2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

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 were 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.

2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 13
Record	26–10 (14–6 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
No. 2 Houston †	19	–	1		.950			35	–	5		.875
No. 8 Texas Tech	15	–	5		.750			28	–	9		.757
No. 15 Arizona	14	–	6		.700			24	–	13		.649
No. 13 BYU	14	–	6		.700			26	–	10		.722
No. 17 Iowa State	13	–	7		.650			25	–	10		.714
Kansas	11	–	9		.550			21	–	13		.618
Baylor	10	–	10		.500			20	–	15		.571
West Virginia	10	–	10		.500			19	–	13		.594
TCU	9	–	11		.450			16	–	16		.500
Kansas State	9	–	11		.450			16	–	17		.485
Utah	8	–	12		.400			16	–	17		.485
Oklahoma State	7	–	13		.350			17	–	18		.486
Cincinnati	7	–	13		.350			19	–	16		.543
UCF	7	–	13		.350			20	–	17		.541
Arizona State	4	–	16		.200			13	–	20		.394
Colorado	3	–	17		.150			14	–	21		.400
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner 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	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Egor Demin SG	Russia	Real Madrid	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 28, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Kanon Catchings #9 SF	Brownsburg, IN	Overtime Elite	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 18, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (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
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Elijah Crawford #18 PG	Augusta, GA	Brewster Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 21, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Brooks Bahr PF	Keller, TX	Keller High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 6, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Mihailo Boskovic PF	Uzice, Serbia	Igokea m:tel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Sep 4, 2024
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: nr    Rivals: nr    ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved July 20, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

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) Will Voigt (Pomona) Brandon Dunson (Arizona State) Chris Burgess (Utah) Tim Fanning (Whittier) John Linehan (Providence) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	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	–	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	W 76–56	10–2 (1–0)	30 – Saunders	10 – Keita	7 – Demin	Marriott Center (16,926) Provo, UT
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 14 Houston	L 55–86	10–3 (1–1)	12 – Knell	6 – Traore	7 – Demin	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas Tech	L 67–72	10–4 (1–2)	14 – Traore	10 – Keita	6 – Demin	Marriott Center (17,307) Provo, UT
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at TCU	L 67–71	10–5 (1–3)	26 – Saunders	7 – Tied	6 – Hall	Schollmaier Arena (4,752) Fort Worth, TX
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State	W 85–69	11–5 (2–3)	18 – Knell	8 – Keita	8 – Demin	Marriott Center (16,457) Provo, UT
January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Rivalry	L 72–73 OT	11–6 (2–4)	16 – Saunders	9 – Keita	4 – Saunders	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,558) Salt Lake City, UT
January 21, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Colorado	W 83–67	12–6 (3–4)	25 – Saunders	8 – Keita	7 – Demin	CU Events Center (6,166) Boulder, CO
January 25, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN2		Cincinnati	W 80–52	13–6 (4–4)	21 – Saunders	7 – Keita	7 – Demin	Marriott Center (17,483) Provo, UT
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Baylor	W 93–89 OT	14–6 (5–4)	23 – Catchings	6 – Saunders	6 – Demin	Marriott Center (17,297) Provo, UT
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	W 81–75	15–6 (6–4)	22 – Saunders	7 – Keita	6 – Demin	Addition Financial Arena (9,152) Orlando, FL
February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 20 Arizona	L 74–85	15–7 (6–5)	16 – Demin	7 – Traore	6 – Hall	Marriott Center (17,274) Provo, UT
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Cincinnati	L 66–84	15–8 (6–6)	15 – Saunders	3 – Tied	3 – Hall	Fifth Third Arena (12,217) Cincinnati, OH
February 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at West Virginia	W 73–69	16–8 (7–6)	16 – Demin	6 – Traore	4 – Hall	WVU Coliseum (10,879) Morgantown, WV
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas State	W 80–65	17–8 (8–6)	17 – Saunders	14 – Saunders	8 – Demin	Marriott Center (17,228) Provo, UT
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 23 Kansas	W 91–57	18–8 (9–6)	22 – Saunders	9 – Keita	8 – Hall	Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT
February 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 19 Arizona	W 96–95	19–8 (10–6)	23 – Saunders	6 – Keita	8 – Demin	McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	No. 25	at Arizona State	W 91–81	20–8 (11–6)	26 – Saunders	7 – Keita	10 – Demin	Desert Financial Arena (9,383) Tempe, AZ
March 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 25	West Virginia	W 77–56	21–8 (12–6)	20 – Traore	10 – Traore	6 – Hall	Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	at No. 10 Iowa State	W 88–85 2OT	22–8 (13–6)	23 – Saunders	15 – Keita	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 23	Utah Rivalry	W 85–74	23–8 (14–6)	15 – Baker	7 – Tied	6 – Demin	Marriott Center (17,978) Provo, UT
Big 12 tournament
March 13, 2025 10:30 a.m., ESPN2	(4) No. 17	vs. (5) No. 12 Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 96−92	24–8	23 – Saunders	10 – Keita	7 – Hall	T-Mobile Center (15,366) Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	(4) No. 17	vs. (1) No. 2 Houston Semifinals	L 54–74	24–9	14 – Keita	12 – Keita	4 – Tied	T-Mobile Center (13,946) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2025 2:05 p.m., TNT	(6 E) No. 17	vs. (11 E) VCU First Round	W 80–71	25–9	16 – Saunders	9 – Tied	4 – Hall	Ball Arena (19,921) Denver, CO
March 22, 2025 5:45 p.m., CBS	(6 E) No. 17	vs. (3 E) No. 13 Wisconsin Second Round	W 91–89	26–9	25 – Saunders	8 – Demin	8 – Demin	Ball Arena (19,386) Denver, CO
March 27, 2025 5:09 p.m., CBS	(6 E) No. 17	vs. (2 E) No. 7 Alabama Sweet Sixteen	L 88–113	26–10	25 – Saunders	6 – Tied	7 – Demin	Prudential Center (18,617) Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	23	17	17	13
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	22	18	17	15

Awards

Two BYU players received All-Big 12 awards for the season. Richie Saunders was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and recognized as the conference's Most Improved Player, and Egor Demin received honorable mention All-Big 12 honors and was named to the conference's All-Freshman team.^[4]