The 2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's ninth season at BYU and the Cougars third season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Oregon.
Before the season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brandon Davies 0 F 235 Provo, Utah Graduated Raúl Delgado 1 G 195 Chihuahua, Mexico Transferred to Division II Metro State Craig Cusick 2 G 185 Orem, Utah Graduated Brock Zylstra 13 G/F 210 La Verne, California Graduated Agustin Ambrosino 15 F 195 Córdoba, Argentina Left BYU Cory Calvert 23 G 175 Parker, Colorado LDS mission (returning in 2015-16) Cooper Ainge 30 G 175 Wellesley, Massachusetts LDS mission (returning in 2015-16) Ian Harward 42 F/C 215 Orem, Utah Retired due to medical injury
Recruiting As early recruiting began, BYU had 5 players commit to play. Three of the players- Nick Emery, Jakob Hartsock, and Braiden Shaw, plan to serve two-year church missions before joining the team for the 2015-16 season. The other two plan to join BYU and play during the 2013-14 season. During late recruitment, the Cougars had one JC Player decide to transfer to BYU in Skyler Halford.
2013–14 return missionaries For the 2013-14 season, Coach Rose announced that Kyle Collinsworth would return from his mission in the summer of 2013 and resume playing as a forward for the BYU team. Collinsworth had been serving as a two-year church missionary in Russia.
Coaching BYU also unveiled a surprise face as a new member of the coaching staff. Noah Hartsock returned from Spain to pursue his graduate degree and was named as a Student Assistant.
2013–14 media
Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network
KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com) BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org) KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID KMGR- Manti, UT KSUB- Cedar City, UT KDXU- St. George, UT
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:white;"| WCC Regular Season
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| 2014 WCC tournament
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| 2014 NCAA tournament
Game summaries
Cougar Tipoff Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, Jake Edmonds, and Justin Ashby Stats reset at Halftime and players moved onto different squads. Also done differently was a running clock in the first half and a regular clock in the second half. The first half featured mixed squads while the second half featured regulars vs. Redshirts, Walk-ons, and Practice Squad. Jordan Ellis, Andrew Topham, Austin Winegar, & Tyler Nicholas- 4 practice squad members, participate in the second half. Nate Austin would only play 1 minute. He was pulled after his tooth got broke during the game.
Rosters: BYU White (1st Half)- Eric Mika, Matt Carlino, Skyler Halford, Chase Fischer, Nate Austin, Josh Sharp, Andrew Johnston, Graham Pingree BYU White (2nd Half)- Eric Mika, Matt Carlino, Tyler Haws, Kyle Collinsworth, Josh Sharp, Anson Winder, Skyler Halford, Frank Bartley IV, Luke Worthington BYU Blue (1st Half)- Tyler Haws, Kyle Collinsworth, Anson Winder, Frank Bartley IV, Luke Worthington BYU Blue (2nd Half)- Jordan Ellis, Andrew Johnston, Chase Fischer, Andrew Topham, Graham Pingree, Austin Winegar, Tyler Nicholas
Exhibition: Colorado College Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren Francom Series History: BYU leads regular season series history 11-5-6 with all matches having occurred between 1923 and 1936. Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Tyler Haws, Anson Winder, Kyle Collinsworth, Eric Mika Colorado College: Ryan Milne, Justin Bernardino, James Lonergan, Daniel Webb, Chris Lesnansky
Exhibition: Alaska-Anchorage Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, and Lauren Francom Series History: BYU leads regular season series 1-0 Starting Lineups: BYU: Nate Austin, Tyler Haws, Kyle Collinsworth, Frank Bartley IV, Matt Carlino Alaska-Anchorage: Kyle Fossman, Travis Thompson, Brian McGill, Teancum Stafford, Brad Mears
Weber State Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, and Lauren Francom Series History: BYU leads series 28-10 Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Weber State: Jordan Richardson, Jeremy Senglin, Davion Berry, Joel Bolomboy, Kyle Tresnak
Stanford Broadcasters: Dave Pasch and Seth Greenberg Series History: BYU leads series 4-2 Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Stanford: Chasson Randle, Anthony Brown, Josh Huestis, Dwight Powell, Stefan Nastic
CBE Classic: Mount Saint Mary's Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Anson Winder, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Mt. Saint Mary's: Byron Ash, Julian Norfleet, Sam Prescott, Gregory Graves, Kristijan Krajina
CBE Classic: Colorado Mesa Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton Series History: First Metting Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Anson Winder, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Colorado Mesa: Landon Vermeer, Jon Orr, Clay Kame, Carlos Perez, Joe Kiely
#21 Iowa State Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles Simon Series History: Iowa State leads series 5-0 Starting Lineups: BYU- Matt Carlino, Tyler Haws, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Iowa State- Georges Niang, Dustin Hogue, Matt Thomas, DeAndre Kane, Naz Long
CBE Classic: Texas Broadcasters: Mark Neely and Sean Farnham Series History: BYU leads 3-2 Starting Lineups: BYU- Tyler Haws, Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Texas- Isaiah Taylor, Damarcus Holland, Damarcus Croaker, Jonathan Holmes, Cameron Ridley
