2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball
2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 18
Record	24–8 (13–3 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Pope (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Burgess (1st season); Cody Fueger (1st season); Nick Robinson (1st season);
Home arena	Marriott Center (Capacity: 18,987)
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Mark Pope's first season as BYU's head coach and the Cougars ninth season as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).^[1] The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in WCC play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the WCC tournament to Saint Mary's. Despite being a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, all postseason play was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga †	15	–	1	.938	31	–	2	.939
No. 14 BYU	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Saint Mary's	11	–	5	.688	26	–	8	.765
Pacific	11	–	5	.688	23	–	10	.697
San Francisco	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Pepperdine	8	–	8	.500	16	–	16	.500
Santa Clara	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Loyola Marymount	4	–	12	.250	11	–	21	.344
San Diego	2	–	14	.125	9	–	23	.281
Portland	1	–	15	.063	9	–	23	.281

† 2020 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2018–19 season 19–13, 11–5 in West Coast Conference play to finish tied for second place with Saint Mary's.^[2] As the No. 3 seed in the WCC Tournament, they lost to San Diego in the quarterfinals.^[3] They were not invited to play in the NCAA or NIT tournament and declined to participate in any other postseason tournament.^[4] Shortly after the season ended, longtime head coach Dave Rose announced his retirement.^[5] Utah Valley head coach Mark Pope, who previously spent four seasons as an assistant at BYU under Rose, was hired in April to be his replacement.^[6] Later in April, Pope announced that he had selected Chris Burgess and Cody Fueger from Utah Valley and Nick Robinson from Southern Utah as his assistant coaches.^[7] Average home game attendance for the 16 games played at the Marriott Center for the 2018–19 season was 11,958. This was the second highest attendance in the West behind Arizona and ranked 27th nationwide.^[8]

Offseason

Departures

During the 2018–19 season, BYU had two seniors that finished their eligibility to play college basketball - McKay Cannon and Luke Worthington. Two years passed since BYU had seniors as part of a basketball team. McKay Cannon transferred to BYU from Weber State University. Despite being a walk-on, Cannon started 18 games during his time at BYU. Luke Worthington played in 130 games (starting 62) and was the only player on the roster with NCAA tournament experience.^[9] Worthington will continue with the BYU basketball team as a graduate assistant alongside former teammate Nate Austin.^[10]

Nick Emery announced his retirement from college basketball via social media in July 2019 saying, "My time here has been rocky at times, but the good times definitely outweighed the bad...I am at a point in life where I am happy with what I've accomplished with basketball and I'm ready to start the next chapter of my life with my wife and son." Emery left BYU with one year of eligibility remaining.^[11]

In May 2019, Jahshire Hardnett committed to the University of Montana as a graduate transfer.^[12] However, due to graduate school admission timing issues, he reopened his recruitment in July 2019. A month later in August, Hardnett decided to transfer to the University of Missouri-Kansas City and will be eligible to play immediately.^[13] Rylan Bergersen transferred to the University of Central Arkansas, a Division I program, with two years of eligibility remaining.^[14] Bergersen was granted a waiver and was eligible to play immediately.^[15] Colby Leifson entered the transfer portal in October 2019, and as of the start of the season, no information was available regarding where he would transfer.^[16] On February 5, 2020, Utah Valley University announced Leifson would transfer to UVU with 3 seasons of eligibility remaining.^[17]


Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
McKay Cannon	24	Guard	6'0"	185	Senior	Shelley, Idaho	Graduated
Luke Worthington	41	Forward	6'10	235	Senior	Mequon, Wisconsin	Graduated
Nick Emery	4	Guard	6'2"	185	Junior	Alpine, Utah	Retired^[11]
Jahshire Hardnett	0	Guard	6'0"	185	Junior	Gulfport, Mississippi	Graduate transferred to University of Missouri-Kansas City^[13]
Rylan Bergersen	1	Guard	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Boise, Idaho	Transferred to University of Central Arkansas^[14]
Colby Leifson	0	Guard	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Suwanee, Georgia	Transferred to Utah Valley University^[17]

