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It was an unexpectedly wild offseason for the BYU Cougars basketball program. After a successful transition to the Big 12 conference last season, BYU watched as longtime head coach Mark Pope left the program to take the same position at his alma mater, Kentucky, replacing John Calipari.
BYU was able to land Phoenix Suns assistant coach Kevin Young, however, and Young has been hard at work recruiting freshmen and transfers to Provo.
Young already secured commitments from three freshmen who rank among the best recruits in program history, and the recent addition of Mawat Mag from Rutgers shores up an area of need in the frontcourt.
BYU lost seven players from last year’s team, including star guards Spencer Johnson and Jaxson Robinson, but plenty of significant contributors are coming back and the newcomers should help keep this Cougars team as a legit contender in the incredibly stacked Big 12 heading into 2024-25.
Below is a look at the returners, departures, newcomers, and projected starting lineup and rotation for BYU basketball this upcoming season.
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- Trevin Knell – SG (1 year remaining)
- Richie Saunders – SG (2 years remaining)
- Dallin Hall – PG (2 years remaining)
- Fousseyni Traore – PF (1 year remaining)
- Trey Stewart – PG (1 year remaining)
- Townsend Tripple – PF (3 years remaining)
- Dawson Baker – SG (1 year remaining)
- Jared McGregor – SG (2 years remaining)
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- Spencer Johnson (Out of Eligibility)
- Jaxson Robinson (Transferred to Kentucky)
- Aly Khalifa (Transferred to Louisville)
- Noah Waterman (Transferred to Louisville)
- Atiki Ally Atiki (Transferred to New Mexico)
- Marcus Adams Jr (Transferred to Cal State Northridge)
- Tanner Hayhurst (Still in Transfer Portal)
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- Keba Keita (Utah)
- Mawot Mag (Rutgers)
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- Egor Demin (6’8 Guard from Russia)
- Brooks Bahr (6’4 Guard from Keller, TX)
- Brody Kozlowski (6’7 Forward from Draper, UT)
- Elijah Crawford (6’1 Guard from Wolfeboro, NH)
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Starting Lineup:
- Dallin Hall (PG)
- Egor Demin (SG)
- Richie Saunders (SF)
- Mawot Mag (PF)
- Keba Keita (C)
Rotation:
- Fousseyni Traore (C)
- Trevin Knell (SG)
- Dawson Baker (SG)
- Elijah Crawford (PG)
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