2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball
2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 23
Record	20–7 (10–3 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Pope (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Burgess (2nd season); Cody Fueger (2nd season); Nick Robinson (2nd season);
Home arena	Marriott Center (Capacity: 18,987)
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Mark Pope's second season as BYU's head coach and the Cougars tenth season as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. They finished the season 20-7, 10-3 in WCC Play to finish in 2nd place. They beat Pepperdine in the semifinals of the WCC tournament before losing in the championship game to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to UCLA.

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †	15	–	0	1.000	31	–	1	.969
No. 23 BYU	10	–	3	.769	20	–	7	.741
Loyola Marymount	7	–	5	.583	13	–	9	.591
Pepperdine	7	–	6	.538	15	–	12	.556
Pacific	6	–	7	.462	9	–	9	.500
Santa Clara	4	–	5	.444	12	–	8	.600
Saint Mary's	4	–	6	.400	14	–	10	.583
San Francisco	4	–	9	.308	11	–	14	.440
San Diego	2	–	7	.222	3	–	11	.214
Portland	0	–	11	.000	6	–	15	.286

† 2021 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 24–8, 13–3 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they lost to Saint Mary's in the semifinals.^[1] 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.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Seven seniors departed from the basketball team either to graduation or a completion of their college eligibility. Three of the seven were starters - Yoeli Childs, T. J. Haws and Jake Toolson and two of them were important bench players that saw significant playing time - Zac Seljaas and Dalton Nixon. These seniors contributed 70% of the scoring for the prior year team.^[3] Blaze Nield also left the team after entering the transfer portal in March 2020. In April, he transferred to Utah Valley University making it the third team Nield had played for in as many years.^[4] He played his freshman season at Utah State University Eastern in Price, Utah.^[5] Evan Troy will continue with the team as a graduate assistant.


Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Zac Seljaas	2	G	6'7"	215	Senior	Bountiful, UT	Graduated^[6]
Blaze Nield	3	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Lehi, UT	Transferred to Utah Valley^[7]
Jake Toolson	5	G	6'5"	205	Senior (Redshirt)	Gilbert, AZ	Completed College Eligibility^[8]
Taylor Maughan	13	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Fullerton, CA	Graduated^[6]
Yoeli Childs	23	F	6'8"	225	Senior	South Jordan, UT	Graduated^[6]
Evan Troy	24	G	6'5"	180	Senior	Longview, WA	Graduated^[6]
T. J. Haws	30	G	6'4"	170	Senior	Alpine, UT	Graduated^[6]
Dalton Nixon	33	F	6'7"	215	Senior (Redshirt)	Orem, UT	Graduated^[6]

Incoming transfers

On October 18, 2019, Spencer Johnson announced his decision to transfer from Salt Lake Community College to BYU.^[9] Johnson had initially committed to Weber State in 2016, but when he returned from serving a mission in Milan, Italy, he transferred to Utah Valley University partway through his redshirt freshman year. Then he decided to transfer to Salt Lake Community College where he played his first season of college basketball.^[10] For the 2020–21 season, Johnson is a redshirt sophomore, initially with 3 seasons of eligibility remaining. On February 24, Gideon George from New Mexico Junior College announced his decision to transfer to BYU. He will transfer as a junior and initially had two years of eligibility remaining.^[11] On April 23, 2020, Purdue center Matt Haarms decided to transfer to BYU for his final year of eligibility. Haarms, reported as the nation's top available transfer at the time, had previously narrowed his choices to BYU, Kentucky and Texas Tech despite 25 or more schools contacting him regarding his decision. Because he is a graduate transfer, Haarms is eligible to play immediately.^[12] On June 12, 2020, it was announced that Brandon Averette would transfer from UVU to play his final year of college eligibility for BYU. Because Averette is a graduate transfer, he is eligible to play for the 2020–21 season.^[13] In June 2020 Brandon Warr was reported to have transferred to BYU from Westminster College as a walk-on. Warr will redshirt the 2020–21 season and play what was intended to be his final year of college eligibility during the 2021–22 season.^[14]

On October 14, 2020, the NCAA announced that all student-athletes involved in winter sports in 2020–21, including men's and women's basketball, would receive an extra year of eligibility, regardless of whether they or their teams actually participated in the 2020–21 season. This special rule, introduced due to COVID-19, allows five years of eligibility for student-athletes instead of the normal four. All entries in the "Years Remaining" column reflect this policy.^[15]


Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible	Walk On/ Scholarship	Rivals	247Sports	ESPN	ESPN Grade
Brandon Warr	2	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Westminster College	2	October 1, 2021	Walk On	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Matt Haarms	3	C	7'3"	250	Senior (Redshirt)	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Purdue	2	October 1, 2020	Scholarship	3-star^[16]	3-star^[17]	4-star^[18]	80^[18]
Brandon Averette	4	G	5'11"	185	Senior (Redshirt)	Richardson, TX	Utah Valley	2	October 1, 2020	Scholarship	3-star	3-star	N/A	N/A
Gideon George	5	F	6'6"	180	Junior	Minna, Nigeria	New Mexico JC	3	October 1, 2020	Scholarship	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spencer Johnson	20	F	6'5"	175	Sophomore (Redshirt)	American Fork, UT	Salt Lake CC	4	October 1, 2020	Scholarship	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Returned missionaries

One returned missionary was added to the roster for the 2020–21 season. Hunter Erickson wore #1 and played at Timpview High School averaging 22 points his junior season. He is a 6'3" guard and weighs in at 185 pounds. He also received scholarship offers from Utah, Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara.^[19] Due to the special NCAA eligibility rules for 2020–21, he will have five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.


Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Recruiting Class	Rivals	247Sports	ESPN	ESPN Grade
Hunter Erickson	0	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Provo, UT	Timpview	5	2017	3-star^[20]	3-star^[21]	2-star^[22]	N/A

Currently serving missionaries

During the 2020–21 season, there are four team members that are currently serving full-time missions. Each of the four players have four years of eligibility remaining and will be part of the roster for the 2021–22 season. Nate Hansen and Trey Stewart will hold scholarship positions while Casey Brown and Jeremy DowDell will join as preferred walk-ons.^[23]^[24]


Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Missionary Service Years	Mission Location	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Recruiting Class	Rivals	247Sports	ESPN	ESPN Grade
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
Nate Hansen	–	G	6'3"	165	2019–20 & 2020–21	Arkansas^[25]	Provo, UT	Timpview	4	2019	3-star^[26]	3-star^[27]	N/A	N/A
Trey Stewart	–	G	6'3"	195	2019–20 & 2020–21	England & Washington^[28]^[29]	American Fork, UT	American Fork	4	2019	N/A	N/A	4-star^[30]	80^[30]
Jeremy DowDell	–	G	6'3"	180	2019–20 & 2020–21	Argentina^[24]	Salt Lake City, UT	Olympus	4	2019	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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.^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34] 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.^[35] 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.^[36]

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.

2021 Recruiting class

Jake Wahlin committed to BYU in early September and officially signed on November 11, 2020.^[37] Wahlin was recruited by Arizona State, San Diego State and New Mexico as well as other schools.^[38] 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.^[39] 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.^[40]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Jake Wahlin Forward	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Fousseyni Traore Forward	Bamako, Mali	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 19, 2020
Fousseyni Traore Forward	Recruiting 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
Atiki Ally Atiki Center	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 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.

Preseason polls and rankings

In late October, BYU was selected to finish second in the West Coast Conference in the Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches Poll behind Gonzaga. Alex Barcello was named to the 2020-2021 All-WCC Pre-season Men's Basketball Team.^[41]

2020-21 WCC Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches Poll^[41]
Rank	Team (First Place Votes)	Points
1.	Gonzaga (9)	81
2.	BYU (1)	69
3.	Saint Mary's	63
4.	Pepperdine	57
5.	San Francisco	52
6.	Santa Clara	38
7.	Loyola Marymount	33
8.	Pacific	31
8.	San Diego	16
10.	Portland	10

In early November, Matt Haarms was named as one of the preseason 20 players to watch regarding the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award.^[42] Throughout the preseason, several media outlets ranked BYU among the top 100 Division I college basketball preseason teams for the 2020-21 season. Consistent with the WCC preseason coaches poll, many of the writers projected BYU second 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
Joel Welser	College Sports Madness	September 25, 2020	#48	#2	144	Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT^[43]
Joe Lunardi	ESPN Bracketology	October 7, 2020	#44 (11-seed * 4 regions)	#2	68	Projected 11-seed in play-in game of NCAA Tournament^[44]
Bart Torvik	T-Rank	October 26, 2020	#50	#2	357	^[45]
Ken Pomeroy	KenPom	November 4, 2020	#89	#4	357	^[46]
Matt Norlander	CBS Sports	November 5, 2020	#51	#2	357	^[47]

