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Postseason play is here for the BYU Cougars. They play in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City on Tuesday night — Their opponent, the Kansas State Wildcats. BYU is the 10th seed in the tournament, while K State is the 15th. BYU enters the conference tournament with a 21-10 record, […]
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BYU goes to the Big 12 Tournament without a first round bye for the first time in its three years in the league. BYU is safely in the NCAA Tournament field, and a 6 or 7 seed seems like the most likely scenario. A couple wins would strengthen BYU’s case for a 6 seed. This […]
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BYU’s win over Texas Tech was big on just about every level you can think of — it sent the seniors and AJ out with a win in their final home game, it gave the team and fans a morale and confidence boost, and it gave BYU’s resume another quality win as BYU seeks to […]
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BYU finished 9-9 in Big 12 play and in a 4-way tie for seventh place, but the Cougs do not get a first round bye and will be a 10 seed in the Big 12 Tournament. BYU opens with 15 seed Kansas State Tuesday at 6pm CT on ESPN+. BYU’s first three games would all […]
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AJ Dybantsa and Rob Wright carried the scoring load in the second half and BYU’s role players played hard and came through with big plays as BYU picked up a much needed 82-76 win over Texas Tech Saturday night in Provo. BYU was down by 8 at half after the Red Raiders shot 12-19 from […]
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BYU Basketball concludes regular season play on Saturday night against the visiting Texas Tech Red Raiders. The BYU Cougars will celebrate four seniors: Richie Saunders, Mihailo Boskovic, Jared McGregor and Keba Keita ahead of the game at the Marriott Center. BYU has a 20-10 overall record after dropping its last 3 consecutive games. They are […]
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BYU and Texas Tech are both down one of their stars, but both teams have responded differently. Including the game in which JT Toppin and Richie Saunders got hurt, BYU is 2-4 while Texas Tech is 3-2 since those injuries. Two of those wins for Texas Tech were a 12-point home win versus Cincinnati and […]
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BYU football is in Spring Ball mode now. Last week, we addressed the offensive outlook. Now we take a look at one of the best units in the entire Big 12 last year, the BYU defense. Jay Hill is gone to Michigan after spending the last three seasons as BYU’s defensive coordinator. He certainly left […]
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BYU added a huge piece to next season’s roster as 5-Star 2026 wing Bruce Branch announced his commitment to BYU on ESPN’s NBA Today show. Branch was the #1 player in the 2027 class until he reclassified to the 2026 class a few months ago. The 6-foot-7 wing is now the #6 player in the […]
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BYU Basketball’s penultimate game of the regular season is Tuesday night at Cincinnati. The BYU Cougars dropped out of the AP Top 25 this past week after dropping their last two games, and three of the last four. BYU last played on Saturday at West Virginia, where they were bested by a final score of […]
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BYU and Cincinnati are trending in opposite directions. BYU is 4-9 in its last 13 games, including two losses last week, and the Bearcats are 5-1 in their last six. Bearcats head coach Wes Miller was firmly on the hot seat a month ago, but the recent surge has the Bearcats on the fringes of […]
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After an 0-2 week that included a blowout home loss to UCF and road loss to UCF, BYU is 20-8 on the season and looking at a losing Big 12 record. BYU is a lock for the NCAA Tournament even if they lose out, but it’s not the season fans hoped for. Fortunately in college […]
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BYU Basketball starts its last road trip of the regular season Saturday, as they face the West Virginia Mountaineers in a matinee matchup. The BYU Cougars are 20-8 on the season and 8-7 in the Big 12. They last played on Tuesday in Provo against the Knights of Central Florida. UCF came out and absolutely […]
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What is the real BYU post-Richie Saunders — is it the team that beat #4 Iowa State by 10, or the one that got absolutely smoked by UCF? Hopefully its closer to the Iowa State performance, and we’ll get a better idea of that during this two game road stand. That starts Saturday when BYU […]
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BYU Basketball plays Tuesday night at the Marriott Center against the UCF Knights. The BYU Cougars look to keep momentum going after a huge win against no. 6 (now no. 4) Iowa State on Saturday night. BYU led for most of that game, pulling off the victory by a final score of 79-69. The Cougars […]
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After the biggest win of the season over Iowa State, BYU stays home when UCF comes to the Marriott Center late Tuesday night. UCF is approaching lock status for the NCAA Tournament, and a road win over BYU would just about secure that. UCF is coming off a two-point road win at Utah Saturday without […]
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After a 7-point road loss and win over Iowa State, BYU moved up from 23 to 19 in the latest AP Poll released Monday. BYU is one of six Big 12 teams ranked along with Arizona (2), Iowa State (4), Houston (5), Kansas (14), and Texas Tech (16). BYU is 20-7 on the season with […]
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BYU picked up a much needed signature win Saturday when they beat Iowa State in Provo. The committee released its top 16 seeds earlier in the day, and Iowa State was the #4 overall seed and the final 1 seed. Three weeks out from Selection Sunday, BYU’s resume has mostly taken shape with some opportunities […]
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BYU desperately needed a signature win for morale and the resume, and the Cougs delivered Saturday night in a 79-69 home win #6 Iowa State in Provo. The committee released its top 16 seeds earlier in the day, and Iowa State was the fourth #1 seed. AJ Dybantsa was spectacular once again, playing all 40 […]
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BYU Basketball’s got three more home games on the regular season schedule and the first of them will be played Saturday night against the no. 6 Iowa State Cyclones. In its first game since losing Richie Saunders to an ACL injury, the BYU Cougars lost at no. 4 Arizona on Wednesday by a final score […]
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After a seven-point loss to #4 Arizona, BYU returns to Provo to host #6 Iowa State. BYU fought hard versus the Wildcats without Richie Saunders, but ultimately couldn’t get enough outside of AJ Dybantsa to pull the upset. BYU is underdogs once again Saturday, and will look to finally get that elusive Quad 1A when […]
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The BYU Cougars are on the road at Arizona on Wednesday night. This will be the second meeting between the two teams this year, with Arizona having won the first on Jan. 26 in Provo by a final score of 86-83. At that point, the Arizona Wildcats were still undefeated, and the Cougars still had […]
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BYU begins life without Richie Saunders when they travel to Tucson Wednesday for a rematch with Arizona. BYU beat Colorado 90-86 in overtime without Richie virtually the entire game, now the competition level steps up significantly. Arizona is also shorthanded themselves. Star freshman Koa Peat — Arizona’s second leading scorer — and rotation player Dwayne […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
While an official date has not been announced yet, spring ball for the BYU Cougars is just around the corner. It will likely begin sometime in the next three weeks. Fresh off of a stellar 12-2 season that saw them make it to Arlington for the Big 12 title game and defeat Georgia Tech in […]
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The latest AP Poll was released Monday and BYU fell one spot from 22 to 23. BYU had wins over Baylor and Colorado, but the Richie Saunders injury likely impacted some voters’ placement of BYU on their ballots. BYU is one of six Big 12 teams ranked along with Houston (2), Arizona (4), Iowa State […]
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