CBE Classic: #12 Wichita State Broadcasters: Mark Neely and Sean Farnham Series History: Wichita State leads 6-1 Starting Lineups: BYU- Tyler Haws, Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Wichita State- Cleanthony Early, Kadeem Coleby, Fred VanVleet, Tekele Cotton, Ron Baker
Utah State Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren Francom Series History: BYU leads series 137-92 Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Utah State: Jarred Shaw, Preston Medlin, Spencer Butterfield, Kyle Davis, Tenale Roland
North Texas Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton Series History: BYU leads 2-0 Starting Lineups: BYU- Tyler Haws, Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika North Texas- Chris Jones, Vertrail Vaughns, Alzee Williams, Colin Voss, Keith Coleman
#21 UMass Broadcasters: John Sadak and Pete Gillen Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Nate Austin, Eric Mika UMass: Cady Lalanne, Sampson Carter, Raphiael Putney, Chaz Williams, Derrick Gordon
Prairie View A&M Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer Linton Series History: BYU leads 1-0 Starting Lineups: BYU- Tyler Haws, Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Prairie View A&M- John Brisco, Trey Hagood, Montrael Scott, Hershey Robinson, Reggis Onwukamuche
Utah Broadcasters: Rich Cellini and Dan Dickau Series History: BYU leads 129-125 Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Utah: Jordan Loveridge, Renan Lenz, Dakarai Tucker, Brandon Taylor, Delon Wright
#13 Oregon Broadcasters: JB Long and Ernie Kent Series History: Oregon leads 12-9 Starting Lineups: BYU- Tyler Haws, Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Oregon- Joseph Young, Mike Moser, Johnathan Loyd, Damyean Dotson, Waverly Austin
Loyola Marymount Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Jarron Collins Series History: BYU leads 4-3 Starting Lineups: BYU: Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Nate Austin, Eric Mika LMU: Evan Payne, Anthony Ireland, CJ Blackwell, Gabe Levin, Alex Osborne
Pepperdine Broadcasters: Ari Wolfe, Jarron Collins, and Kelli Tennant Series History: BYU leads 8-4 Starting Lineups: BYU: Tyler Haws, Matt Carlino, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Pepperdine: Jeremy Major, Atif Russell, Malcolm Brooks, Stacy Davis, Brendan Lane
San Diego Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer Linton Series History: BYU leads 6-2 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Eric Mika San Diego: Christopher Anderson, Johnny Dee, Brett Bailey, Jito Kok, Dennis Kramer
Pepperdine Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton Series History: BYU leads 8-5 Starting Lineups: BYU: Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Josh Sharp Pepperdine: Jeremy Major, Malcolm Brooks, Lamond Murray Jr., Stacy Davis, Jett Raines
Loyola Marymount Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer Linton Series History: Series Even 4-4 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Josh Sharp LMU: Evan Payne, Anthony Ireland, Nick Stover, Gabe Levin, Alex Osborne
San Francisco Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams Series History: BYU leads 8-7 Starting Lineups: BYU: Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika San Francisco: Matt Glover, Avry Holmes, Kruize Pinkins, Mark Tollefsen, Cole Dickerson
Santa Clara Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper and Dan Belluomini Series History: BYU leads 19-5 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Santa Clara: Jerry Brown, Brandon Clark, Jalen Richard, Jared Brownridge, Yannick Atanga
Portland Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow and Bill Krueger Series History: BYU leads 9-0 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Portland: Kevin Bailey, Bryce Pressley, Alec Wintering, Thomas Van Der Mars, Ryan Nicholas
Gonzaga Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Kara Lawson Series History: Gonzaga leads 5-2 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Gonzaga: Kyle Dranginis, Kevin Pangos, David Stockton, Przemek Karnowski, Sam Dower Jr.
Pacific Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer Linton Series History: Series tied 3-3 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Pacific: Sama Taku, Andrew Bock, Trevin Harris, Ross Rivera, Khalil Kelley
Saint Mary's Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Kara Lawson Series History: BYU leads 8-6 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Saint Mary's: Brad Waldow, Kerry Carter, Dane Pineau, Stephen Holt, James Walker III
Santa Clara Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams Series History: BYU leads 20-5 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Eric Mika Santa Clara: John McArthur, Brandon Clark, Jalen Richard, Jared Brownridge, Yannick Atanga
San Francisco Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren Francom Series History: BYU leads 9-7 Starting Lineups: BYU: Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Kyle Collinsworth, Nate Austin, Eric Mika San Francisco: Matt Glover, Avry Holmes, Kruize Pinkins, Mark Tollefsen, Cole Dickerson
Pacific Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini Series History: BYU leads 4-3 Starting Lineups: BYU: Kyle Collinsworth, Tyler Haws, Skyler Halford, Nate Austin, Eric Mika