BYU Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
BYU Cougars
 
Big 12 (23-11, 9-9)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/21 Iowa State (79-69), 3/7 Texas Tech (82-76)
Bad Losses: 2/4 at Oklahoma State (92-99), 2/28 at West Virginia (71-79)
Coach: Kevin Young
 
Probable Starters:
AJ Dybantsa, Freshman, Forward, 25.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.8 apg
Keba Keita, Senior, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Kennard Davis Jr., Junior, Forward, 8.5 ppg, 1.3 apg, 2.7 rpg
Richie Saunders, Senior, Guard, 18.0 ppg, 2.1 apg, 5.8 rpg, 1.7 spg
Robert Wright III, Sophomore, Guard, 18.2 ppg, 4.7 apg, 3.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Khadim Mboup, Freshman, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Mihailo Boskovi, Senior, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 84.3 (23rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 75.8 (229, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.7 (47, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.2 (175, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (108, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (152, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.4 (105, 6)
Rebound Margin: 4.2 (66, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (192, 15)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (88, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAARound of 64 win over VCU
2025NCAARound of 32 win over Wisconsin
2025NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Alabama
2024NCAARound of 64 loss to Duquesne
2022NITFirst Round win over Long Beach State
2022NITSecond Round win over Northern Iowa
2022NITQuarterfinal loss to Washington State
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to UCLA
2018NITFirst Round loss to Stanford
2017NITFirst Round loss to UT-Arlington
2016NITFirst Round win over UAB
2016NITSecond Round win over Virginia Tech
2016NITQuarterfinal win over Creighton
2016NITSemifinal loss to Valparaiso
2015NCAAOpening Round loss to Mississippi
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to Oregon
2013NITSemifinal loss to Baylor
2013NITFirst Round win over Washington
2013NITSecond Round win over Mercer
2013NITQuarterfinal win over Southern Mississippi
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Marquette
2012NCAAOpening Round win over Iona
2011NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Florida
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Wofford
2011NCAARound of 32 win over Gonzaga
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Florida
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to Kansas State
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Xavier
 
*all team stats through 3/8