Brigham Young Cougars men's basketball
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| University | Brigham Young University | ||
| All-time record | 1,786-1,071 (.625) | ||
| Conference | West Coast Conference | ||
| Location | Provo, UT | ||
| Head coach | Dave Rose (12th year) | ||
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Marriott Center (Capacity: 19,000) |
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| Nickname | Cougars | ||
| Colors | Blue and White |
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1950, 1951, 1981 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1950, 1951, 1957, 1965, 1971, 1981, 2011 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
| 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2010, 2011 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1950, 1951, 1957, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1991, 1992, 2001 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1924, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 | |||
The BYU Cougars men's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in NCAA Division I basketball play. Established in 1902, the team has won 27 conference championships, 3 conference tournament championships and 2 NIT Tournaments (1951 & 1966), and competed in 29 NCAA Tournaments. It currently competes in the West Coast Conference. From 1999–2011, it competed in the Mountain West Conference.
BYU fielded its first basketball team in 1903. In 1906, the Cougars played their first game against Utah State University. In 1909, the team first played against the University of Utah. These two rivalries continue to this day. In its 108-year history, BYU's basketball program has won 1,786 games, ranking 12th among all Division I programs. The Cougars won the first of their 27 conference championships in 1922 as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
The Cougars would make the first of their 29 NCAA Tournament appearances in 1950 under legendary head coach Stan Watts. That Cougars came within one point of reaching the national semifinals. BYU's 1951 team was even more successful, winning 28 games and once again qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. In addition, the 1951 team won the first of two NIT championships for the school. The Cougars defeated AP #9 AP St. John's, AP #10 St. Louis and AP #13 Dayton to win the title. Notable players on that team include: Mel Hutchins, who was taken #2 in the 1951 NBA draft, was named the 1951-52 NBA co-rookie of the year and became a 5-time NBA All-Star with the Pistons and the Knicks; Roland Minson, who was drafted #16 overall in the 1951 NBA draft; and Loren C. Dunn, a future general authority in the LDS Church. The Cougars would go on to make five more appearances in the NCAA Tournament under Watts, and win their second NIT championship in 1966, although by that time the overall prestige of the NIT had fallen considerably. BYU has the most NCAA appearances of any men's team not to make the Final Four.
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