The 2024–25 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cougars were led by first-year head coach Kevin Young and played their home games at

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as second-year members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated UCF in the second round before losing to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. The Cougars lost in the first round to Duquesne. On April 12, 2024, head coach Mark Pope left the school to take the head coaching position at

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. The season marked the first for BYU as members of the Big 12, having left the

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to join the Big 12 on July 1, 2023.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards

Two BYU players received All-Big 12 awards for the season. Richie Saunders was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and recognized as the conference's Most Improved Player, and Egor Demin received honorable mention All-Big 12 honors and was named to the conference's All-Freshman team.

References

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