2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball

Conference	West Coast Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Dave Rose (13th season)
Assistant coach	Tim LaComb (8th season)
Assistant coach	Quincy Lewis (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Heath Schroyer (1st w/ Rose, 5th overall^[1] season)
Home arena	Marriott Center

2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2018 West Coast Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team will represent Brigham Young University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It will be head coach Dave Rose's thirteenth season at BYU and the Cougars seventh season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars will play their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Zach Frampton	2	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Alpine, UT	Transferred to Dixie State^[2]
L.J. Rose	5	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Eric Mika	12	F	6'10"	230	Sophomore	Alpine, UT	Entered 2017 NBA Draft, went undrafted^[3]
Colby Leifson	13	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Suwanee, GA	LDS mission (returning in 2019)
Kyle Davis	21	F	6'8"	225	RS Senior	Draper, UT	Graduated
Steven Beo	25	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Richland, WA	Transferred to Eastern Washington^[4]
Jamal Aytes	40	F	6'6"	235	RS Junior	San Diego, CA	Transferred to Southern Utah^[5]
Corbin Kaufusi	44	F	6'10"	255	Junior	Provo, Utah	Left team to focus on football^[6]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jahshire Hardnett	0	G	6'0"	185	Sophomore	Gulfport, MS	Transferred from Chipola College.
Kajon Brown	13	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred from Lee College.^[7]
McKay Cannon	24	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Shelley, ID	Transferred from Weber State; will red-shirt the season. ^[7]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Connor Harding #29 SG	Pocatello, ID	Highland High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 29, 2015
Connor Harding #29 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Gavin Baxter #24 SF	Provo, UT	Timpview High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 8, 2015
Gavin Baxter #24 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr 247Sports: 109 ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "BYU 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2018 BYU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2018 BYU Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

2017–18 return missionaries

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.

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zac Seljaas^[8] G	Bountiful, Utah	Bountiful	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 19, 2014
Zac Seljaas^[8] G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr 247Sports: 109 ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "BYU 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 BYU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2015 BYU Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

Up next Ryan Andrus and Dalton Nixon return.

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Andrus ^[9] F	American Fork, Utah	American Fork	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 31, 2013
Ryan Andrus ^[9] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Dalton Nixon ^[10] F	Orem, Utah	Orem	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 12, 2012
Dalton Nixon ^[10] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 22 Rivals: 17 ESPN: 22
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "BYU 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2014 BYU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Rounding out the group of four was Luke Worthington.

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luke Worthington^[11] F	Mequon, Wisconsin	Homestead	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 3, 2012
Luke Worthington^[11] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 22 Rivals: 17 ESPN: 16
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "BYU 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2013 BYU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2017–18 media

Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network

KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)
BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)
KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR- Manti, UT
KSUB- Cedar City, UT
KDXU- St. George, UT

Roster

(Subject to change)

2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Hardnett, JahshireJahshire Hardnett	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Gulfport Chipola	Gulfport, MS
1.5 !G	1	Bergersen, RylanRylan Bergersen	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Borah Link Year	Boise, ID
1.5 !G	2	Seljaas, ZacZac Seljaas	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Bountiful	Bountiful, UT
1.5 !G	3	Bryant, ElijahElijah Bryant	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	New Hampton School Elon	Gwinnett, GA
1.5 !G	4	Emery, NickNick Emery (C)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lone Peak	Alpine, UT
3.5 !F	10	Andrus, RyanRyan Andrus	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	American Fork	American Fork, UT
1.5 !G	13	Brown, KajonKajon Brown	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Helen Cox Tulsa Lee	Harvey, LA
5.0 !C	15	Dastrup, PaytonPayton Dastrup	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Mountain View	Mesa, AZ
3.5 !F	23	Childs, YoeliYoeli Childs	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Bingham	South Jordan, UT
1.5 !G	24	Cannon, McKayMcKay Cannon (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Highlands Ranch Weber State	Highlands Ranch, CO
1.5 !G	30	Haws, TJTJ Haws	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Lone Peak	Alpine, UT
3.5 !F	31	Shaw, BraidenBraiden Shaw	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Eagle	Eagle, ID
3.5 !F	33	Nixon, DaltonDalton Nixon	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Orem	Orem, UT
3.5 !F	41	Worthington, LukeLuke Worthington	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Homestead	Mequon, WI

Head coach

Dave Rose (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Tim LaComb- Assoc. Head Coach (Utah)
Quincy Lewis (Wagner)
Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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 4 in-state opponents in Utah Valley, Utah State, Weber State (as part of the inaugural Beehive Classic), and Utah.^[12]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017* TBA	Westminster	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/08/2017* TBA	Colorado College	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/11/2017* TBA	Mississippi Valley State	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/15/2017* TBA	at Princeton	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
11/18/2017* TBA	UT Arlington Barclays Center Classic	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/21/2017* TBA	Niagara Barclays Center Classic	Marriott Center Provo, UT
11/24/2017* TBA	vs. Alabama Barclays Center Classic	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2017* TBA	vs. UMass Barclays Center Classic	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2017* TBA	at Utah Valley UCCU Crosstown Clash/Old Oquirrh Bucket	UCCU Center Orem, UT
12/02/2017* TBA	at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
12/06/2017* TBA	Illinois State	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/09/2017* TBA	vs. Weber State Beehive Classic/Old Oquirrh Bucket	Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, UT
12/16/2017* TBA	Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket/Deseret First Duel	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/21/2017* TBA	Idaho State	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/23/2017* TBA	Texas Southern	Marriott Center Provo, UT
WCC Regular Season
WCC Tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Game summaries

Game Summaries will be filled in as the season progresses.

References

↑ "BYU basketball brings back assistant coach Heath Schroyer". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
↑ "Former BYU basketball player Zach Frampton joins Dixie State program". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
↑ "Former BYU big man Eric Mika takes unique path to follow NBA dream". NBA.com. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
↑ "Eastern Washington lands hoops transfer Steven Beo out of BYU". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
↑ "Former BYU forward Jamal Aytes transferring to Southern Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
↑ "BYU basketball experiencing more roster turnover with departures and additions". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
1 2 "BYU basketball announced the addition of Kajon Brown and McKay Cannon to their 2017-18 roster". Scout.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
↑ "BYU basketball announces the addition of 5 players for 2015-16 season". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
↑ "6-10 center Ryan Andrus is BYU’s fourth 2014 verbal commitment". College Basketball Talk. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
↑ "Orem's Dalton Nixon commits to BYU". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
↑ "Luke Worthington commits to the Cougars". Deseret News. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
↑ "BYU basketball announces non-conference schedule with games at Brooklyn and home game vs. Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

BYU Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Smith Fieldhouse (1951–1971) Marriott Center (1971–present)
Rivalries	Utah In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	History Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Pep band
People	Head coaches
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