – Hall | Marriott Center (13,291) Provo, UT | |||
December 9, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 14 | at Utah | L 69-73 | 8–1 |
17 – Robinson | 11 – Johnson | 6 – Khalifa | Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,648) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 18 | Denver | W 90–74 | 9–1 |
28 – Robinson | 14 – Waterman | 6 – Johnson | Marriott Center (13,349) Provo, UT | |||
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 18 | Georgia State | W 86–54 | 10–1 |
20 – Saunders | 7 – Ally Atiki | 7 – Johnson | Marriott Center (13,819) Provo, UT | |||
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 17 | Bellarmine | W 101–59 | 11–1 |
14 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | 7 – Johnson | Marriott Center (14,429) Provo, UT | |||
December 30, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 14 | Wyoming | W 94–68 | 12–1 |
17 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 8 – Khalifa | Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT | |||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 12 | Cincinnati | L 60–71 | 12–2 (0–1) |
27 – Knell | 8 – Waterman | 6 – Khalifa | Marriott Center (16,879) Provo, UT | |||
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 18 | at No. 14 Baylor | L 72–81 | 12–3 (0–2) |
15 – Tied | 6 – Waterman | 6 – Khalifa | Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX | |||
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 18 | at UCF | W 63–58 | 13–3 (1–2) |
17 – Khalifa | 7 – Waterman | 6 – Hall | Addition Financial Arena (9,137) Orlando, FL | |||
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 20 | No. 24 Iowa State | W 87–72 | 14–3 (2–2) |
28 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | 8 – Hall | Marriott Center (15,491) Provo, UT | |||
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 20 | at No. 25 Texas Tech | L 78–85 | 14–4 (2–3) |
21 – Khalifa | 8 – Traore | 6 – Hall | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX | |||
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 21 | No. 4 Houston | L 68–75 | 14–5 (2–4) |
17 – Waterman | 6 – Tied | 5 – Hall | Marriott Center (16,553) Provo, UT | |||
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 21 | Texas | W 84–72 | 15–5 (3–4) |
17 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | 8 – Khalifa | Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT | |||
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 22 | at West Virginia | W 86–73 | 16–5 (4–4) |
24 – Traore | 9 – Traore | 12 – Hall | WVU Coliseum (11,753) Morgantown, WV | |||
February 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 21 | at Oklahoma | L 66–82 | 16–6 (4–5) |
21 – Traore | 8 – Waterman | 4 – Johnson | Lloyd Noble Center (6,834) Norman, OK | |||
February 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 21 | Kansas State | W 72–66 | 17–6 (5–5) |
14 – Traore | 8 – Traore | 6 – Khalifa | Marriott Center (17,446) Provo, UT | |||
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 19 | UCF | W 90–88 | 18–6 (6–5) |
21 – Robinson | 9 – Waterman | 5 – Hall | Marriott Center (15,590) Provo, UT | |||
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 19 | at Oklahoma State | L 83–93 | 18–7 (6–6) |
17 – Traore | 6 – Hall | 4 – Hall | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,360) Stillwater, OK | |||
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 25 | No. 11 Baylor | W 78–71 | 19–7 (7–6) |
14 – Khalifa | 9 – Johnson | 7 – Khalifa | Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT | |||
February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 25 | at Kansas State | L 74–84 | 19–8 (7–7) |
15 – Robinson | 7 – Waterman | 8 – Hall | Bramlage Coliseum (9,117) Manhattan, KS | |||
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 7 Kansas | W 76–68 | 20–8 (8–7) |
18 – Tied | 7 – Traore | 5 – Traore | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
TCU | W 87–75 | 21–8 (9–7) |
21 – Traore | 7 – Tied | 7 – Hall | Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT | ||||
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 20 | at No. 6 Iowa State | L 63–68 | 21–9 (9–8) |
20 – Saunders | 11 – Tied | 6 – Khalifa | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA | |||
March 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 20 | Oklahoma State | W 85–71 | 22–9 (10–8) |
19 – Traore | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Hall | Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT | |||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 |
(5) No. 20 | vs. (12) UCF Second Round |
W 87–73 | 23–9 |
14 – Traore | 10 – Traore | 7 – Johnson | T-Mobile Center (16,044) Kansas City, MO | |||
March 14, 2024 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 |
(5) No. 20 | vs. (4) No. 25 Texas Tech Quarterfinals |
L 67–81 | 23–10 |
18 – Robinson | 7 – Johnson | 7 – Hall | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 21, 2024* 10:40 a.m., TruTV |
(6 E) No. 21 | vs. (11 E) Duquesne First Round |
L 67–71 | 23–11 |
25 – Robinson | 16 – Johnson | 6 – Hall | CHI Health Center Omaha, NE | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source[3]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | RV | RV | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 25 | RV | 20 | 20 | 21 | RV |
Coaches | — | RV | RV | 19 | 13т | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | RV | 23 | 21 | 21 | RV |
References
edit- ^ "Kentucky hires Mark Pope: BYU coach, player on Wildcats' 1995-96 national title team succeeds John Calipari". CBSSports.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "BYU officially joins Big 12 Conference". ABC4 Utah. July 1, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.