Incoming Transfers

With Mark Pope coming as the new head coach to BYU from Utah Valley University (UVU), three players from the UVU basketball team decided to follow Pope and transfer to BYU. First, on April 23, it was announced that Jake Toolson, the 2018-19 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Player of the Year who had previously played for BYU for two seasons, would transfer back to BYU. During Toolson's second season at BYU, he applied for a medical leave of absence in December 2015. Therefore, while Toolson played two additional seasons at UVU, he still had one year of eligibility remaining, and as a graduate transfer, was eligible to play immediately during the 2019–20 season. Before Toolson recommitted to BYU, he was recruited by several schools including Duke, Virginia, Arizona State and Utah State. Jeff Goodman of WatchStadium.com ranked Toolson as one of the top 10 graduate transfers during the offseason.^[18] Then on April 24, Wyatt Lowell, a consensus 3-star prospect, announced he would transfer from UVU. Lowell, who was the 2018-19 WAC Newcomer of the Year, will sit out the 2019–20 season and will have three years of eligibility remaining.^[19] The next month, on May 8, Richard Harward also announced he would be transferring from UVU to BYU with two years of eligibility remaining. As of the start of the season, it had not yet been determined whether Harward would be eligible to play during the 2019–20 season.^[20] However, in December, Mark Pope indicated that Harward did not receive a waiver and would not be eligible to play during the 2019–20 season.^[21]

On May 6, Blaze Nield announced via social media that he would transfer from Utah State Eastern with three years of eligibility remaining. While he had scholarship offers from Montana State University, Idaho State University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Nield will join BYU as a walk-on.^[22] Later in the summer, on July 31, it was reported that Alex Barcello, a consensus 4-star recruit, would transfer from the University of Arizona.^[23] He was granted a waiver and was eligible to play immediately.^[24]


Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible	Walk On/ Scholarship	Rivals	247Sports	ESPN	ESPN Grade
Alex Barcello	Guard	6'2"	180	Junior	Chandler, Arizona	University of Arizona	2	November 2019^[24]	Scholarship	4-star^[25]	4-star^[26]	4-star^[27]	83^[27]
Richard Harward	Center	6'11"	255	Junior	Orem, Utah	Utah Valley University	2	November 2020^[21]	Scholarship	N/A	N/A	2-star^[28]	62^[28]
Wyatt Lowell	Forward	6'10"	205	Sophomore	Gilbert, Arizona	Utah Valley University	3	November 2020^[29]	Scholarship	3-star^[30]	3-star^[31]	3-star^[32]	73^[32]
Blaze Nield	Guard	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Lehi, Utah	Utah State University Eastern	3	November 2019^[22]	Walk On^[22]	N/A	N/A	N/A^[33]	N/A^[33]
Jake Toolson	Guard	6'5"	205	Senior	Gilbert, Arizona	Utah Valley University	1	November 2019^[18]	Scholarship	3-star^[34]	3-star^[35]	2-star^[36]	67^[36]

Returned Missionaries

Two players were added to the roster during the offseason who recently returned from missionary service. Trevin Knell originally had committed to University of California, Berkeley.^[37] However, due to a coaching change at Cal, he decided to play for BYU in May 2017 before leaving on his mission in July.^[38] Knell is a consensus 3-star prospect who was part of the 2017 recruiting class. Cameron Pearson joins the team as a walk-on after serving a mission in Chile and utilizing a redshirt year.^[39] Pearson was part of the 2016 recruiting class after playing at Chatfield High School in Lakewood, Colorado.^[40]


Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School	Mission Location	Years Remaining	Recruiting Class	Rivals	247Sports	ESPN	ESPN Grade
Trevin Knell	Guard	6'5"	190	Freshman	Bountiful, Utah	Woods Cross High School	Uruguay, Montevideo	4	2017^[41]	3-star^[41]	3-star^[42]	3-star^[43]	77^[43]
Cameron Pearson	Guard	6'0"	175	Freshman	Lakewood, Colorado	Chatfield High School	Chile, Antofagasta	4	2016	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

2019 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Casey Brown Guard	Pleasant Grove, Utah	Pleasant Grove High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 27, 2018
Casey Brown Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Nate Hansen Guard	Provo, Utah	Timpview High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Nov 14, 2018
Nate Hansen Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Trey Stewart Guard	American Fork, Utah	American Fork High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 25, 2019
Trey Stewart Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jeremy DowDell Guard	Salt Lake City, Utah	Olympus High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 11, 2019
Jeremy DowDell Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr 247Sports: 115
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2019 BYU Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

