2017-18_BYU_Cougars_men's_basketball_team

2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball
2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	24–11 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach	Dave Rose (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Tim LaComb (8th season); Quincy Lewis (3rd season); Heath Schroyer (1st w/ Rose, 5th overall season);
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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Recruiting class of 2017

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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.

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Up next Ryan Andrus and Dalton Nixon return.

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Rounding out the group of four was Luke Worthington.

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Schedule and results

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.^[17]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2017* 7:30 pm		at New Mexico Charity Exhibition for Hurricane Victims	W 79–73	–	Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM
Nov 1, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Westminster	W 76–62	–	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Nov 8, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Colorado College	W 95–35	–	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Mississippi Valley State	W 91–61	1–0	Marriott Center (14,019) Provo, UT
Nov 15, 2017* 5:00 pm, NBCSCA		at Princeton	W 65–56	2–0	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,842) Princeton, NJ
Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		UT Arlington Barclays Center Classic	L 75–89	2–1	Marriott Center (13,363) Provo, UT
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Niagara Barclays Center Classic	W 95–88	3–1	Marriott Center (10,791) Provo, UT
Nov 24, 2017* 12:30 pm, Stadium		vs. No. 25 Alabama Barclays Center Classic	L 59–71	3–2	Steinberg Wellness Center (1,240) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 25, 2017* 12:30 pm, Stadium		vs. UMass Barclays Center Classic	W 68–66	4–2	Barclays Center (3,469) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		at Utah Valley UCCU Crosstown Clash/Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 85–58	5–2	UCCU Center (7,574) Orem, UT
Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm, ATTRM		at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 75–66	6–2	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,206) Logan, UT
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Illinois State	W 80–68	7–2	Marriott Center (12,250) Provo, UT
Dec 9, 2017* 8:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. Weber State Beehive Classic/Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 74–68	8–2	Vivint Smart Home Arena (7,729) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 16, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket/Deseret First Duel	W 77–65	9–2	Marriott Center (16,272) Provo, UT
Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Idaho State	W 85–71	10–2	Marriott Center (14,660) Provo, UT
Dec 23, 2017* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Texas Southern	W 73–52	11–2	Marriott Center (14,583) Provo, UT
WCC regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Portland	W 69–45	12–2 (1–0)	Marriott Center (16,592) Provo, UT
Dec 30, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Saint Mary's	L 64–74 ^OT	12–3 (1–1)	Marriott Center (16,212) Provo, UT
Jan 4, 2018 9:00 pm, ATTRM		at San Francisco	W 69–59	13–3 (2–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,837) San Francisco, CA
Jan 6, 2018 8:00 pm, BYUtv		at Pacific	L 66–67	13–4 (2–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,897) Stockton, CA
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Pepperdine	W 83–63	14–4 (3–2)	Marriott Center (13,223) Provo, UT
Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv		at Santa Clara	W 84–50	15–4 (4–2)	Leavey Center (3,369) Santa Clara, CA
Jan 18, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Loyola Marymount	W 82–67	16–4 (5–2)	Marriott Center (12,109) Provo, UT
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv		San Diego	W 74–58	17–4 (6–2)	Marriott Center (13,449) Provo, UT
Jan 25, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 16 Saint Mary's	L 62–75	17–5 (6–3)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Pacific	W 80–65	18–5 (7–3)	Marriott Center (16,456) Provo, UT
Feb 1, 2018 9:00 pm, ATTRM		at Loyola Marymount	L 69–76	18–6 (7–4)	Gersten Pavilion (1,180) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 3, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 14 Gonzaga Rivalry	L 60–68	18–7 (7–5)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Feb 8, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Santa Clara	W 80–58	19–7 (8–5)	Marriott Center (11,638) Provo, UT
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv/ATTRM		San Francisco	W 75–73 ^OT	20–7 (9–5)	Marriott Center (12,815) Provo, UT
Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm, BYUtv		at Pepperdine	W 75–70 ^OT	21–7 (10–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,504) Malibu, CA
Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv/ATTRM		at San Diego	L 62–75	21–8 (10–6)	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
Feb 22, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Portland	W 72–60	22–8 (11–6)	Chiles Center (3,003) Portland, OR
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 6 Gonzaga Rivalry	L 65–79	22–9 (11–7)	Marriott Center (18,987) Provo, UT
WCC tournament
Mar 3, 2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv/ATTRM	(3)	vs. (6) San Diego Quarterfinals	W 85–79	23–9	Orleans Arena (7,279) Paradise, NV
Mar 5, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (2) No. 20 Saint Mary's Semifinals	W 85–72	24–9	Orleans Arena (8,296) Paradise, NV
Mar 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN	(3)	vs. (1) No. 6 Gonzaga Championship/Rivalry	L 54–74	24–10	Orleans Arena (8,030) Paradise, NV
NIT
Mar 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(6)	at (3) Stanford First round – USC Bracket	L 83–86	24–11	Maples Pavilion (1,839) Sanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Zach Frampton	2	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Alpine, UT	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	Houston, TX	Graduated
Eric Mika	12	F	6'10"	230	Sophomore	Alpine, UT	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	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^[7]
Jamal Aytes	40	F	6'6"	235	RS Junior	San Diego, CA	Transferred to Southern Utah^[8]
Corbin Kaufusi	44	F	6'10"	255	Junior	Provo, Utah	Left team to focus on football^[9]

