2018–19 BYU Cougars men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Prev Year:2017–18
Next Year:2019-20
Team:BYU Cougars
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:19–13
Conf Record:11–5
Hc Year:14th
Asst Coach1:Tim LaComb
Ac1 Year:9th
Asst Coach2:Quincy Lewis
Ac2 Year:4th
Ac3 Year:1st

The 2018–19 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's 14th and final season at BYU and the Cougars eighth season as members of the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
3 G 6'3" 210 RS Junior Declare for 2018 NBA draft
Kajon Brown 13 G 6'5" 200 Junior Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana
Payton Dastrup 15 C 6'10" 250 Sophomore Transferred to Oregon State
Braiden Shaw 31 F 6'9" 210 Junior Left the team for personal reasons

Recruiting class of 2020

Radio

Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant return to call men's basketball for the 2018–19 season, though Jason Shepherd will fill-in for Wrubell on the Cougar Tipoff while Robbie Bullough will fill-in for the Utah Valley game. The radio network is officially called the Nu Skin BYU Sports Network and can be found throughout Utah, Idaho, and Nationwide on SiriusXM and TuneIn. KSFI will take the place of KSL on November 6 as KSL will be providing election coverage.

Affiliates[1]

See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team, 2018–19 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team and 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team.

Schedule and results

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Game summaries

Cougar Tipoff

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
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Exhibition: Saint Martin's

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler & Lauren McClain
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Exhibition: Westminster

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Nevada

Series History: BYU leads series 13–6
Broadcasters: Carter Blackburn & Pete Gillen
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Utah Valley

Series History: BYU leads 2–1
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren McClain
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Northwestern State

Series History: Series even 1–1
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Oral Roberts

Series History: BYU leads 5–0
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Alabama A&M

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Rice

Series History: BYU leads 5–2
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Houston

Series History: Houston leads series 4–2
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren McClain
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Illinois State

Series History: BYU leads series 1–0
Broadcasters: Scott Warmann, & Rich Zvosec
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Weber State

Series History: BYU leads series 33–10
Broadcasters: Dave Fox & Lance Allred
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Utah State

Series History: BYU leads series 142–92
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Utah

Series History: BYU leads series 130–128
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Caron Butler
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Portland State

Series History: BYU leads series 1–0
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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UNLV

Series History: UNLV leads series 18–16
Broadcasters: Eric Rothman & Sean Farnham
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San Diego State

Series History: BYU leads series 48–24
Broadcasters: Carter Blackburn & Pete Gillen
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Mississippi State

Series History: Series even 1–1
Broadcasters: Kevin Fitzgerald & Daymeon Fishback
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Pacific

Series History: BYU leads series 10–6
Broadcasters: Steve Quis & Richie Schueler
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Saint Mary's

Series History: Series even 13–13
Broadcasters: Dave Feldman & Adrian Branch
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Portland

Series History: BYU leads series 18–2
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Santa Clara

Series History: BYU leads series 30–6
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads series 13–9
Broadcasters: Eric Rothman & Adrian Branch
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San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads series 19–6
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins & Kelenna Azubuike
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Saint Mary's

Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 14–13
Broadcasters: Steve Quis & Dan Dickau
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Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 15–6
Broadcasters: Dave Feldman & Dan Dickau
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Loyola Marymount

Series History: BYU leads series 14–5
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Portland

Series History: BYU leads series 19–2
Broadcasters: Steve Quis & Richie Schueler
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Pacific

Series History: BYU leads series 11–6
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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San Diego

Series History: BYU leads series 14–5
Broadcasters: Steve Quis & Casey Jacobsen
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Loyola Marymount

Series History: BYU leads series 15–5
Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Ryan Hollins, & Kirsten Watson
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San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads series 19–7
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler & Spencer Linton
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Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 16–6
Broadcasters: Eric Rothman & Sean Farnham
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San Diego

Series History: BYU leads series 15–5
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler & Spencer Linton
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BYU Sports Network Affiliates. BYUcougars.com. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902152022/http://cougarclub.com/sponsorship/byu-athletic-corporate-sponsorships. dead.