The 2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's twelfth season at BYU and the Cougars sixth season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in third place. They defeated Loyola Marymount in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary's. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas–Arlington.
As a result of a scandal surrounding inappropriate benefits received by BYU starting guard Nick Emery from a BYU booster, the NCAA vacated all of BYU's wins for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons with the exception of a 2015 win over Weber State in which Nick Emery did not play.
Before the season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Chase Fischer 1 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Ripley, WV Graduated Zac Seljaas 2 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Bountiful, UT LDS mission (returning in 2018) Kyle Collinsworth 5 G 6'6" 215 Senior Provo, UT Graduated/joined Texas Legends in the NBA G League Jake Toolson 15 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Gilbert, AZ Transferred to Utah Valley Jordan Chatman 25 G 6'5" 195 RS Freshman Vancouver, WA Transferred to Boston College Nate Austin 33 F 6'11" 245 RS Senior Alpine, UT Walk-on; graduated Jakob Hartsock 34 F 6'8" 205 Freshman Bartlesville, OK Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School L. J. Rose 5 G 6'3" 200 Senior Houston, TX Transferred from Houston. Was immediately eligible to play since he graduated from Houston.
Recruiting
Recruiting Class of 2016
Recruiting class of 2017
2016–17 returned missionaries BYU debuted two returned missionaries for the 2016–17 season: Payton Dastrup and T. J. Haws.
BYU also saw the return of one familiar face who came to school for one season before serving his mission: Eric Mika.
2016–17 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 (Subject to change)
Schedule * Next to a score indicates a win that was forfeited due to NCAA-imposed sanctions.
!colspan=8 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=8 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=8 style=| WCC Regular Season
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| WCC Tournament
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| NIT
Game summaries Papa John's Cougar Tipoff Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Jarom Jordan Starting Lineups: BYU White: Nick Emery, Kyle Davis, Yolei Childs, Davin Guinn, TJ Haws BYU Blue: Zach Frampton, Colby Leifson, Steven Beo, Payton Dastrup, Jamal Aytes
Exhibition: Seattle Pacific Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Starting Lineups: Seattle Pacific: Coleman Wooten, Sam Simpson, Will Parker, Joe Rasmussen, Olivier-Paul Betu BYU: Nick Emery, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, Davin Guinn, TJ Haws
Exhibition: BYU–Hawai'i Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler & Spencer Linton Starting Lineups: BYU-Hawaii: Tanner Nelson, Denhym Brooke, D McCleary, Gabriel Andrade, Caleb Roney BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws
Princeton Broadcasters: Sam Farber & Brad Daugherty Series History: BYU leads series 4–0 Starting Lineups: Princeton: Amir Bell, Spencer Weisz, Henry Caruso, Steven Cook, Hans Brase BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws
Coppin State Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, & Spencer Linton Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: Coppin State: Josh Treadwell, Blake Simpson, Keith Shivers, Joseph Gripper, Terry Harris BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws
Coastal Carolina Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: Coastal Carolina: Joseph Williams-Powell, Jaylen Shaw, Elijah Wilson, Josh Coleman, Colton Ray-St Cyr BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws
Saint Louis Broadcaster: Tony Cordasco Series History: BYU leads series 3–1 Starting Lineups: BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws Saint Louis: Davell Roby, Jermaine Bishop, Mike Crawford, Elliott Welmer, Reggie Agbeko
Valparaiso Broadcasters: Eric Rothman & Stephen Howard Series History: Valparaiso leads series 2–1 Starting Lineups: Valparaiso: Tevonn Walker, Shane Hammink, Lexus Williams, Jubril Adekoya, Alec Peters BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws
Utah Valley Broadcaster: Robbie Bullough Series History: BYU leads series 2–0 Starting Lineups: Utah Valley: Conner Toolson, Zach Nelson, Isaac Neilson, Brandon Randolph, Kenneth Ogbe BYU: Nick Emery, L.J. Rose, Eric Mika, Kyle Davis, TJ Haws
Utah State Broadcasters: Dave McCann, TBA, & Spencer Linton Series History: BYU leads series 140–92 Starting Lineups: Utah State: BYU:
USC Broadcasters: Mark Neely, TBA, and TBA Series History: USC leads series 6-3 Starting Lineups: BYU: USC:
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