Preseason injuries

Several players dealt with injuries during the off-season. Jesse Wade had for some time had a knee injury which has prevented him from playing for BYU since he transferred from Gonzaga. He sat out the 2018–19 season due to his transfer, but was not able to play during the 2019–20 season due to his knee injury.^[48] Wade was cleared by doctors to practice with the team on June 1, 2020.^[49] Alex Barcello injured his wrist during the game at Pepperdine on February 29, 2020, yet still played 33 minutes in the final game of the season in the WCC tournament against St. Mary's. Barcello later had surgery on his wrist and was expected to be ready for team practices on June 1, 2020.^[50] Connor Harding had lingering knee issues during the 2019–20 season.^[51] Harding had knee surgery during the summer and is expected to be available to play at the start of the season.^[52] Wyatt Lowell announced via Instagram that he was going to have shoulder surgery on July 22, 2020. Lowell indicated that he had torn his labrum the prior week playing basketball. He is expected to be recovering for several months.^[53] At a media availability interview on November 12, Mark Pope indicated that Townsend Tripple had recently injured his knee and would not be available to play at the start of the season.^[54]

Roster

2020–21 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)	Fr	Timpview	Provo, UT
F	1	Wyatt Lowell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Williams Field Utah Valley	Gilbert, AZ
G	2	Brandon Warr (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Highland (UT) Westminster College	Salt Lake City, UT
C	3	Matt Haarms	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Sunrise Christian Academy Purdue	Amsterdam, Netherlands
G	4	Brandon Averette	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Richardson Oklahoma State Utah Valley	Richardson, TX
F	5	Gideon George	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	New Mexico JC	Minna, Nigeria
G	10	Jesse Wade (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Davis Gonzaga	Kaysville, UT
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 So	Chatfield	Lakewood, CO
F	20	Spencer Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	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)	So	Woods Cross	Woods Cross, UT
F	24	Townsend Tripple (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Rocky Mountain	Meridian, ID
F	25	Gavin Baxter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Timpview	Provo, UT
F	33	Caleb Lohner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Flower Mound, TX
F	40	Kolby Lee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Rocky Mountain	Meridian, ID
C	42	Richard Harward	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Jr	Orem Utah Valley	Orem, UT
G	44	Connor Harding	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Highland (ID)	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

Media coverage

Radio

Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant return to call men's basketball for the 2020–21 season. Jason Shepherd will fill-in for Greg Wrubell whenever football conflicts arise (Dec 5 & 15), and Greg will call a few games solo due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Affiliates:^[55]

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.^[56] 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).^[57] Meanwhile Stadium broadcasts will be simulcast on KJZZ or KMYU because Utah doesn't have a Stadium tv affiliate.

