The 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Pope and played their home games at Marriott Center in Provo, Utah as first-year members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated UCF in the second round before losing to Texas Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. The Cougars lost in the first round to Duquesne.

On April 12, 2024, head coach Mark Pope left the school to take the head coaching position at Kentucky.

The season marked the first for BYU as members of the Big 12, having left the West Coast conference to join the Big 12 on July 1, 2023.

The BYU Cougars men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 15,689 in 18 games in 2023–24.

Previous season The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 19–15, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in a 3-way tie for fifth place. Due to a tiebreaker, as the No. 5 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Portland in the second round, Loyola Marymount in the quarterfinals before losing to Saint Mary's in the semifinals.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Rudi Williams 3 G 6'2" 195 Senior Hamilton, ON Graduated Gideon George 5 F 6'6" 210 Senior Minna, Nigeria Graduated Tanner Toolson 13 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Vancouver, WA Transferred to Utah Valley Nate Webb 33 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore Rexburg, ID Walk-on; TBD Hao Dong 55 F 6'5" 210 Freshman Beijing, China Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Dawson Baker 24 G 6'4" 190 Junior Coto de Caza, CA UC Irvine Aly Khalifa 50 F/C 6'11" 230 RS Junior Alexandria, Egypt Charlotte

Recruiting classes 2023 recruiting class There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference Regular season

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Rankings

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