2020 Recruiting Class

Six high school players committed to play for BYU from the 2020 recruiting class. Richie Saunders, Dallin Hall, Tanner Hayhurst and Tanner Toolson each plan to complete two-year full-time missionary service before joining the team for the 2022–23 season.^[44]^[45]^[46]^[47] Only Townsend Tripple and Caleb Lohner will join the roster for the 2020–21 season. Tripple had originally planned to complete missionary service before joining the team and was assigned to Argentina, but decided to delay his mission trip due to coronavirus and joined the roster as a walk-on.^[48] In early June, it was reported that Caleb Lohner, a four-star forward from Texas who had previously signed with Utah, requested a release from his National Letter of Intent to sign with BYU. Lohner was released, and on June 26 officially signed with the Cougars. Lohner will be a true freshman and is immediately eligible to play.^[49]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Richie Saunders Guard	Mount Pleasant, Utah	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 30, 2019
Richie Saunders Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Dallin Hall Guard	Ogden, Utah	Fremont High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 13, 2020
Dallin Hall Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Townsend Tripple Forward	Meridian, Idaho	Rocky Mountain High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 13, 2020
Townsend Tripple Forward	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Tanner Hayhurst Guard	Eagle, Idaho	Eagle High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 7, 2020
Tanner Hayhurst Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Tanner Toolson Guard	Vancouver, Washington	Union High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 14, 2020
Tanner Toolson Guard	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Caleb Lohner Forward	Flower Mound, Texas	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 26, 2020
Caleb Lohner Forward	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2020 BYU Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

Preseason Polls and Rankings

BYU was selected to finish third in the West Coast Conference in the Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches Poll behind Gonzaga and Saint Mary's. Yoeli Childs and TJ Haws were named to the 2019-2020 All-WCC Pre-season Men's Basketball Team.^[50] For the second straight year, Yoeli Childs was among 20 college basketball forwards named to the Karl Malone watch list.^[51] The Karl Malone Award selects the nation's top power forward in NCAA college basketball.^[52] In early November, before the season began, Yoeli was also named to the list of 50 players to watch for the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy Men's Player of the Year as well as the Preseason Top 50 Watch List for The John R. Wooden Award.^[53]^[54]

2019-20 WCC Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches Poll^[50]
Rank	Team (First Place Votes)	Points
1.	Gonzaga (7)	79
2.	Saint Mary's (3)	75
3.	BYU	65
4.	Pepperdine	56
5.	Santa Clara	50
6.	San Francisco	40
7.	Loyola Marymount	34
8.	Pacific	21
8.	San Diego	21
10.	Portland	9

Several media outlets ranked BYU among the top 100 Division I college basketball preseason teams for the 2019–20 season. The rankings ranged from as high as #41 from Team Rankings and ESPN's BPI ranking to as low as #75 by Sports Illustrated. Some rankings projected BYU as a possible NCAA Tournament team or as a possible NIT Tournament selection. Consistent with the WCC preseason coaches poll, each of the writers projected BYU 3rd among WCC teams. A summary of the various preseason rankings that included BYU is as follows:


Writer(s)	Organization/Metric	Date	BYU Overall Rank	BYU WCC Rank	Total # Teams Ranked	Notes/References
Seth Walder & Paul Sabin	ESPN BPI	November 1, 2019	#41	#3	100	47% Probability of NCAA Tournament Appearance^[55]
David Hess	Team Rankings	November 1, 2019	#41	#3	353	^[56]
Jay Bilas	ESPN	November 5, 2019	#61	#3	68	^[57]
Matt Norlander	CBS Sports	October 22, 2019	#66	#3	353	^[58]
Joel Welser	College Sports Madness	September 1, 2019	#66	#3	144	Projected NIT Tournament^[59]
Molly Geary & Joe Wilkinson	Sports Illustrated	November 1, 2019	#75	#3	353	^[60]

Preseason Injuries and Suspensions

Several players were injured or were subject to suspensions during the offseason that will affect their ability to play during the regular season. Yoeli Childs was suspended by the NCAA for paperwork errors in the NBA draft exploration process that will cause him to miss the first nine games of the regular season.^[61] In August, Zac Seljaas broke his foot during a game in Italy and was estimated to be out until November or December 2019.^[62] His recovery progressed rapidly and he was cleared to play by the opening game of the season.^[63] Gavin Baxter injured his shoulder in a practice during September which will likely result in his missing the entire 2019–20 season.^[64] It was revealed in November that Jesse Wade has for some time had a knee injury which is likely to prevent him from playing for a long-term period.^[65]