Schedule and results

BYU's games against Pepperdine, San Diego, and Pacific on December 31, 2020 and January 2 and 7, 2021 were postponed due to COVID-19 cases within those programs.^[58] On January 5, 2021, it was announced that BYU's road game against #1 Gonzaga had been moved from February 6 to January 7 to take the place of the postponed Pacific game.^[59] On January 8, it was announced that the Pepperdine game originally scheduled for December 31, 2020 had been moved to January 27, 2021.^[60] On January 26, it was announced that BYU's home game against San Francisco originally scheduled for January 30 had been postponed due to COVID-19 cases within San Francisco's program.^[61]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, BYUtv		Westminster	W 108–59	1–0	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
November 26, 2020* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		New Orleans	W 86–61	2–0	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
November 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Utah Valley UCCU Crosstown Clash	W 82–60	3–0	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
December 1, 2020* 12:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. USC Legends Classic	L 53–79	3–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 2, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. St. John's Legends Classic	W 74–68	4–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, MW Net		at Utah State Rivalry	W 67–64	5–1	Smith Spectrum (1,628) Logan, UT
December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Boise State	L 70–74	5–2	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
December 12, 2020* 4:00 pm, BYUtv		Utah Deseret First Duel	W 82–64	6–2	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
December 18, 2020* 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 18 San Diego State Rivalry	W 72–62	7–2	Viejas Arena (0) San Diego, CA
December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		Texas Southern	W 87–71	8–2	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
December 23, 2020* 5:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. Weber State	W 87–79	9–2	Vivint Smart Home Arena (1,500) Salt Lake City, UT
WCC Regular Season
December 31, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2		at Pepperdine	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, Stadium		at San Diego	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 7, 2021 2:00 pm, BYUtv		Pacific	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 7, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN		at No. 1 Gonzaga Rivalry/moved from February 6	L 69–86	9–3 (0–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
January 14, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Saint Mary's	W 62–52	10–3 (1–1)	University Credit Union Pavilion (0) Moraga, CA
January 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN		at San Francisco	W 72–63	11–3 (2–1)	The Sobrato Center (0) San Francisco, CA
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Portland	W 95–67	12–3 (3–1)	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
January 23, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Pepperdine	W 65–54	13–3 (4–1)	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
January 27, 2021 1:00 pm, ATTRM/BYUtv		at Pepperdine rescheduled from December 31	L 73–76	13–4 (4–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (0) Malibu, CA
January 30, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN		San Francisco	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, CBSSN		Pacific rescheduled from January 7	W 95–87 ^2OT	14–4 (5–2)	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
February 2, 2021 7:00 pm, Stadium		at San Diego rescheduled from January 2	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 4, 2021 5:00 pm, Stadium		at Portland	W 105–60	15–4 (6–2)	Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR
February 8, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN		No. 1 Gonzaga Rivalry/Moved from February 27	L 71–82	15–5 (6–3)	Marriott Center (0) Provo, UT
February 11, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Saint Mary's	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, BYUtv		San Diego	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 18, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Pacific	W 80–52	16–5 (7–3)	Alex G. Spanos Center (0) Stockton, CA
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Loyola Marymount	W 88–71	17–5 (8–3)	Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2021 CBSSN		at Santa Clara	Canceled due to scheduling changes		Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		San Francisco rescheduled from January 30	W 79–73	18–5 (9–3)	Marriott Center (1,750) Provo, UT
February 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Saint Mary's rescheduled from February 11	W 65–51	19–5 (10–3)	Marriott Center (1,750) Provo, UT
WCC Tournament
March 8, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(2)	vs. (3) Pepperdine Semifinals	W 82–77 ^OT	20–5	Orleans Arena (0) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	vs. (1) No. 1 Gonzaga Championship/Rivalry	L 78–88	20–6	Orleans Arena (0) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021 7:40 pm, CBS	(6 E) No. 23	vs. (11 E) UCLA First Round	L 62–73	20–7	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,250) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Game summaries

Series Histories are adjusted for the second consecutive season. On the series history the 47 wins the NCAA had BYU forfeit during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons aren't indicated. The forfeits are not added to the loss column. They are merely struck from the win column.^[62] All rankings are from the AP poll unless specifically indicated otherwise.

Westminster

Series History: First Meeting

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
Starting Lineups:

Westminster: Taylor Miller, Isaiah Banks, Reme Torbert, Brandon Willardson, Joey Andrews
BYU: Brandon Averette, Alex Barcello, Gavin Baxter, Kolby Lee, Connor Harding

BYUtv

Nov 25
6:05 p.m. MST

Westminster Griffins	59–108	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 31–54, 28–54
Pts: Reme Torbert 16 Rebs: Isaiah Banks 6 Asts: Isaiah Banks 3		Pts: Alex Barcello 25 Rebs: Richard Harward 7 Asts: Kolby Lee 7

New Orleans Privateers	61–86	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 27–41, 34–45
Pts: Damion Rosser, Lamont Berzat 15 Rebs: Damion Rosser 9 Asts: Derek St. Hilaire 3		Pts: Alex Barcello 19 Rebs: Richard Harward 10 Asts: Alex Barcello 4

Utah Valley Wolverines	60–82	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 24–38, 36–44
Pts: Trey Woodbury 24 Rebs: Jamison Overton 8 Asts: Trey Woodbury 3		Pts: Alex Barcello 20 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 8 Asts: Brandon Averette 6

