2022–23 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2022–23 BYU Cougars men's basketball team will represent Brigham Young University in the upcoming 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It is head coach Mark Pope's fourth season as BYU's head coach and the Cougars 12th and last season as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC) as they will begin as members of the [[Big 12 Conference men's basketball|Big 12 Conference in the 2023–24 season. The Cougars will play their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.
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| Conference | West Coast Conference |
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| Home arena | Marriott Center (Capacity: 18,987) |
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| 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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 WCC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2021–22 season 24–11, 9–6 in West Coast Conference play to finish in fifth place. As the Number 5 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated LMU in the second round, but lost to San Francisco in the quarterfinals.[1] BYU received a 2 seed in the NIT tournament advancing to the quarterfinals where they were defeated by Washington State 77–58.[2]
Offseason
Coaching changes
On April 13, it was reported that then BYU assistant coach Chris Burgess had accepted a position as assistant coach at the University of Utah.[3] Some possible expected candidates to replace Burgess included Mark Madsen (Utah Valley head coach), Kahil Fennell (former Louisville assistant), Dave Rice (former UNLV head coach), and Paul Peterson (Wasatch Academy head coach).[4]
Departures
Four scholarship players from the 2021–22 season graduated at the end of the year. Graduates Alex Barcello and Te'Jon Lucas completed their college eligibility, while Gavin Baxter and Richard Harward have one additional year of eligibility remaining.[5] While Richard Harward is expected to end his athletic career, Gavin Baxter entered the transfer portal on April 19.[6] Jeremy DowDell, Nate Hansen, Hunter Erickson, and Caleb Lohner also entered the transfer portal during March and April.[7][8][9] Additionally, Gideon George entered the transfer portal after declaring for the NBA Draft. However, he later withdrew his name from the transfer portal stating, "Finishing what we started."[10]
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Hunter Erickson | 0 | G | 6'3" | 191 | Sophomore | Provo, Utah | Entered transfer portal on April 5[7] |
| Jeremy DowDell | 2 | G | 6'2" | 174 | Freshman | Salt Lake City, Utah | Entered transfer portal on March 31[7] |
| Te'Jon Lucas | 3 | G | 6'1" | 187 | Senior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Graduated[5] |
| Nate Hansen | 10 | G | 6'3" | 178 | Freshman | Provo, Utah | Entered transfer portal on April 2[9] |
| Alex Barcello | 13 | G | 6'2" | 192 | Senior | Chandler, Arizona | Graduated[5] |
| Seneca Knight | 24 | F | 6'6" | 224 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana | Entered transfer portal on April 30[11] |
| Caleb Lohner | 33 | F | 6"8" | 235 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Entered transfer portal on April 19.[8] Committed to Baylor on April 22.[12] |
| Gavin Baxter | 42 | F | 6'9" | 228 | Senior | Provo, Utah | Graduated and entered transfer portal on April 19.[6] Committed to Utah as a walk-on on April 29.[13] |
| Richard Harward | 51 | C | 6'11" | 256 | Senior | Orem, Utah | Graduated[5] |
Returned missionaries
Four returned missionaries were added to the roster for the 2022–23 season. Dallin Hall, Richie Saunders, and Tanner Toolson each hold scholarship positions while Tanner Hayhurst will join as a preferred walk-on. All four players have four years of eligibility remaining.
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Missionary service years | Mission location | Hometown | Previous
school |
Years
remaining |
Recruiting
class |
Rivals | 247Sports | ESPN | ESPN Grade |
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| Dallin Hall | – | G | 6'3" | 180 | 2020–21 & 2021–22 | California & Philippines[14][15] | 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[16] | 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[17] | 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[18] | Vancouver, Washington | Union High School | 4 | 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Currently serving missionaries
Five players are completing missionary service during the 2022–23 academic year. Townsend Tripple delayed his missionary assignment to Argentina and was part of the roster during the 2020–21 season.[19] Jake Wahlin was part of the 2021 recruiting class and plans to join the team for the 2023–24 season after missionary service in Lithuania.[20] Paora Winitana was also part of the 2021 recruiting class and will start missionary service after one year on the team.[21] Collin Chandler and Adam Stewart were part of the 2022 recruiting class.
