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Revision as of 20:24, 20 July 2021

2021–22 BYU Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center (Capacity: 18,987)
Seasons
2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 4   .875
No. 18 Saint Mary's 12 – 3   .800 26 – 8   .765
Santa Clara 10 – 5   .667 21 – 12   .636
San Francisco 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
BYU 9 – 6   .600 24 – 11   .686
Portland 7 – 7   .500 19 – 15   .559
San Diego 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
Pacific 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
Loyola Marymount 3 – 12   .200 11 – 18   .379
Pepperdine 1 – 15   .063 7 – 25   .219
† 2022 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It is head coach Mark Pope's third season as BYU's head coach and the Cougars eleventh season as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). The Cougars play their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

Previous season

Main article: 2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The Cougars finished the 2020–21 season 20–7, 10–3 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the Number 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they lost to Gonzaga in the finals.[1] BYU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a Number 6 seed.[2] UCLA defeated BYU in the first round of the tournament 73–62.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Wyatt Lowell 1 F 6'10" 205 Junior Gilbert, Arizona Transferred to Snow College[4][5]
Matt Haarms 3 C 7'3" 250 Senior Amsterdam, Netherlands Joined professional club in Germany Skyliners Frankfurt[6]
Brandon Averette 4 G 5'11" 185 Senior Richardson, Texas Joined professional club in Cyprus AEL Limassol B.C.[7]
Jesse Wade 10 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Kaysville, Utah Graduated early[8]
Kolby Lee 40 F 6'9" 260 Junior Meridian, Idaho Transferred to Dixie State[9]
Connor Harding 44 G 6"6" 185 Junior Pocatello, Idaho Transferred to Utah Valley[10]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Years remaining Date eligible Walk-on/

Scholarship

Rivals 247Sports ESPN ESPN Grade
Te'Jon Lucas – G 6'2" 180 Redshirt Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin, Milwaukee & Illinois 1 October 1, 2021 Scholarship 3-star 3-star 3-star 79
Seneca Knight – G 6'7" 215 Junior Lafayette, Louisiana]] LSU & San Jose State 2 – Scholarship – – – –

Returned missionaries

Name Number Position Height Weight Missionary service years Mission location Hometown Previous

school

Years

remaining

Recruiting

class

Rivals 247Sports ESPN ESPN Grade
Trey Stewart – G 6'3" 195 2019–20 & 2020–21 England & Washington American Fork, UT American Fork 4 2019 N/A N/A 4-star 80
Nate Hansen – G 6'3" 165 2019–20 & 2020–21 Arkansas Provo, UT Timpview 4 2019 3-star 3-star N/A N/A
Jeremy DowDell – G 6'3" 180 2019–20 & 2020–21 Argentina Salt Lake City, UT Olympus 4 2019 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Casey Brown – G 6'3" 175 2019–20 & 2020–21 --- Pleasant Grove, UT Pleasant Grove 4 2019 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Currently serving missionaries

Name Number Position Height Weight Missionary service years Mission location Hometown Previous

school

Years

remaining

Recruiting

class

Rivals 247Sports ESPN ESPN Grade
Dallin Hall – G 6'3" 180 2020–21 & 2021–22 Philippines[11] Ogden, Utah Fremont High School 4 2020 3-star 3-star N/A N/A
Tanner Hayhurst – G 6'6" 175 2020–21 & 2021–22 Louisiana[12] Eagle, Idaho Eagle High School 4 2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Richie Saunders – G 6'5" 180 2020–21 & 2021–22 Washington & Madagascar[13] Mount Pleasant, Utah Wasatch Academy 4 2020 3-star 3-star N/A N/A
Tanner Toolson – G 6'5" 185 2020–21 & 2021–22 Florida[14] Vancouver, Washington Union High School 4 2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Townsend Tripple 24 F 6'8" 200 2020–21 & 2021–22 Argentina[15] Meridian, Idaho Rocky Mountain High School 4 2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Jake Wahlin – F 6'8" 195 2021–22 & 2022–23 Lithuania[16] Provo, Utah Timpview High School 4 2021 3-star 3-star N/A 79

2021 Recruiting class

Jake Wahlin committed to BYU in early September and officially signed on November 11, 2020.[17] Wahlin was recruited by Arizona State, San Diego State and New Mexico as well as other schools.[18] He plans to complete a mission trip and join the team for the 2023–24 season. In addition, forward Fousseyni Traore from Wasatch Academy signed with the Cougars on November 19, over schools such as Seton Hall and Utah State. He will join the program for the 2021–22 season.[19] Atiki Ally Atiki, from the London Basketball Academy in Ontario, Canada, verbally committed to BYU on February 15, 2021, and will also join the program for the 2021–22 season.[20]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jake Wahlin
Forward 		Provo, Utah Timpview High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 16, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Fousseyni Traore
Forward 		Bamako, Mali Wasatch Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 19, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Atiki Ally Atiki
Center 		Mwanza, Tanzania London Basketball Academy (Ontario, Canada) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Feb 15, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  247Sports: 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
  • "2021 BYU Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

