The 2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented

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in the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...

. It was head coach Dave Rose's twelfth season at BYU and the Cougars sixth season in the

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. The Cougars played their home games at the

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. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in third place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary's. They were invited to the

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where they lost in the first round to Texas–Arlington. As a result of a scandal surrounding inappropriate benefits received by BYU starting guard Nick Emery from a BYU booster, the NCAA vacated all of BYU's wins for the 2015–16 and 2016-17 seasons with the exception of a 2015 win over Weber State in which Nick Emery did not play.

Before the season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Recruiting Class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

2016–17 returned missionaries

BYU debuted two returned missionaries for the 2016–17 season: Payton Dastrup and T. J. Haws. BYU also saw the return of one familiar face who came to school for one season before serving his mission: Eric Mika.

2016–17 media

Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network

KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)

BYU Radio BYU Radio is a talk radio station run by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Operating at Sirius XM channel 143 (and in northern Utah on 107.9 KUMT and 89.1-2 KBYU-HD2), it is known on-air as BYU Radio. The station features "news, current e ...

- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)

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- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID

KMGR KMGR (99.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Nephi, Utah, United States. The station is broadcasting both easy listening and soft adult contemporary formats, and is an affiliate of ABC News Radio. It serves the Provo-Orem metropolitan area. T ...

- Manti, UT

KSUB KSUB (590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Cedar City, Utah, United States, the station is currently owned by Townsquare Media. The station is also heard on a translator, K299BU, at 107.7 FM in Cedar City. His ...

- Cedar City, UT

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- St. George, UT

Roster

(Subject to change)

Schedule

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Game summaries

Papa John's Cougar Tipoff

Broadcasters:
Spencer Linton
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Jarom Jordan
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Starting Lineups: *BYU White: Nick Emery, Kyle Davis, Yolei Childs, Davin Guinn, TJ Haws *BYU Blue: Zach Frampton, Colby Leifson, Steven Beo, Payton Dastrup, Jamal Aytes ----

Exhibition: Seattle Pacific

Broadcasters: '' Dave McCann'', ''

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'', & ''Spencer Linton''
Starting Lineups: *Seattle Pacific: Coleman Wooten, Sam Simpson, Will Parker, Joe Rasmussen, Olivier-Paul Betu *BYU: Nick Emery, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, Davin Guinn, TJ Haws ----

Exhibition: BYU–Hawai'i

Broadcasters: ''Dave McCann'', ''Blaine Fowler'' & ''Spencer Linton''
Starting Lineups: *BYU-Hawaii: Tanner Nelson, Denhym Brooke, D McCleary, Gabriel Andrade, Caleb Roney *BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws ----

Princeton

Broadcasters: ''

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Series History: BYU leads series 4–0
Starting Lineups: *Princeton: Amir Bell, Spencer Weisz, Henry Caruso, Steven Cook, Hans Brase *BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws ----

Coppin State

Broadcasters: ''Dave McCann'', '' Steve Cleveland'', & ''Spencer Linton''
Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups: *Coppin State: Josh Treadwell, Blake Simpson, Keith Shivers, Joseph Gripper, Terry Harris *BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws ----

Coastal Carolina

Broadcasters: ''Dave McCann'', ''Blaine Fowler'', & ''Spencer Linton''
Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups: *Coastal Carolina: Joseph Williams-Powell, Jaylen Shaw, Elijah Wilson, Josh Coleman, Colton Ray-St Cyr *BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws ----

Saint Louis

Broadcaster
''Tony Cordasco''
br> Series History: BYU leads series 3–1
Starting Lineups: *BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws *Saint Louis: Davell Roby, Jermaine Bishop, Mike Crawford, Elliott Welmer, Reggie Agbeko ----

Valparaiso

Broadcasters
''Eric Rothman''
& '' Stephen Howard''
Series History: Valparaiso leads series 2–1
Starting Lineups: *Valparaiso: Tevonn Walker, Shane Hammink, Lexus Williams, Jubril Adekoya, Alec Peters *BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws ----

Utah Valley

Broadcaster
''Robbie Bullough''
br> Series History: BYU leads series 2–0
Starting Lineups: *Utah Valley: Conner Toolson, Zach Nelson, Isaac Neilson, Brandon Randolph, Kenneth Ogbe *BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws ----

Utah State

Broadcasters: ''Dave McCann'', ''TBA'', & ''Spencer Linton''
Series History: BYU leads series 140–92
Starting Lineups: *Utah State: *BYU: ----

USC

Broadcasters: ''Mark Neely'', ''TBA'', and ''TBA''
Series History: USC leads series 6-3
Starting Lineups: *BYU: *USC: ----

References

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