BYU Cougars	53–79	USC Trojans
Scoring by half: 20–31, 33–48
Pts: Matt Haarms, Gideon George 11 Rebs: Matt Haarms, Gideon George 6 Asts: Alex Barcello 4		Pts: Drew Peterson 19 Rebs: Isaiah Mobley, Evan Mobley 11 Asts: Tahj Eaddy 4

BYU Cougars	74–68	St. John's Red Storm
Scoring by half: 29–23, 45–45
Pts: Alex Barcello 20 Rebs: Gideon George 15 Asts: Alex Barcello 5		Pts: Julian Champagne 25 Rebs: Posh Alexander 6 Asts: Posh Alexander 7

BYU Cougars	67–64	Utah State Aggies
Scoring by half: 39–29, 28–35
Pts: Alex Barcello 23 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 6 Asts: Matt Haarms, Brandon Averette, Alex Barcello, Connor Harding, Spencer Johnson, Richard Harward 2		Pts: Neemias Queta 18 Rebs: Justin Bean 13 Asts: Rollie Worster 5

Boise State Broncos	74–70	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 30–21, 44–49
Pts: Rayj Dennis 19 Rebs: Emmanuel Akot 6 Asts: Rayj Dennis 5		Pts: Alex Barcello 22 Rebs: Caleb Lohner, Brandon Averette 6 Asts: Brandon Averette 4

Utah Utes	64–82	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 27–40, 37–42
Pts: Alfonso Plummer 19 Rebs: Branden Carlson 8 Asts: Timmy Allen 5		Pts: Connor Harding 17 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 10 Asts: Alex Barcello 8

BYU Cougars	72–62	#18 San Diego State Aztecs
Scoring by half: 35–20, 37–42
Pts: Alex Barcello 22 Rebs: Matt Haarms 8 Asts: Alex Barcello 75		Pts: Matt Mitchell 35 Rebs: Aguek Arop, Trey Pulliam 4 Asts: Trey Pulliam 5

Texas Southern Tigers	71–87	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 32–42, 39–45
Pts: Michael Weathers 23 Rebs: Yahuza Rasas 12 Asts: Michael Weathers 5		Pts: Brandon Averette 30 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 6 Asts: Alex Barcello 10

Weber State Wildcats	79–87	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 32–41, 37–36
Pts: Seikou Sisoho Jawara, Zahir Porter 16 Rebs: Isiah Brown 6 Asts: Seikou Sisoho Jawara 5		Pts: Matt Haarms 15 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 8 Asts: Brandon Averette 7

BYU Cougars	69–86	#1/1 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Scoring by half: 29–52, 40–34
Pts: Matt Haarms, Caleb Lohner 13 Rebs: Spencer Johnson 7 Asts: Alex Barcello 5		Pts: Drew Timme 23 Rebs: Anton Watson 8 Asts: Joël Ayayi 6

BYU Cougars	62–52	Saint Mary's Gaels
Scoring by half: 25–29, 37–23
Pts: Alex Barcello 14 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 9 Asts: Brandon Averette 3		Pts: Tommy Kuhse, Quinn Clinton 12 Rebs: Dan Fotu, Kyle Bowen 5 Asts: Tommy Kuhse 4

BYU Cougars	72–63	San Francisco Dons
Scoring by half: 26–27, 46–36
Pts: Alex Barcello 19 Rebs: Richard Harward 11 Asts: Matt Haarms 3		Pts: Khalil Shabazz 30 Rebs: Taavi Jurkatamm 6 Asts: Taavi Jurkatamm 3

Portland Pilots	67–95	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 31–37, 36–58
Pts: Latrell Jones 21 Rebs: Hayden Curtiss, Michael Henn 4 Asts: Eddie Davis 6		Pts: Matt Haarms 23 Rebs: Alex Barcello 8 Asts: Alex Barcello, Caleb Lohner 6

Pepperdine Waves	54–65	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 26–37, 28–28
Pts: Colbey Ross 27 Rebs: Kessler Edwards, Kene Chukwuka 10 Asts: Colbey Ross 4		Pts: Brandon Averette 15 Rebs: Connor Harding 10 Asts: Alex Barcello 6

