SPOKANE, Wash.-Thursday, BYU men’s basketball (9-2, 0-0 in West Coast Conference play) visits No. 1 Gonzaga (10-0, 1-0 in WCC play) at Spokane, Wash. to commence their conference season. The Cougars score 78.9 points per game, ranking BYU 73rd nationally in scoring offense. Defensively, BYU surrenders 67.4 points per game, […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, BYU men’s basketball forward, freshman Caleb Lohner, was named as the West Coast Conference’s Freshman of the Week. In the Cougars’ game against Boise State and Utah last week, Lohner averaged 5 points and 8 rebounds per game. In the 82-64 win over the Utes Saturday, Lohner posted […]
PROVO, Utah-Thursday, BYU men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope announced a new signing to bolster his program. Wasatch Academy senior Fousseyni Traore, a 6-7 power forward has been signed to the Cougars’ program per a statement. A native of Bamako, Mali, Traore has averaged 6.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per […]
PROVO, Utah-Thursday, BYU men’s basketball announced its non-conference schedule. The 11-game slate is as follows: November 25-Westminster November 26-New Orleans November 28-Utah Valley December 1-USC (Roman Legends Classic, Uncasville, Conn.) December 3-Connecticut or Vanderbilt @ Roman Legends Classic December 5 @ Utah State December 9-Boise State December 12-Utah December 18 […]
PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s basketball confirmed the signing of Timpview High School 6-8 guard-forward Jake Wahlin. Wahlin, who is currently a senior for the Thunderbirds, is originally from Keller, Texas and averaged 13.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game last season for Timpview. His contributions helped the Thunderbirds […]
SALT LAKE CITY-While it’s apparent that sports fans miss March Madness, there are legitimate real-world consequences for BYU and Utah State’s athletic departments after the COVID-19 outbreak caused cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament. Per a report from kslsports.com, each NCAA Tournament qualifier, at-large bid, and win for a team […]
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-Tuesday, BYU men’s basketball seniors, forward Yoeli Childs and guards TJ Haws and Jake Toolson, all earned all-West Coast Conference first team honors. Furthermore, Toolson was named as the newcomer of the year. Childs led the WCC in points per game in conference games (22.7 points per game) […]
PROVO, Utah-Sunday, upon the release of the new weekly college basketball polls, BYU rose to No. 17 in The Associated Press Top 25 and is currently ranked No. 18 in the USA Today coaches poll. The Cougars, who bested No. 2 Gonzaga 91-78 Saturday, are ranked in the AP poll […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, BYU men’s basketball entered The Associated Press’ Top 25 for the first time this season, coming in at No. 23 for the week of February 17. This commemorates the first time the Cougars have been ranked since achieving a No. 10 ranking in the final poll from the […]
Saint Mary’s (19-4, 6-2) vs. Brigham Young (16-7, 5-3) Marriott Center, Provo, Utah; Saturday, 8 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Mary’s looks for its fifth straight conference win against Brigham Young. Saint Mary’s’ last WCC loss came against the Santa Clara Broncos 67-66 on Jan. 11. Brigham Young is coming […]
