2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team


The 2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's tenth season at BYU and the Cougars fourth season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars once again played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Ole Miss.

Before the season

Departures

Recruiting

BYU has signed five recruits for the 2014-15 season. Two of BYU's recruits will head out on their missions immediately and return for the 2016-17 season. Ryan Andrus, Jake Toolson, and Dalton Nixon will play at least one season before heading out on missions.

2013–14 return missionaries

After returning in the winter and greyshirting, Isaac Neilson will begin his first full season of playing games for the Cougars. Jordan Chatman also returns from his mission and after a summer of working out will be able to play for the Cougars immediately. The Cougars also received surprising news in July. After growing to 6' 10" on his mission, Corban Kaufusi would choose to play basketball instead of football.

Transfers

BYU introduces three new faces from transfers to the 2013-14 roster. Chase Fischer will be eligible to play immediately after sitting out as a redshirt from Wake Forest all last season. Jamal Aytes will be eligible to start playing for the Cougars after the fall semester ends, near the end of December. Kyle Davis also transferred from Utah State and will redshirt the 2014-15 season.

2014–15 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="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:white;"| Regular Season
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| WCC Tournament
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| NCAA Tournament

Game summaries

Cougar Tipoff

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Jarom Jordan, & Lauren Francom
Starting Lineups:
Chase Fischer, Tyler Haws, Josh Sharp, Anson Winder, Skyler Halford - 2nd Half
Jordan Ellis, Jake Toolson, Kyle Davis, Frank Bartley IV, Luke Worthington - 2nd Half
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Colorado School of Mines

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren Francom
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Seattle Pacific

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
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Long Beach State

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads series 5-4
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Arkansas-Little Rock

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
Series History: First Meeting
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Southern Virginia

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
Series History: First Meeting
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Maui Invitational: San Diego State

Broadcasters: Sean McDonough & Fran Fraschilla
Series History: BYU leads series 48-23
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Maui Invitational: Chaminade

Broadcasters: Jon Sciambi & Miles Simon
Series History: BYU leads series 1-0
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Maui Invitational: Purdue

Broadcasters: Jon Sciambi & Miles Simon
Series History: BYU leads series 1-0
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Eastern Kentucky

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren Francom
Series History: BYU leads series 2-1
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Utah State

Broadcasters: Rich Waltz & Pete Gillen
Series History: BYU leads series 138-92
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Hawaii

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads series 32-13
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Utah

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Miles Simon
Series History: BYU leads series 129-126
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Weber State

Broadcasters: Steve Klauke, Phil Johnson, & Tony Parks
Series History: BYU leads series 29-10
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Stanford

Broadcasters: Rich Cellini & Miles Simon
Series History: BYU leads series 5-2
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UMass

Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
Series History: UMass leads series 1-0
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Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Dave Flemming & Stan Heath
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 7-3
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Portland

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads series 10-1
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Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
Series History: BYU leads series 21-5
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San Francisco

Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper & Dan Belluomini
Series History: BYU leads series 11-7
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Pepperdine

Broadcasters: John Brickley & Mo Cassara
Series History: BYU leads series 9-5
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Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Jarom Jordan, & Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads series 6-4
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Pacific

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams
Series History: Series even 4-4
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Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Stan Heath
Series History: BYU leads series 10-6
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San Diego

Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins & Casey Jacobsen
Series History: BYU leads series 8-2
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San Francisco

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams
Series History: BYU leads series 12-7
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Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren Francom
Series History: BYU leads series 22-5
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Pepperdine

Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Dan Dickau, & Kelli Tennant
Series History: BYU leads series 9-6
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Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins & Casey Jacobsen
Series History: BYU leads series 7-4
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Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Trey Bender & Stan Heath
Series History: BYU leads series 10-7
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Pacific

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads series 5-4
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San Diego

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams
Series History: BYU leads series 8-3
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Portland

Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow & Jack Sikma
Series History: BYU leads series 11-1
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Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Stan Heath
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 8-3
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Quarterfinal: Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Stan Heath
Series History: BYU leads 23-5
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Semifinal: Portland

Broadcasters: Beth Mowins, Stan Heath, & Jeff Goodman
Series History: BYU leads 12-1
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Championship: Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Dave Pasch, Sean Farnham, & Jeff Goodman
Kevin Calabro & P.J. Carlesimo
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 8-4
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First Four: Ole Miss

Broadcasters: Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, & Lewis Johnson
Brandon Gaudin & Alaa Abdelnaby
Series History: First Meeting
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