Italy Trip and Scrimmages

During August, BYU played four games as part of a trip to Italy. BYU won all four games during the 10-day tour of Italy. Every four years, the NCAA permits college basketball teams to take a trip to a foreign country.^[66]


Date	Opponent	Result	Points	Rebounds	Assists
August 19, 2019	BC Silute	W 92-64^[67]	TJ Haws 23	Jake Toolson 10	TJ Haws 10
August 20, 2019	LCC International	W 87-46^[68]	Alex Barcello 15	Yoeli Childs 11	Yoeli Childs 7
August 22, 2019	Stella Azzurra	W 71-62^[69]	Yoeli Childs 21	Yoeli Childs 7	Jake Toolson 5
August 23, 2019	LCC International	W 81-55^[70]	Kolby Lee 16	Kolby Lee 10	Blaze Nield 10

On October 26, just before the regular season began, the team also played a scrimmage against the University of California, Berkeley. While the results and statistics of the scrimmage were not released to the public, Mark Pope indicated that the team played quite well.^[71]

Roster

2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Wyatt Lowell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Utah Valley	Gilbert, AZ
G	2	Zac Seljaas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Bountiful	Bountiful, UT
G	3	Blaze Nield (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Utah State Eastern	Lehi, Utah
G	4	Alex Barcello	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Arizona	Chandler, AZ
G	5	Jake Toolson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Utah Valley	Gilbert, AZ
G	10	Jesse Wade	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Davis Gonzaga	Kaysville, UT
G	13	Taylor Maughan (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Troy BYU-Hawaii	Fullerton, CA
G	15	Cameron Pearson (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Chatfield	Lakewood, CO
G	21	Trevin Knell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Woods Cross	Woods Cross, UT
F	23	Yoeli Childs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Bingham	South Jordan, UT
G	24	Evan Troy (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Mark Morris	Longview, WA
F	25	Gavin Baxter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Timpview	Provo, UT
G	30	T. J. Haws	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Lone Peak	Alpine, UT
F	33	Dalton Nixon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Orem	Orem, UT
F	40	Kolby Lee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS So	Rocky Mountain	Meridian, ID
C	42	Richard Harward	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Utah Valley	Orem, UT
G	44	Connor Harding	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Highland	Pocatello, ID

Head coach

Mark Pope (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source: BYU Basketball 2019-20 Roster (https://byucougars.com/roster/m-basketball/)

Media Coverage

Radio

Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant return to call men's basketball for the 2019–20 season. Jason Shepherd will fill-in for Greg at Houston and vs. Montana Tech (football/women's soccer conflicts), and Terry Nashif will fill-in for Mark Durrant on select road games.

Affiliates:^[72]