BYU Cougars	73–76	Pepperdine Waves
Scoring by half: 37–32, 36–44
Pts: Spencer Johnson 15 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 6 Asts: Alex Barcello 3		Pts: Colbey Ross 19 Rebs: Sedrick Altman 9 Asts: Colbey Ross 6

Pacific Tigers	87–95 (OT)	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 32–31, 32–33 Overtime: 11–11, 12–20
Pts: Justin Moore 18 Rebs: Jordan Bell 10 Asts: Justin Moore 4		Pts: Brandon Averette 24 Rebs: Alex Barcello 9 Asts: Alex Barcello 7

BYU Cougars	105–60	Portland Pilots
Scoring by half: 52–30, 53–30
Pts: Gideon George 19 Rebs: Gideon George 13 Asts: Brandon Averette 5		Pts: Eddie Davis 17 Rebs: Ahmed Ali, Quincy Ferebee, Hayden Curtiss 2 Asts: Hayden Curtiss 4

#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs	82–71	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 41–31, 41–40
Pts: Jalen Suggs 24 Rebs: Drew Timme 13 Asts: Joël Ayayi 4		Pts: Alex Barcello 20 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 8 Asts: Brandon Averette 6

2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Returned missionaries

Currently serving missionaries

2020 recruiting class

2021 Recruiting class

Preseason polls and rankings

Preseason injuries

Roster

Media coverage

Radio

Television

Schedule and results

Game summaries

Westminster

New Orleans

UCCU Crosstown Clash: Utah Valley

USC

St. John's

Utah State

Boise State

Deseret First Duel: Utah

San Diego State

Texas Southern

Weber State

Gonzaga

Saint Mary's

San Francisco

Portland

Pepperdine

Pepperdine

Pacific

Portland

Gonzaga

Pacific

Loyola Marymount

San Francisco

Saint Mary's

WCC Semifinal: Pepperdine

WCC Championship: Gonzaga

NCAA 1st Round: UCLA

Rankings

Future opponents

See also

References

BYU Cougars	80–52	Pacific Tigers
Scoring by half: 38–26, 42–26
Pts: Caleb Lohner 19 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 9 Asts: Brandon Averette 7		Pts: Broc Finstuen 12 Rebs: Jordan Bell 7 Asts: Pierre Crockrell III, Daniss Jenkins 4

BYU Cougars	88–71	Loyola Marymount Lions
Scoring by half: 47–25, 41–46
Pts: Matt Haarms 21 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 7 Asts: Brandon Averette 5		Pts: Ivan Alipiev 22 Rebs: Keli Leaupepe, Parker Dortch 6 Asts: Jalin Anderson 4

San Francisco Dons	73–79	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 33-41, 40-38
Pts: Julian Rishwain 25 Rebs: Julian Rishwain 5 Asts: Jamaree Bouyea 4		Pts: Alex Barcello 29 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 9 Asts: Brandon Averette, Alex Barcello 5 Barcello made 7/7 3-point attempts (BYU record)

Saint Mary's Gaels	51–65	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 18–23, 33–42
Pts: Logan Johnson 17 Rebs: Dan Fotu 10 Asts: Tommy Kuhse 3		Pts: Trevin Knell 15 Rebs: Matt Haarms 10 Asts: Alex Barcello 5

Pepperdine Waves	77–82 (OT)	BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 35–35, 37–37 Overtime: 5–10
Pts: Kessler Edwards 20 Rebs: Kessler Edwards 9 Asts: Kessler Edwards 5		Pts: Alex Barcello 23 Rebs: Alex Barcello, Caleb Lohner 9 Asts: Brandon Averette 5

BYU Cougars	78–88	#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Scoring by half: 53–41, 25–47
Pts: Trevin Knell 20 Rebs: Caleb Lohner 10 Asts: Brandon Averette, Caleb Lohner 4		Pts: Jalen Suggs 23 Rebs: Joël Ayayi 9 Asts: Jalen Suggs 5

UCLA Bruins	73–62	#23 BYU Cougars
Scoring by half: 38–27, 35–35
Pts: Johnny Juzang 27 Rebs: Jamie Jaquez Jr. 9 Asts: Tyger Campbell 5		Pts: Alex Barcello 20 Rebs: Matt Haarms, Caleb Lohner 10 Asts: Brandon Averette 2

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