2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:BYU Cougars
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:23–11
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach3:Collin Terry
Champion:Vegas Showdown champions
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Pope and played their home games at Marriott Center in Provo, Utah as first-year members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the 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]

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 19–15, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in a 3-way tie for fifth place. Due to a tiebreaker, as the No. 5 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Portland in the second round, Loyola Marymount in the quarterfinals before losing to Saint Mary's in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Rudi Williams 3 G 6'2" 195 Senior Graduated
Gideon George 5 F 6'6" 210 Senior Graduated
Tanner Toolson 13 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Transferred to Utah Valley
Nate Webb 33 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore Walk-on; TBD
Hao Dong 55 F 6'5" 210 Freshman Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dawson Baker 24 G 6'4" 190 Junior UC Irvine
Aly Khalifa 50 F/C 6'11" 230 RS Junior Charlotte

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-04-12 . Kentucky hires Mark Pope: BYU coach, player on Wildcats' 1995-96 national title team succeeds John Calipari . 2024-04-15 . CBSSports.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-07-01 . BYU officially joins Big 12 Conference . 2024-04-15 . ABC4 Utah . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. byucougars.com. July 5, 2023.