2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team


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.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Recruiting Class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

2016–17 return 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

- Flagship Station
BYU Radio- Nationwide
KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR- Manti, UT
KSUB- Cedar City, UT
KDXU- St. George, UT

Roster

Schedule

!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: ' & '
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Exhibition: Seattle Pacific

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Exhibition: BYU–Hawai'i

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler & Spencer Linton
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Princeton

Broadcasters: Sam Farber & Brad Daugherty
Series History: BYU leads series 4–0
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Coppin State

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, & Spencer Linton
Series History: First Meeting
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Coastal Carolina

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
Series History: First Meeting
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Saint Louis

Broadcaster:
Series History: BYU leads series 3–1
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Valparaiso

Broadcasters: & Stephen Howard
Series History: Valparaiso leads series 2–1
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Utah Valley

Broadcaster:
Series History: BYU leads series 2–0
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Utah State

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, TBA, & Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads series 140–92
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USC

Broadcasters: Mark Neely, TBA, and TBA
Series History: USC leads series 6-3
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