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.^[10]
McKay Cannon	24	G	6'0"	185	Junior	Shelley, ID	Transferred from Weber State; will red-shirt the season.^[10]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kolby Lee #20 C	Meridian, ID	Rocky Mountain High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Aug 3, 2016
Kolby Lee #20 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
Christian PoPoola Jr. #46 SG	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 3, 2016
Christian PoPoola Jr. #46 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2017 BYU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2017 BYU Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

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.

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zac Seljaas^[11] G	Bountiful, Utah	Bountiful	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 19, 2014
Zac Seljaas^[11] 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.

2017-18_BYU_Cougars_men's_basketball_team

2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class of 2017

Recruiting class of 2018

2017–18 return missionaries

2017–18 media

Nu Skin BYU Sports Network

Roster

Schedule and results

Game summaries

Cougar Tipoff

Exhibition: New Mexico

Exhibition: Westminster

Exhibition: Colorado College

Mississippi Valley State

Princeton

UT Arlington

Niagara

Alabama

UMass

References

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga †	17	–	1	.944	32	–	5	.865
No. 25 Saint Mary's	16	–	2	.889	30	–	6	.833
BYU	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
San Diego	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
San Francisco	9	–	9	.500	22	–	17	.564
Pacific	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Santa Clara	8	–	10	.444	11	–	20	.355
Loyola Marymount	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Portland	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Pepperdine	2	–	16	.111	6	–	26	.188


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Oct 25	BYU Blue	88–68	BYU White	Marriott Center Provo, UT
7:05 p.m. MDT	Scoring by half: 44–24, 44–44
YouTube	Pts: Yoeli Childs 23 Rebs: Zac Seljaas 8 Asts: Elijah Bryant 8	Recap	Pts: Jahshire Hardnett 14 Rebs: Luke Worthington 6 Asts: Jahshire Hardnett 7	Attendance: N/A Referees: DG Nelson, Chad Shephard, Scott Deboe

Oct 27	BYU Cougars	79–73	New Mexico Lobos	Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM
7:30 p.m. MDT	Scoring by half: 37–36, 42–37
	Pts: TJ Haws 14 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 19 Asts: TJ Haws 6	Recap	Pts: Sam Logwood 23 Rebs: Sam Logwood 6 Asts: Antino Jackson 5	Attendance: N/A Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Irving, Shawn Lehigh

