The 2026–27 BYU Cougars men's basketball team will represent Brigham Young University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars will be led by third-year head coach Kevin Young and play their home games at Marriott Center in Provo, Utah as fourth-year members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season The Cougars finished the 2025–26 season 23–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Kansas State in the First round, defeated West Virginia in the second round before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. The Cougars lost to Texas in the first round, 71−79.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Abdullah Ahmed 34 C 6'10" 220 So. Cairo, Egypt Transferred to UMass Mihailo Bošković 5 PF 6'10" 220 Jr. Užice, Serbia Out of Eligibility Kennard Davis Jr. 30 SG 6'6" 215 Jr. St. Louis, Missouri Transferred to Missouri Dominique Diomande 24 SF 6'7" 190 RS–Fr. Paris, France Transferred to Pitt AJ Dybantsa 3 SF 6'9" 210 Fr. Brockton, Massachusetts Drafted by the Washington Wizards Keba Keita 13 PF 6'8" 230 Sr. Bamako, Mali Out of Eligibility Aleksej Kostic 6 SG 6'4" 200 Fr. Pfaffstätten, Austria Transferred to Northwestern Jared McGregor 51 PG 6'3" 180 Sr. Saratoga Springs, Utah Out of Eligibility Tyler Mrus 2 SF 6'7" 205 Jr. Bothell, Washington Transferred to The Citadel KJ Perry – PG 6'3" 165 So. Pacific Palisades, California Transferred to Fresno State Nate Pickens 12 PG 6'3" 175 Sr. El Mirage, Arizona Out of Eligibility Richie Saunders 15 SG 6'5" 200 Sr. Riverton, Utah Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies Xavion Staton 33 C 6'11" 210 Fr. Las Vegas, Nevada Transferred to Oregon State

Incoming transfers Name Pos. Number Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tyler Betsey PF 6'8" 225 Jr. Windsor, CT Syracuse Collin Chandler SG 6'4" 170 Jr. Farmington, UT Kentucky Jaxon Kohler PF 6'10" 245 Gr. American Fork, UT Michigan State Jake Wahlin PF 6'10" 210 Sr. Provo, UT Clemson

Recruiting classes 2026 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards

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