Roster

2021–22 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hunter Erickson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Timpview Provo, UT
G 2 Brandon Warr (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Highland (UT)
Westminster College 		Salt Lake City, UT
F 5 Gideon George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr New Mexico JC Minna, Nigeria
G 13 Alex Barcello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Corona del Sol
Arizona 		Chandler, AZ
G 15 Cameron Pearson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Chatfield Lakewood, CO
F 20 Spencer Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr American Fork
Weber State
Utah Valley
Salt Lake CC 		American Fork, UT
G 21 Trevin Knell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Woods Cross Woods Cross, UT
F 25 Gavin Baxter Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Timpview Provo, UT
F 33 Caleb Lohner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Wasatch Academy Flower Mound, TX
C 42 Richard Harward 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Orem
Utah Valley 		Orem, UT
C - Atiki Ally Atiki 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr London Basketball Academy
(Ontario, Canada) 		Mwanza, Tanzania
G - Casey Brown (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pleasant Grove High School Pleasant Grove, UT
G - Jeremy DowDell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Olympus Salt Lake City, UT
G - Nate Hansen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Timpview Provo, UT
G - Te'Jon Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Washington High School Milwaukee, WI
G - Trey Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr American Fork American Fork, UT
F - Fousseyni Traore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Bamako, Mali
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Media coverage

Radio

Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant return to call men's basketball for the 2021–22 season.

Affiliates:[21]
  • BYU Radio- Flagship Station Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, KBYU 89.1 FM HD 2, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org)
  • KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- (Salt Lake City / Provo, Utah and ksl.com)
  • KSNA 100.7 FM - Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (games)
  • KSPZ 105.1 FM and 980 AM- Blackfoot / Idaho Falls / Pocatello / Rexburg, Idaho (coaches' shows)
  • KMXD 100.5 FM- Monroe / Manti, Utah
  • KSVC 980 AM- Richfield / Manti, Utah
  • KDXU 94.9 FM and 890 AM- St. George, Utah

Television

In September 2019, the West Coast Conference (WCC) agreed to a multi-year deal through the 2026–27 season with ESPN and the CBS Sports Network to broadcast numerous basketball games each year. Previously, the WCC had an agreement with ESPN, but the new agreement adds additional television coverage of basketball games through the CBS Sports Network. Games broadcast on the CBS Sports Network are carried on channel 158 on the Dish Network, channel 221 on DirecTV and channel 269 on Xfinity. Under the terms of the deal, ESPN will broadcast 17 games during the regular season and the CBS Sports Network will broadcast a minimum of 9 games. ESPN will continue to broadcast the quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship game of the WCC Tournament.[22] BYU maintains the rights to broadcast home games on BYUtv (11.1 in Salt Lake City, Utah, channel 374 on the Dish Network, and channel 4369/9403 on DirecTV).[23] Meanwhile, Stadium broadcasts will be simulcast on KJZZ or KMYU because Utah doesn't have a Stadium TV affiliate.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November/December 2021*
TBA 		at Utah Valley
UCCU Crosstown Clash 		UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November/December 2021*
TBA 		at Utah
Deseret First Duel 		Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
November/December 2021
TBA 		vs. Oregon Moda Center 
Portland, OR
November/December 2021*
TBA 		San Diego State
Rivalry 		Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November/December 2021
TBA 		at Weber State Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
November/December 2021
TBA 		Utah State
Rivalry 		Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November/December 2021*
TBA 		vs. Iona Madison Square Garden 
Manhattan, NY
December 18, 2021*
TBA 		vs. Arizona State Footprint Center 
Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2021*
7:30 pm 		vs. South Florida
Diamond Head Classic 		Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2021*
8:00 pm or 10:00 pm 		vs. Vanderbilt or Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic 		Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2021*
TBA 		vs. TBD
Diamond Head Classic 		Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
WCC Regular Season
January/February 2022
TBA 		Gonzaga
Rivalry 		Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January/February 2022
TBA 		at Gonzaga
Rivalry 		McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
January/February 2022
TBA 		Loyola Marymount Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January/February 2022
TBA 		at Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January/February 2022
TBA 		Pacific Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January/February 2022
TBA 		at Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January/February 2022
TBA 		Pepperdine Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January/February 2022
TBA 		at Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January/February 2022
TBA 		Portland Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January/February 2022
TBA 		at Portland Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January/February 2022
TBA 		Saint Mary's Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January/February 2022
TBA 		at Saint Mary's University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
January/February 2022
TBA 		San Diego Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January/February 2022
TBA 		San Francisco Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January/February 2022
TBA 		at San Francisco The Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
January/February 2022
TBA 		at Santa Clara Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
WCC Tournament
March 3–8, 2022
TBA 		vs. TBD Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP
Coaches

^Coaches typically do not release a Week 1 poll.

