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	0–0 (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 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of July 23, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented 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 played 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	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
Aly Khalifa	50	F/C	6'11"	230	Junior	Alexandria, Egypt	Transferred to Louisville

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Keba Keita	C	6'8"	235	Junior	Bamako, Mali	Utah
Mawot Mag	F	6'7"	216	GS Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Rutgers
Max Triplett	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
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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Brooks Bahr #39 SG	Keller, TX	Keller High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 6, 2023
Brooks Bahr #39 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Egor Demin SG	Russia	Real Madrid	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 28, 2024
Egor Demin SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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		Kanon Catchings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Brownsburg, IN
G		Elijah Crawford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Brewster Academy	Augusta, GA
G		Egor Demin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Real Madrid	Moscow, Russia
C		Keba Keita	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Utah	Bamako, Mali
F		Brody Kozlowski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Corner Canyon	Draper, UT
F		Mawot Mag	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	GS	Rutgers	Melbourne, Australia
F/C		Max Triplett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Snow College	Huntsville, 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^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Non-conference regular season
December 3, 2024* TBA	at Providence Big East–Big 12 Battle	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
Big 12 regular season
Big 12 tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

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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