2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball
2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	9–2 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kevin Young (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Will Voigt; Brandon Dunson; Chris Burgess; Tim Fanning; John Linehan;
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
No. 3 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
BYU	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Colorado	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
No. 7 Kansas	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
UCF	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
No. 25 Baylor	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
No. 15 Houston	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Utah	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
TCU	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Arizona	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 27, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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	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	Freshman	Eagle, ID	Walk-on; transferred College of Southern Idaho
Aly Khalifa	50	F/C	6'11"	230	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

College recruiting information
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
Egor Demin SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/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
Kanon Catchings #9 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Brody Kozlowski #17 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Elijah Crawford #18 PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Brooks Bahr PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Mihailo Boskovic PF	Uzice, Serbia	Igokea m:tel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Sep 4, 2024
Mihailo Boskovic PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
F	0	Mawot Mag	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	GS	Rutgers	Melbourne, Australia
G	1	Trey Stewart	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Sr	American Fork	American Fork, UT
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)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Real Madrid	Moscow, Russia
F	4	Brody Kozlowski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Corner Canyon	Draper, UT
F	5	Mihailo Boskovic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Igokea m:tel	Užice, Serbia
F	6	Kanon Catchings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Brownsburg, IN
F	7	Khadim Mboup	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—		NBA Academy Africa	Dakar, Senegal
F	12	Townsend Tripple (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Rocky Mountain	Meridian, ID
C	13	Keba Keita	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Utah	Bamako, Mali
G	15	Richie Saunders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Wasatch Academy	Riverton, UT
F/C	20	Max Triplett (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Snow College	Huntsville, 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

Head coach

Kevin Young (Clayton State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	L 85–96 ^OT	5–1	17 – Catchings	7 – Keita	4 – Tied	LionTree Arena (4,000) San Diego, CA
November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FOX	vs. NC State Rady Children's Invitational 3rd place game	W 72–61	6–1	13 – Saunders	11 – Demin	4 – Demin	LionTree Arena (4,000) San Diego, CA
December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Providence Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 64–83	6–2	16 – Baker	10 – Keita	4 – Hall	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,005) Providence, RI
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fresno State	W 95–67	7–2	22 – Knell	10 – Tied	4 – Hall	Marriott Center (15,950) Provo, UT
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Wyoming	W 68–49	8–2	15 – Knell	6 – Keita	6 – Hall	Delta Center (11,217) Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida A&M	W 103–57	9–2	21 – Catchings	9 – Keita	7 – Hall	Marriott Center (15,544) 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:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
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	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—

References

^ "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.
^ "BYU officially joins Big 12 Conference". ABC4 Utah. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". byucougars.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[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.

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