Future opponents

For the upcoming 2022–23 season, BYU is scheduled to play the following non-conference opponents:

  • Utah (home)[24]
  • Utah Valley (home)[25]
  • Battle 4 Atlantis - field consists of Kansas, Tennessee, USC, North Carolina State, Wisconsin, Butler and Dayton (neutral site in The Bahamas)[26]
  • Iona (site TBD)[27]
  • Weber State - in-state likely opponent (likely away)[28]
  • Utah State - in-state likely opponent (likely neutral site at Vivint Arena)[28]

References

  1. ^ "BYU Falls To No. 1 Gonzaga In WCC Tournament Final". KSL Sports. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ^ "BYU men's basketball going dancing as a No. 6 seed, but Cougars will have to wait to see who they're playing". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  3. ^ "Johnny Juzang returns from ankle sprain, lifts UCLA over BYU in NCAA tournament". Los Angeles Times. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. ^ "BYU Basketball Forward Wyatt Lowell Enters NCAA Transfer Portal". KSL Sports. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  5. ^ "Has Wyatt Lowell to Snow College been talked about on here?". CougarBoard. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  6. ^ Judd, Brandon (2021-07-13). "Former BYU center Matt Haarms signs 2-year deal with German pro club". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  7. ^ McDonald, Ryan (2021-07-16). "Former BYU, UVU guard Brandon Averette signs with pro team in Cyprus". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  8. ^ "Former BYU Guard Jesse Wade Will No Longer Continue Basketball Career". KSL Sports. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  9. ^ "Former BYU center Kolby Lee commits to Dixie State; Jesse Wade retires from hoops". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  10. ^ Lundquist, Casey. "BYU Basketball: Connor Harding Finds a New Home". BYU Cougars on Sports Illustrated: News, Analysis, and More. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  11. ^ Call, Jeff (2020-04-15). "It's official — Dallin Hall is a Cougar; BYU coach Mark Pope calls Fremont guard 'a great competitor' with 'Hollywood caliber charisma'". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  12. ^ "Tanner Hayhurst". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  13. ^ "One year later: Where the Greatest Roster in Wasatch Academy history is now". The Hive Sports. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  14. ^ "What does BYU basketball's latest signee Tanner Toolson bring to the Cougars?". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  15. ^ "New BYU walk-on, Townsend Tripple. 6'8 forward from Rocky Mtn high in Boise". CougarBoard. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  16. ^ Media, Broadway. "BYU Hoops commit Jake Wahlin receives mission call – ESPN 960 Sports". Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  17. ^ Herald, Darnell Dickson Daily. "Timpview's Jake Wahlin signs with BYU men's hoops". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  18. ^ "Jake Wahlin Officially Signs with BYU Basketball". BYU Cougars on Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  19. ^ Call, Jeff. "BYU basketball lands new signee from West Africa, via Wasatch Academy". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  20. ^ McCombs, Robby (2021-02-15). "Official: BYU Basketball Lands 2021 Tanzanian Big Man Atiki Ally Atiki". Vanquish The Foe. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  21. ^ "KSL NEWSRADIO/BYU RADIO SPORTS NETWORK AFFILIATES". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  22. ^ Herald, Darnell Dickson Daily. "WCC signs TV agreement with CBS Sports Network, extends with ESPN". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  23. ^ "WCC Signs Extension With ESPN, Adds CBS Sports In New Media Rights Deal". KSL Sports. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  24. ^ "Utah, BYU agree to new, four-game men's basketball deal. Teams will next meet Dec. 12 in Provo". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  25. ^ Herald, Darnell Dickson Daily. "BYU, UVU agree on new three-game hoops series". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  26. ^ Call, Jeff (2021-05-27). "Report: BYU basketball invited to Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in Bahamas in 2022". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  27. ^ jimmaisano (2020-10-23). "Jon Rothstein Visits Iona College". College Hoops Chat!. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  28. ^ a b "Early Look At 2021-22 BYU Basketball Schedule For Out Of Conference Games". KSL Sports. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
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