BYU Cougars News Page 2 - College Basketball

Fousseyni Traore - Available vs. Central Arkansas Traore (undisclosed) will be available for Tuesday's contest against Central Arkansas, Greg Wrubell of BYU Athletics reports.

Impact Traore missed the last exhibition match against Colorado Christian as he tended to an undisclosed injury and even though he was not included in the starting rotation, his availability bodes well for his recovery moving forward. The senior center will look to get minutes off the bench during this matchup as he gets eased back into action.

NOVEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Mihailo Boskovic - Cleared for opener Boskovic (not injury related) has granted NCAA eligibility ahead of Tuesday's opener against Central Arkansas, Robby McCombs of SB Nation reports.

Impact Boskovic will be immediately eligible to suit up for BYU after an issue with his eligibility has plagued his offseason thus far. The 6-foot-10 freshman Serbian freshman will look to carve out a role with the Cougars in his first collegiate season.

NOVEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

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NOVEMBER 4 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Tyler Stewart - Expected to be out Head coach Kevin Young indicated Wednesday that Stewart is likely to be out for the season-opener against Central Arkansas, Jay Drew of DeseretNews.com reports.

Impact Stewart is slated to miss the season-opener and could be in line to miss additional games as he tends to a knee injury, but more news throughout the week should provide more clarity. The senior guard averaged 2.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists on 9.4 minutes across 26 appearances (4 starts) during the 20223-24 period.

OCTOBER 30 • ROTOWIRE

Fousseyni Traore - Hopeful to play Week 1 Head coach Kevin Young indicated Wednesday that Traore will "hopefully" play during Tuesday's contest against Central Arkansas, Jay Drew of DeseretNews.com reports.

Impact Traore, along with Dallin Hall (undisclosed) were held out of this exhibition match due to precautionary reasons, providing more time recover and be ready. for the season-opener. The senior center averaged 10.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists on 18.3 minutes across 26 appearances (8 starts) during the 2023-24 season.

OCTOBER 30 • ROTOWIRE

Dallin Hall - Hopeful to play Tuesday Head coach Kevin Young indicated Monday that he is "hopeful" that Hall will play against Central Arkansas in the season-opener, Jay Drew of DeseretNews.com reports.

Impact Hall was held out of the exhibition match as a precaution to avoid any kind of injury prior to the season-opener. The junior guard averaged 9.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists on 29.2 minutes across 34 games during the 2023-24 campaign.

OCTOBER 30 • ROTOWIRE

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OCTOBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Border League: No. 1-ranked AJ Dybantsa gets big win over Boozers, details visits to Alabama and BYU Dybantsa detailed visits to Alabama and BYU and spoke on what's next in his recruitment

OCTOBER 21 • 247SPORTS.COM

BYU vs Arizona Will Be a Monumental Recruiting Weekend for BYU Basketball If Arizona beats Texas Tech on Saturday, the Wildcats will probably be ranked when they come to Provo to play BYU on October 12th. That woul...

OCTOBER 5 • SI.COM

Dawson Baker - Fully cleared Baker (foot) has been fully cleared to partake in basketball activities, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact A UC-Irvine transfer, Baker only managed to play in four games last season for the Cougars. In those contests, he averaged 5.0 points and 1.5 assists across 10.3 minutes. He should remain a rotational player for BYU this season.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Trevin Knell - Impressing in preseason Knell is someone to watch out for during the NCAA's 2024-25 season, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

Impact Knell is a BYU mainstay whose statistical output has improved in each of his undergraduate years for the college. During his senior season, he averaged at least 10 points and multiple three-pointers made for the first time. Knell's trajectory history suggests another improvement on his part, which will make him more of an excellent scorer and fantasy option.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Three Keys to BYU Basketball Turning an A+ Offseason Into a Winning Season BYU basketball fans have had plenty of reasons to cheer this summer. The arrival of Kevin Young as head coach set off a wave of energy that...

SEPTEMBER 12 • SI.COM

Is Kentucky SG Jaxson Robinson top five in college basketball at his position? Mark Pope's biggest get of the offseason was bringing BYU guard Jaxson Robinson with him. For a while, it seemed like Robinson was going to...

SEPTEMBER 10 • SI.COM

BYU basketball coach Kevin Young sets his sights on another Utah Prep star Four-star Anthony Felisi is another guard Kevin Young is set on. Why Felisi thinks BYU's new head coach is different than Mark Pope.

AUGUST 14 • SLTRIB.COM

BYU Basketball Unveils Non-Conference Schedule for 2024-2025 Season On Monday, the BYU basketball program unveiled the 2024-2025 non-conference schedule. BYU's non-conference slate is headlined by a road game...

AUGUST 12 • SI.COM

BYU Basketball Makes the Cut for Four-Star Ryder Frost On Sunday, four-star forward Ryder Frost narrowed his list of schools to eight and BYU made the cut alongside Penn State, Michigan, Notre Da...

AUGUST 11 • SI.COM

Jimmer Fredette, a cult hoops hero, is back as a three-on-three Olympian Thirteen years after his days as a college basketball phenomenon, the former BYU standout is realizing a dream in Paris.

JULY 30 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

BYU Basketball Offers 2025 Prospect Chamberlain Burgess BYU basketball isn't wasting any time recruiting its 2025 class, with head coach Kevin Young extending a scholarship offer to Chamberlain Bu...

JULY 22 • SI.COM

New BYU Basketball Addition Keba Keita Throws Down Poster Dunk in Practice Summer practices for Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program are underway. On Tuesday, the BYU basketball account posted a practice clip...

JUNE 25 • SI.COM

Why Purdue coach Matt Painter says he needed to 'part ways' with BYU's Kanon Catchings Purdue coach Matt Painter says new BYU forward Kanon Catchings was worried about his role and the two sides needed to ‘part ways’

JUNE 21 • SLTRIB.COM

Former Purdue Commit Kanon Catchings Signs with BYU Four-star forward and top-40 overall prospect Kanon Catchings has found a new home. On Tuesday, the former Purdue commit announced that he h...

JUNE 18 • SI.COM

BYU lands four-star SF Kanon Catchings Four-star small forward Kanon Catchings, the No.38 recruit in the 2024 class per 247 Sports and a projected 2025 NBA lottery pick, committed...

JUNE 18 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Former St. Joe's men's hoops assistant John Linehan joins BYU staff Linehan, a Chester native who also held roles at Temple and Drexel, was an instrumental part in the Hawks’ run to the National Invitation To...

JUNE 5 • INQUIRER.COM

BYU Basketball Adds Tim Fanning as Assistant Coach On Tuesday, Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program added another member to the coach staff. The Cougars added Tim Fanning - an experienc...

JUNE 4 • SI.COM

Report: G Jaxson Robinson following Mark Pope to Kentucky Transfer guard Jaxson Robinson, who played for Mark Pope at BYU, is following his coach to Kentucky and withdrawing from the NBA draft pool....

MAY 30 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

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