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AJ Dybantsa tried to will BYU to a win, but the Cougars didn’t get enough from outside AJ and fell to Texas 79-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Missed threes and BYU’s inability to slow down Texas big man Motas Vokietaitis were two of the Cougars’ down falls. Motas had a double-double […]
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Texas nearly blew a 9-point lead in the final two minutes versus NC State, but Tramon Mark hit the go-ahead basket with 1 second left as Texas held on to advance. The Longhorns now travel from Dayton, Ohio to Portland, Oregon where they will play BYU Thursday at 4:25 PT. BYU arrived to Portland on […]
3 days ago | 1 read
The Longhorns nearly blew it, but Texas beat NC State 68-66 Tuesday night in the First Four and will play BYU Thursday. Texas led 62-53 with under two minutes left, but NC State tied the game with under 20 seconds to go before Texas made the game-winning shot with 1.1 seconds remaining to seal the […]
3 days ago | 3 reads
For the third consecutive year, BYU will be a 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. BYU will open Thursday in Portland and play the winner of Texas-NC State. The game will tip off Thursday at 4:25 MT on TBS. Texas and NC State will play each other Tuesday evening in Dayton. The Wolfpack are ranked […]
5 days ago | 3 reads
After a 23-11 record, BYU will go dancing for the third consecutive season. The Selection Sunday show begins Sunday at 4pm MT on CBS where BYU will hear its name called and find out its draw in the NCAA Tournament. You can catch early championship odds at FanDuel. Due to BYU’s no Sunday play policy, […]
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After a loss to Houston in the Big 12 Quarterfinals, BYU’s season is over and the Cougs now await their NCAA Tournament path on Selection Sunday. I consider BYU’s Big 12 Tournament successful — they picked up two Quad 2 wins, showed well versus Houston, figured out an identity with Diomande and Mboup as key […]
7 days ago | 1 read
It’s just three games, but BYU is playing its best post-Richie Saunders injury. Just 12 days after losing at West Virginia, BYU controlled the game wire-to-wire versus WVU in a 68-48 victory. The competition steps up significantly as BYU matches up with Houston, who is well rested while BYU will play its third game in […]
9 days ago | 1 read
12 days after losing to West Virginia by 8, BYU’s defense hounded the Mountaineers all evening in a 68-48 win. One day after going for 40, AJ Dybantsa followed that up with a 27 point performance in 39 minutes. Kennard Davis continued his strong play with 20 points on 5-6 shooting from three, and Dominique […]
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After a 40-point performance from AJ Dybantsa and a Big 12 Tournament record 105 points, BYU next plays 7 seed West Virginia after beating Kansas State. After losing at West Virginia 79-71 February 28, BYU will look for revenge 11 days later. This is a Quad 2 game for BYU and would beef up the […]
10 days ago | 1 read
Jaden Bradley was named Big 12 Player of the Year yesterday, and AJ Dybantsa seems to have caught the news. BYU’s star freshman went for 40 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists as BYU beat Kansas State 105-91 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament Tuesday evening. AJ was just the second player […]
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BYU football’s spring practice kicked off on February 27 and they are in full swing in its second full week. Spring practices run from February 27 through March 31 , for a total of 15 practice sessions. The team will end it with its annual Alumni Game on Friday, April 3. Also in March, BYU […]
10 days ago | 3 reads
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, […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
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 […]
11 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
12 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
13 days ago | 2 reads
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 […]
13 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
13 days ago | 5 reads
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 […]
14 days ago | 4 reads
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 […]
16 days ago | 4 reads
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 […]
17 days ago | 4 reads
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 […]
17 days ago | 5 reads
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 […]
18 days ago | 5 reads
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 […]
19 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
20 days ago | 5 reads
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 […]
21 days ago | 4 reads