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.^[73] 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).^[74] 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
Exhibition
November 1, 2019* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		UT Tyler	W 100–58	–	Marriott Center (10,340) Provo, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Cal State Fullerton	W 76–58	1–0	Marriott Center (11,113) Provo, UT
November 9, 2019* 2:00 pm, BYUtv		San Diego State	L 71–76	1–1	Marriott Center (12,567) Provo, UT
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Southern Utah Maui Invitational	W 68–63	2–1	Marriott Center (10,661) Provo, UT
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Houston	W 72–71	3–1	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 20, 2019* 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boise State	L 68–72 ^OT	3–2	ExtraMile Arena (6,143) Boise, ID
November 25, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. UCLA Maui Invitational quarterfinals	W 78–63	4–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 4 Kansas Maui Invitational semifinals	L 56–71	4–3	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Virginia Tech Maui Invitational 3rd place game	W 90–77	5–3	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Montana Tech	W 98–63	6–3	Marriott Center (10,990) Provo, UT
December 4, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Utah Deseret First Duel/Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 95–102 ^OT	6–4	Huntsman Center (11,565) Salt Lake City, UT
December 7, 2019* 1:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. UNLV	W 83–50	7–4	Vivint Smart Home Arena (11,356) Salt Lake City, UT
December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Nevada	W 75–42	8–4	Marriott Center (10,570) Provo, UT
December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. Utah State Beehive Classic/Old Oquirrh Classic	W 68–64	9–4	Vivint Smart Home Arena (10,291) Salt Lake City, UT
December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Weber State Old Oquirrh Classic	W 91–61	10–4	Marriott Center (11,662) Provo, UT
December 28, 2019* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Oral Roberts	W 79–73	11–4	Marriott Center (12,365) Provo, UT
WCC regular season
January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Loyola Marymount	W 63–38	12–4 (1–0)	Marriott Center (12,422) Provo, UT
January 9, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Saint Mary's	L 84–87 ^OT	12–5 (1–1)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
January 11, 2020 7:30 pm, BYUtv		Portland	W 96–70	13–5 (2–1)	Marriott Center (13,048) Provo, UT
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, BYUtv		San Diego	W 93–70	14–5 (3–1)	Marriott Center (11,339) Provo, UT
January 18, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 1 Gonzaga Rivalry	L 69–92	14–6 (3–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 23, 2020 8:00 pm, Stadium		at Pacific	W 74–60	15–6 (4–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,097) Stockton, CA
January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, Stadium		at San Francisco	L 82–83	15–7 (4–3)	The Sobrato Center (3,006) San Francisco, CA
January 30, 2020 6:30 pm, CBSSN		Pepperdine	W 107–80	16–7 (5–3)	Marriott Center (10,939) Provo, UT
February 1, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Saint Mary's	W 81–79	17–7 (6–3)	Marriott Center (15,212) Provo, UT
February 6, 2020 8:00 pm, Stadium		at Portland	W 85–54	18–7 (7–3)	Chiles Center (3,013) Portland, OR
February 8, 2020 7:30 pm, BYUtv		San Francisco	W 90–76	19–7 (8–3)	Marriott Center (14,757) Provo, UT
February 13, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Loyola Marymount	W 77–54	20–7 (9–3)	Gersten Pavilion (1,533) Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego	W 72–71	21–7 (10–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,711) San Diego, CA
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 23	Santa Clara	W 85–75	22–7 (11–3)	Marriott Center (12,757) Provo, UT
February 22, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	No. 2 Gonzaga Rivalry	W 91–78	23–7 (12–3)	Marriott Center (18,987) Provo, UT
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 17	at Pepperdine	W 81–64	24–7 (13–3)	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104) Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
March 9, 2020 9:30 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 14	vs. (3) Saint Mary's Semifinals	L 50–51	24–8	Orleans Arena (7,471) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Game summaries

Series Histories are adjusted this season to show the 47 wins the NCAA had BYU forfeit during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons after BYU lost their appeal. The forfeits aren't added to the loss column. They are merely struck from the win column.^[75]

Exhibition: UT Tyler

Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

Starting Lineups:

UT Tyler: Ty Glover, Ty Bennett, Jerekius Davis, Chris Giles, Quinn Smith
BYU: Alex Barcello, Jake Toolson, Dalton Nixon, Kolby Lee, Connor Harding

BYUtv

Nov 1
7:05 p.m. MDT

UT Tyler Patriots	58–100	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 19–40, 39–60
Pts: Da'Zhon Wyche 16 Rebs: Quinn Smith, Bryson Power 6 Asts: Ty Glover, Ty Bennett, Chris Giles, Ansu Sesay, Bryson Power 1		Pts: Trevin Knell 19 Rebs: Dalton Nixon 8 Asts: Blaze Nield 5

Cal State Fullerton Titans	58–76	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 24–38, 34–38
Pts: Austen Awosika 16 Rebs: Austen Awosika, Wayne Arnold 6 Asts: Devon Clare, Daniel Venzant, Austen Awosika, Tory San Antonio 1		Pts: Alex Barcello, TJ Haws 17 Rebs: Zac Seljaas, Connor Harding 8 Asts: Jake Toolson 4

San Diego State Aztecs	76–71	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 36–29, 40–42
Pts: Jordan Schakel 19 Rebs: Nathan Mensah 11 Asts: Malachi Flynn 5		Pts: Jake Toolson 18 Rebs: Dalton Nixon 5 Asts: TJ Haws 6

