| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | BYU Cougars |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | WCC |
| Record: | 24–11 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach1: | Tim LaComb |
| Ac1 Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach2: | Quincy Lewis |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st w/ Rose, 5th overall[1] |
| Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's 13th season at BYU and the Cougars seventh season as members of the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in West Coast Conference play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated San Diego in the quarterfinals and Saint Mary's in the semifinals before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated by Stanford in the first round.
The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 22–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in third place. They defeated Loyola Marymount in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament[2] to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.[3] They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas–Arlington.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Frampton | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Dixie State[5] | ||
| Nick Emery | 4 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Alpine, Utah | Withdrew from college due NCAA violations | |
| L.J. Rose | 5 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 12 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Sophomore | Went pro and signed with U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro of Lega Basket Serie A in Italy[6] | |||
| Colby Leifson | 13 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | LDS mission (returning in 2019) | ||
| Kyle Davis | 21 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Steven Beo | 25 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Transferred to Eastern Washington[7] | ||
| Jamal Aytes | 40 | F | 6'6" | 235 | RS Junior | Transferred to Southern Utah[8] | ||
| Corbin Kaufusi | 44 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Left team to focus on football[9] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahshire Hardnett | 0 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred from Chipola College. | ||
| Kajon Brown | 13 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Transferred from Lee College.[10] | ||
| McKay Cannon | 24 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Transferred from Weber State; will red-shirt the season. |
BYU's roster will feature four missionaries for the new season. First up is Zac Seljaas who returns after coming home early for a shoulder injury. Up next Ryan Andrus and Dalton Nixon return. Rounding out the group of four was Luke Worthington.
See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team, 2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer team and 2017 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team. BYU Radio- Flagship Station, Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)
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The 2017–18 non-conferesnce schedule was announced on July 11, 2017. Highlights on the schedule include a trip to defending Ivy League champions Princeton, a rematch with UT Arlington (who ended BYU's season in 2016–17), Barclay's Center Classic matches against Alabama and UMass, and four in-state opponents in Utah Valley, Utah State, Weber State (as part of the inaugural Beehive Classic), and Utah.[13] |-!colspan=11 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=11 style=| Non-Conference Regular Season|-!colspan=11 style=| WCC regular season|-!colspan=11 style=| WCC tournament|-!colspan=11 style=| NIT
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