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Missionary service years | Mission location | Hometown | Previous
school |
Years
remaining |
Recruiting
class |
Rivals | 247Sports | ESPN | ESPN Grade |
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| Townsend Tripple | 24 | F | 6'8" | 200 | 2021–22 & 2022–23 | Argentina[22] | Meridian, Idaho | Rocky Mountain High School | 4 | 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Paora Winitana | 40 | G | 6'5" | 242 | 2022–23 & 2023–24 | --- | Hawkes Bay, New Zealand | American Heritage | 4 | 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Jake Wahlin | – | F | 6'8" | 195 | 2021–22 & 2022–23 | Lithuania[23] | Provo, Utah | Timpview High School | 4 | 2021 | 3-star | 3-star | 3-star | 75 |
| Colliln Chandler | – | G | 6'4" | 175 | 2022–23 & 2023–24 | Sierra Leone[15] | Farmington, Utah | Farmington High School | 4 | 2022 | 4-star | 4-star | 4-star | 89 |
| Adam Stewart | – | C | 6'10" | 210 | 2022–23 & 2023–24 | France[24] | Houston, Texas | Real Salt Lake Adademy | 4 | 2022 | N/A | N/A | 3-star | 78 |
2022 Recruiting class
Collin Chandler committed and signed with BYU on November 10, 2021.[25] Chandler was recruited by Utah, Arizona, Stanford, and Utah State. He will go on a mission and enroll at BYU in 2024. He is the highest ranked BYU recruit since Eric Mika in 2013.[26] Adam Stewart committed to BYU after being recruited since 7th grade. He will be a walk-on starting with the 2024–25 season after completing a mission to Paris, France.[24]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Collin Chandler Guard |
Farmington, Utah | Farmington High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 10, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
| Adam Stewart Center |
Houston, Texas | Real Salt Lake Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 16, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr 247Sports: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Media coverage
Radio
Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant return to call men's basketball for the 2022–23 season. Jason Shepherd will act as the host for most games, though Ben Bagley will fill-in for Shepherd when he has women's soccer, baseball, or college basketball duties.
- Affiliates:[27]
- 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.[28] 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).[29] Meanwhile, Stadium broadcasts will be simulcast on KJZZ or KMYU. The broadcasts became even more important after Sinclair sold KSTU, causing Stadium to leave the Digital 3 station.
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 2022* TBD |
TBD | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November/December 2022* TBD |
Utah Deseret First Duel |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| November/December 2022* TBD |
Utah Valley UCCU Crosstown Clash |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| November/December 2022* TBD |
Missouri State | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| November/December 2022* TBD |
at Utah State Rivalry |
Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| December 10, 2022* TBD |
vs. Creighton | TBD Las Vegas, NV | |||||||||
| November/December 2022* TBD |
Weber State | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| November 23, 2022* TBD |
vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Paradise Island, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| November 24, 2022* TBD |
vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Paradise Island, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| November 25, 2022* TBD |
vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Paradise Island, The Bahamas | |||||||||
| WCC Regular Season | |||||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
at Portland | Chiles Center Portland, OR | |||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
Pacific | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
Saint Mary's | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
at Gonzaga Rivalry |
McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
at San Francisco | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
San Diego | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
Portland | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
at Santa Clara | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | |||||||||
| January 2023 TBD |
at Pacific | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||||
| February 2023 TBD |
San Francisco | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| February 2023 TBD |
Gonzaga Rivalry |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| February 2023 TBD |
at Loyola Marymount | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| February 2023 TBD |
at Pepperdine | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | |||||||||
| February 2023 TBD |
at Saint Mary's | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | |||||||||
| February 2023 TBD |
Loyola Marymount | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| February 2023 TBD |
Pepperdine | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
| WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2023 TBD |
vs. TBD | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||||
Future opponents
For the upcoming 2023–24 season, BYU is scheduled to play the following non-conference opponents:.
See also
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