Southern Utah Thunderbirds	63–68	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 31–36, 32–32
Pts: John Knight III 22 Rebs: Harrison Butler 9 Asts: Jakolby Long, Maizen Fausett 3		Pts: Jake Toolson 22 Rebs: Dalton Nixon 7 Asts: Dalton Nixon, Alex Barcello, Jake Toolson 3

BYU Cougars	72–71	Houston Cougars
Scoring by half: 35–28, 37–43
Pts: Alex Barcello 16 Rebs: Kolby Lee 7 Asts: TJ Haws 5		Pts: Caleb Mills 17 Rebs: Nate Hinton 7 Asts: Caleb Mills, DeJon Jarreau, Nate Hinton, Cedrick Alley Jr., Quentin Grimes 2

BYU Cougars	68–72 (OT)	Boise State Broncos
Scoring by half: 20-27, 38-31 Overtime: 10-14
Pts: Jake Toolson 19 Rebs: Kolby Lee, Alex Barcello 7 Asts: Jake Toolson 4		Pts: Derrick Alston 26 Rebs: Derrick Alston 11 Asts: Justinian Jessup 3

BYU Cougars	78–63	UCLA Bruins
Scoring by half: 36–32, 42–31
Pts: Jake Toolson 20 Rebs: Zac Seljaas 11 Asts: Alex Barcello 5		Pts: Jules Bernard 16 Rebs: Cody Riley 6 Asts: Chris Smith 6

#4 Kansas Jayhawks	71–56	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 29–27, 42–29
Pts: David McCormack 16 Rebs: Udoka Azubuike 10 Asts: Devon Dotson 8		Pts: TJ Haws 16 Rebs: Jake Toolson, Connor Harding 7 Asts: TJ Haws 5

Virginia Tech Hokies	77–90	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 37–35, 40–55
Pts: Landera Nolley II 22 Rebs: Landera Nolley II 7 Asts: Wabissa Bede 7		Pts: TJ Haws 20 Rebs: Jake Toolson 7 Asts: Jake Toolson 8

Montana Tech Orediggers	63–98	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 35–51, 28–47
Pts: Taylor England 16 Rebs: Taylor England 4 Asts: Taylor England 4		Pts: Jake Toolson 17 Rebs: Alex Barcello, Zac Seljaas 6 Asts: TJ Haws 6

BYU Cougars	95–102 (OT)	Utah Utes
Scoring by half: 41–33, 45–53 Overtime: 9–16
Pts: Yoeli Childs 29 Rebs: Jake Toolson 9 Asts: Jake Toolson 6		Pts: Timmy Allen 27 Rebs: Mikael Jantunen 6 Asts: Rylan Jones 6

UNLV Runnin' Rebels	50–83	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 25-46, 25-37
Pts: Donnie Tillman 13 Rebs: Nick Blair, Cheikh Mback Diong 7 Asts: Donnie Tillman 3		Pts: Dalton Nixon 17 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 14 Asts: TJ Haws 7

Nevada Wolfpack	42–75	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 22–34, 20–41
Pts: Jalen Harris 15 Rebs: Jalen Harris 7 Asts: Robby Robinson, Nisre Zouzoua, Kane Milling, Lindsey Drew, Zane Meeks 1		Pts: Jake Toolson 15 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 13 Asts: Jake Toolson 6

Utah State Aggies	64–68	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 28–35, 36–33
Pts: Alphonso Anderson 14 Rebs: Justin Bean 10 Asts: Abel Porter 4		Pts: Yoeli Childs 20 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 10 Asts: TJ Haws 5

Weber State Wildcats	61–91	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 24–51, 37–40
Pts: Jerrick Harding 27 Rebs: Kham Davis 8 Asts: Kham Davis 5		Pts: Yoeli Childs 28 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 8 Asts: TJ Haws 10

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	73–79	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 30–32, 43–47
Pts: Emmanuel Nzekwesi 23 Rebs: Emmanuel Nzekwesi 17 Asts: Deondre Burns 8		Pts: Yoeli Childs 23 Rebs: Dalton Nixon 8 Asts: Jake Toolson 8

Loyola Marymount Lions	38–63	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 19–24, 19–39
Pts: Eli Scott 15 Rebs: Jonathan Dos Anjos 8 Asts: Ivan Alipiev 5		Pts: Yoeli Childs 19 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 12 Asts: TJ Haws 5

