2017-2018 Brigham Young Cougars

2017-2018 Brigham Young Cougars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
10 Ryan Andrus So F 6-11 240 - American Fork (UT) United States American Fork High School
1 Rylan Bergersen Fr G 6-6 215 Nov 8, 1997 Boise (ID) United States Link Year Prep
13 Kajon Brown RS-Jr G 6-5 200 Jun 5, 1997 Harvey (LA) United States Helen Cox High School
3 Elijah Bryant Jr SG 6-5 210 Apr 19, 1995 Hoschton (GA) United States New Hampton School
24 McKay Cannon Jr G 6-0 185 Jun 9, 1994 Shelley (ID) United States Shelley High School
23 Yoeli Childs So PF 6-8 225 Jan 13, 1998 South Jordan (UT) United States Bingham High School
15 Payton Dastrup So FC 6-10 240 Sep 12, 1995 Mesa (AZ) United States Mountain View High School
4 Nick Emery RS-Jr G 6-2 185 Sep 1, 1994 Highland (UT) United States Lone Peak High School
0 Jahshire Hardnett So PG 5-11 193 Dec 22, 1996 Gulfport (MS) United States Gulfport High School
30 T.J. Haws So SG 6-4 170 Aug 3, 1995 Highland (UT) United States Lone Peak High School
- Kolby Lee RS-Fr C 6-9 240 Aug 25, 1998 Meridian (ID) United States Rocky Mountain High School
33 Dalton Nixon So F 6-7 215 - Orem (UT) United States Orem High School
2 Zac Seljaas So SF 6-7 215 Jul 11, 1997 Bountiful (UT) United States Bountiful High School
31 Braiden Shaw Jr F 6-9 210 - Eagle (ID) United States Eagle High School
21 Evan Troy So G 6-5 180 May 26, 1997 Longview (WA) United States Mark Morris High School
41 Luke Worthington Jr PF 6-10 235 Oct 7, 1994 Mequon (WI) United States Homestead High School

Recent Brigham Young Cougars History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 23-11 (10-8) 5th (Big 12) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 19-15 (7-9) 5th (WCC) 4th Rnd N/A
2021-2022 24-11 (9-6) 5th (WCC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2020-2021 20-7 (10-3) 2nd (WCC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 24-8 (13-3) 2nd (WCC) 4th Rnd N/A
2018-2019 19-13 (11-5) 2nd (WCC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 24-11 (11-7) 3rd (WCC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2016-2017 22-12 (12-6) 3rd (WCC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 26-11 (13-5) 3rd (WCC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2014-2015 25-10 (13-5) 2nd (WCC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 23-12 (13-5) 2nd (WCC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 24-12 (11-6) 3rd (WCC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2011-2012 26-9 (12-4) 3rd (WCC) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 32-5 (14-2) 1st (MWC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2009-2010 30-6 (13-3) 2nd (MWC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 25-8 (12-4) 1st (MWC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 27-8 (14-2) 1st (MWC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 25-9 (13-3) 1st (MWC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 20-9 (12-4) 2nd (MWC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 9-21 (3-11) 7th (MWC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 21-9 (10-4) 2nd (MWC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 22-10 (10-4) 2nd (MWC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd

2017-2018 Brigham Young Cougars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Elijah Bryant NABC All-District (9) First Team
Yoeli Childs NABC All-District (9) First Team
Elijah Bryant WCC All-Conference First Team
Yoeli Childs WCC All-Conference First Team
T.J. Haws WCC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Yoeli Childs WCC All-Tournament Team
Elijah Bryant WCC Player of the Week (Dec 18, 2017)
Yoeli Childs WCC Player of the Week (Jan 15, 2018)

2017-2018 Brigham Young Cougars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Hardnett T. Haws E. Bryant L. Worthington Y. Childs
Rotation M. Cannon   Z. Seljaas D. Nixon P. Dastrup
Lim PT   R. Bergersen R. Andrus    
Lim PT   K. Brown B. Shaw    
Lim PT   E. Troy      

2017-2018 Brigham Young Cougars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Elijah Bryant 35 34.7 18.2 6.3 2.3 1.3 0.5 2.3
Yoeli Childs 35 34.0 17.8 8.6 2.2 0.9 1.8 2.2
T.J. Haws 35 33.7 11.7 2.7 4.2 1.2 0.3 1.9
Dalton Nixon 23 17.3 6.0 3.0 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.8
Jahshire Hardnett 35 27.0 6.0 2.7 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.7
Zac Seljaas 35 19.9 5.1 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.8
Luke Worthington 35 14.7 4.3 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6
McKay Cannon 29 18.5 3.5 1.2 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.7
Payton Dastrup 32 7.9 3.3 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6
Rylan Bergersen 24 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Kajon Brown 9 4.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4
Evan Troy 12 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Braiden Shaw 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Brigham Young Cougars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dave Rose Head Coach 2005-2006 Associate Head Coach (Brigham Young, 2000 to 2005)
Tim LaComb Associate Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Brigham Young, 2010 to 2016)
Quincy Lewis Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Heath Schroyer Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (NC State, 2016 to 2017)
Tom Holmoe Athletic Director 2005-2006 N/A
Andrew May Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 N/A
Duff Tittle Associate Athletic Director of Communications, Associate Athletic Director 2001-2002 N/A
Garrett Faucette Player Development 2012-2013 N/A
Erick Schork Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 Director of Sports Performance (Saint Louis, 2007 to 2016)
Carolyn Billings Director of Sports Medicine 2010-2011 N/A
Robert Ramos Athletic Trainer 2002-2003 N/A
Kyle Chilton Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Brett Pyne Director of Communications 2016-2017 Media Relations (Brigham Young, 2014 to 2016)
Norma Collett Director of Communications 2016-2017 Assistant Director of Communications (Brigham Young, 1995 to 2016)
Ralph Zobell Director of Communications 2016-2017 Communications Manager (Brigham Young, 1998 to 2016)