Nov 1	Westminster Griffins	62–76	BYU Cougars	Marriott Center Provo, UT
7:05 p.m. MDT	Scoring by half: 21–38, 41–38
BYUtv	Pts: Quincy Bair 17 Rebs: Dayon Goodman 9 Asts: Dayon Goodman 4	Recap	Pts: Yoeli Childs 25 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 14 Asts: TJ Haws 7	Attendance: 10,951 Referees: Casey McClellan, Scott DeBo, Ryan Holmes

Nov 8	Colorado College Tigers	35–95	BYU Cougars	Marriott Center Provo, UT
7:05 p.m. MST	Scoring by half: 14–48, 21–47
BYUtv	Pts: Chris Martin 9 Rebs: CooXioEli Black 7 Asts: Eric Houska 3	Recap	Pts: Zac Seljaas 19 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 17 Asts: Elijah Bryant, Yoeli Childs, TJ Haws, Luke Worthington 3	Attendance: 11,294 Referees: David Hall, Verne Harris, Deron White

Nov 11	Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	61–91	BYU Cougars	Marriott Center Provo, UT
7:05 p.m. MST	Scoring by half: 23–47, 38–44
BYUtv	Pts: Tereke Eckwood 16 Rebs: Dante Scott 6 Asts: Jordan Evans 4	Recap	Pts: Elijah Bryant 27 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 10 Asts: Yoeli Childs 6	Attendance: 14,019 Referees: Tommy Nunez, Larry Spaulding, Brad Ferrie

Nov 15	BYU Cougars	65–56	Princeton Tigers	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
7:00 p.m. EST	Scoring by half: 29–29, 36–27
NBCS PHIL+	Pts: Elijah Bryant 22 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 11 Asts: Elijah Bryant 2		Pts: Devin Cannady 19 Rebs: Myles Stephens 8 Asts: Devin Cannady, Amir Bell 3	Attendance: 1,842 Referees: Tim Kelly, Sean Hull, Robert Riley

Nov 18	UT Arlington Mavericks	89–75	BYU Cougars	Marriott Center Provo, UT
7:05 p.m. MST	Scoring by half: 43–26, 46–47
BYUtv	Pts: Kevin Hervey 23 Rebs: Kevin Hervey 9 Asts: Erick Neal 10	Recap	Pts: Elijah Bryant 15 Rebs: Dalton Nixon 8 Asts: TJ Haws 8	Attendance: 13,636 Referees: Randy McCall, Kevin Brill, Ryan Holmes

Nov 15	Niagara Purple Eagles	88–95	BYU Cougars	Marriott Center Provo, UT
7:05 p.m. MST	Scoring by half: 34–31, 54–64
BYUtv	Pts: Matt Scott 36 Rebs: Matt Scott, Domimic Robb 7 Asts: Kahlil Dukes, James Towns 3	Recap	Pts: Elijah Bryant 22 Rebs: Elijah Bryant 7 Asts: TJ Haws 6	Attendance: 10,791 Referees: Gregory Nixon, Tommy Nunez, Kelly Pfeifer

Nov 24	BYU Cougars	59–71	#25 Alabama Crimson Tide	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
2:30 p.m. EST	Scoring by half: 31–42, 28–29
Stadium	Pts: Yoeli Childs 21 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 11 Asts: TJ Haws 6	Recap	Pts: John Petty 16 Rebs: Donta Hall 9 Asts: Collin Sexton, Dazon Ingram, Herbert Jones 3	Attendance: 1,240 Referees: Marques Pettigrew, Bill Jacobson, Bret Smith

Nov 25	BYU Cougars	68–66	UMass Minutemen	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
2:30 p.m. EST	Scoring by half: 28–38, 40–28
Stadium	Pts: Yoeli Childs 19 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 11 Asts: Yoeli Childs 5		Pts: Rashaan Holloway 16 Rebs: Rashaan Holloway, Chris Baldwin 8 Asts: C.J. Anderson 7	Referees: Ed Corbett, Bert Smith, Tom Eades