BYU Cougars	84–87 (OT)	Saint Mary's Gaels
Scoring by half: 34–37, 43–40 Overtime: 7–10
Pts: TJ Haws 29 Rebs: Dalton Nixon, Kolby Lee 6 Asts: Alex Barcello, Jake Toolson, TJ Haws 2		Pts: Jordan Ford 24 Rebs: Malik Fitts 9 Asts: Tommy Kuhse 6

Portland Pilots	70–96	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 30–51, 40–45
Pts: Malcolm Porter 16 Rebs: Theo Akwuba 10 Asts: Jacob Tryon 8		Pts: Zac Seljaas 21 Rebs: Dalton Nixon 11 Asts: TJ Haws 14

San Diego Toreros	70–93	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 36–48, 43–40
Pts: Braun Hartfield 21 Rebs: Yauhen Massalski 6 Asts: James Jean-Marie 3		Pts: Kolby Lee 21 Rebs: Zac Seljaas 8 Asts: Jake Toolson 7

2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

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BYU Cougars	69–92	Gonzaga Bulldogs
Scoring by half: 31–38, 38–54
Pts: TJ Haws 17 Rebs: Alex Barcello, Jake Toolson, Zac Seljaas 4 Asts: TJ Haws 6		Pts: Killian Tillie 22 Rebs: Killian Tillie 10 Asts: Ryan Woolridge, Joel Ayayi 6

BYU Cougars	74–60	Pacific Tigers
Scoring by half: 33–29, 41–31
Pts: Jake Toolson 28 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 9 Asts: TJ Haws 3		Pts: Jahlil Tripp 18 Rebs: Jahlil Tripp 10 Asts: Justin Moore 3

BYU Cougars	82–83	San Francisco Dons
Scoring by half: 45–38, 37–45
Pts: TJ Haws 20 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 7 Asts: Yoeli Childs 8		Pts: Khalil Shabazz 32 Rebs: Charles Minlend 7 Asts: Jamaree Bouyea 5

Pepperdine Waves	80–107	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 38–46, 42–61
Pts: Kameron Edwards 20 Rebs: Victor Ohia Obioha 7 Asts: Colbey Ross 7		Pts: Jake Toolson 25 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 9 Asts: TJ Haws, Yoeli Childs 6

Saint Mary's Gaels	79–81	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 40–43, 39–38
Pts: Malik Fitts 29 Rebs: Malik Fitts 9 Asts: Jordan Ford 4		Pts: TJ Haws 23 Rebs: Zac Seljaas 7 Asts: Jake Toolson 8

BYU Cougars	85–54	Portland Pilots
Scoring by half: 43–31, 42–23
Pts: Jake Toolson, Yoeli Childs 22 Rebs: Kolby Lee 10 Asts: TJ Haws 8		Pts: JoJo Walker 12 Rebs: Jacob Tryon 6 Asts: Quincy Ferebee 3

San Francisco Dons	76–90	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 25–44, 51–46
Pts: Jimbo Lull 22 Rebs: Jimbo Lull 7 Asts: Khalil Shabazz 4		Pts: Yoeli Childs 32 Rebs: Jake Toolson, Yoeli Childs 6 Asts: Jake Toolson, TJ Haws 7

BYU Cougars	77–54	Loyola Marymount Lions
Scoring by half: 32-24, 45-30
Pts: Alex Barcello 18 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 6 Asts: Jake Toolson 4		Pts: Eli Scott 18 Rebs: Erik Johansson 7 Asts: Eli Scott, Erik Johansson, Keli Leaupepe, Lazar Nekic, Jonathan Dos Anjos, Deovaunta Williams 1

Santa Clara Broncos	75–85	#23 BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 30–40, 45–45
Pts: Josip Vrankic 28 Rebs: Josip Vrankic 11 Asts: DJ Mitchell 6		Pts: TJ Haws 28 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 11 Asts: TJ Haws 9 3 Cougars (Childs, Haws, & Toolson) w/ 20+ points

#2 Gonzaga Bulldogs	78–91	#23 BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 38–46, 40–45
Pts: Killian Tillie 18 Rebs: Joel Ayayi, Drew Timme 8 Asts: Ryan Woolridge, Joel Ayayi 4		Pts: Yoeli Childs 28 Rebs: Yoeli Childs 10 Asts: TJ Haws 8