This is a list of seasons completed by the BYU Cougars men's basketball team since the team's formation in 1902. They have been conference regular season champions 30 times and conference tournament champions 3 times. They have also appeared in 29 NCAA basketball tournaments, reaching the Elite Eight 3 times. [1]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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W.A. Colton (Independent)(1902–1905) | |||||||||
1902–03 | W.A. Colton | 4–5 | |||||||
1903–04 | W.A. Colton | 3–3 | |||||||
1904–05 | W.A. Colton | 9–3 | |||||||
C.T. Teezel (Independent)(1905–1908) | |||||||||
1905–06 | C.T. Teezel | 11–1 | |||||||
1906–07 | C.T. Teezel | 7–3 | |||||||
1907–08 | C.T. Teezel | 4–2 | |||||||
Fred Bennion (Independent)(1908–1910) | |||||||||
1908–09 | Fred Bennion | 7–4 | |||||||
1909–10 | Fred Bennion | 9–2 | |||||||
Henry Rose (Independent)(1910–1911) | |||||||||
1910–11 | Henry Rose | 8–0 | |||||||
E.L. Roberts (Independent)(1911–1917) | |||||||||
1911–12 | E.L. Roberts | 7–0 | |||||||
1912–13 | E.L. Roberts | 7–3 | |||||||
1913–14 | E.L. Roberts | 8–2 | |||||||
1914–15 | E.L. Roberts | 6–2 | |||||||
1915–16 | E.L. Roberts | 3–3 | |||||||
1916–17 | E.L. Roberts | 14–2 | |||||||
E.L. Roberts (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1917–1920) | |||||||||
1917–18 | E.L. Roberts | 5–3 | 1–1 | AAU Runner–up | |||||
1918–19 | E.L. Roberts | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1919–20 | E.L. Roberts | 4–2 | 0–2 | T–3rd | |||||
Alvin Twitchell (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1920–1925) | |||||||||
1920–21 | Alvin Twitchell | 10–2 | 2–2 | 2nd | |||||
1921–22 | Alvin Twitchell | 9–3 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
1922–23 | Alvin Twitchell | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–2nd | |||||
1923–24 | Alvin Twitchell | 14–4 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
1924–25 | Alvin Twitchell | 10–6 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
E.L. Roberts (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1925–1928) | |||||||||
1925–26 | E.L. Roberts | 11–5 | 7–5 | 2nd | |||||
1926–27 | E.L. Roberts | 5–14 | 1–11 | 4th | |||||
1927–28 | E.L. Roberts | 13–10 | 3–9 | 4th | |||||
G. Ott Romney (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1928–1935) | |||||||||
1928–29 | G. Ott Romney | 20–10 | 6–6 | T–2nd | |||||
1929–30 | G. Ott Romney | 23–7 | 6–6 | 3rd | |||||
1930–31 | G. Ott Romney | 20–13 | 7–5 | T–2nd | |||||
1931–32 | G. Ott Romney | 20–12 | 8–4 | T–1st | |||||
1932–33 | G. Ott Romney | 20–7 | 9–3 | T–1st | |||||
1933–34 | G. Ott Romney | 18–12 | 9–3 | 1st | |||||
1934–35 | G. Ott Romney | 18–10 | 6–6 | 2nd | |||||
Edwin R. Kimball (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1935–1936) | |||||||||
1935–36 | Edwin R. Kimball | 16–9 | 6–6 | 2nd | |||||
Buck Dixon (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1936–1937) | |||||||||
1936–37 | Buck Dixon | 17–10 | 5–7 | T–3rd | |||||
Buck Dixon (Skyline Conference)(1937–1938) | |||||||||
1937–38 | Buck Dixon | 8–13 | 4–8 | 5th | |||||
Edwin R. Kimball (Skyline Conference)(1938–1941) | |||||||||
1938–39 | Edwin R. Kimball | 12–12 | 4–8 | T–5th | |||||
1939–40 | Edwin R. Kimball | 17–8 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
1940–41 | Edwin R. Kimball | 14–9 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
Floyd Millet (Skyline Conference)(1941–1949) | |||||||||
1941–42 | Floyd Millet | 17–3 | 9–3 | T–2nd | |||||
1942–43 | Floyd Millet | 15–7 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
1943–44 | Floyd Millet | 3–2 | — | ||||||
1944–45 | Floyd Millet | 11–12 | — | ||||||
1945–46 | Floyd Millet | 12–13 | 6–6 | T–4th | |||||
1946–47 | Floyd Millet | 9–16 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
1947–48 | Floyd Millet | 16–11 | 8–2 | 1st | NAIB Second Round | ||||
1948–49 | Floyd Millet | 21–13 | 11–9 | 4th | NAIB Second Round | ||||
Stan Watts (Skyline Conference)(1949–1962) | |||||||||
1949–50 | Stan Watts | 22–12 | 14–6 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1950–51 | Stan Watts | 28–9 | 15–5 | 1st | NIT Champion NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
1951–52 | Stan Watts | 14–10 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |||||
1952–53 | Stan Watts | 22–8 | 11–3 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
1953–54 | Stan Watts | 18–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
1954–55 | Stan Watts | 13–13 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
1955–56 | Stan Watts | 18–8 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
1956–57 | Stan Watts | 19–9 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1957–58 | Stan Watts | 13–3 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
1958–59 | Stan Watts | 15–11 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
1959–60 | Stan Watts | 8–17 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
1960–61 | Stan Watts | 15–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
1961–62 | Stan Watts | 10–16 | 5–9 | 4th | |||||
Stan Watts (Western Athletic Conference)(1962–1972) | |||||||||
1962–63 | Stan Watts | 12–14 | 6–4 | 2nd | |||||
1963–64 | Stan Watts | 13–12 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
1964–65 | Stan Watts | 21–7 | 8–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1965–66 | Stan Watts | 20–5 | 6–4 | 2nd | NIT Champion | ||||
1966–67 | Stan Watts | 14–10 | 8–2 | T–1st | |||||
1967–68 | Stan Watts | 13–12 | 4–6 | T–4th | |||||
1968–69 | Stan Watts | 16–12 | 6–4 | T–1st | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||
1969–70 | Stan Watts | 8–18 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
1970–71 | Stan Watts | 18–11 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1971–72 | Stan Watts | 21–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||
Glenn Potter (Western Athletic Conference)(1972–1975) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Glenn Potter | 19–7 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |||||
1973–74 | Glenn Potter | 11–15 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
1974–75 | Glenn Potter | 12–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
Frank Arnold (Western Athletic Conference)(1975–1983) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Frank Arnold | 12–14 | 10–4 | 5th | |||||
1976–77 | Frank Arnold | 12–15 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
1977–78 | Frank Arnold | 12–18 | 6–8 | 4th | |||||
1978–79 | Frank Arnold | 20–8 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1979–80 | Frank Arnold | 24–5 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1980–81 | Frank Arnold | 25–7 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1981–82 | Frank Arnold | 17–13 | 9–7 | T–4th | NIT First Round | ||||
1982–83 | Frank Arnold | 15–14 | 11–5 | T–1st | |||||
LaDell Andersen (Western Athletic Conference)(1983–1989) | |||||||||
1983–84 | LaDell Andersen | 20–11 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1984–85 | LaDell Andersen | 15–14 | 9–7 | T–3rd | |||||
1985–86 | LaDell Andersen | 18–14 | 11–5 | 4th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
1986–87 | LaDell Andersen | 21–11 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1987–88 | LaDell Andersen | 26–6 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1988–89 | LaDell Andersen | 14–15 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
Roger Reid (Western Athletic Conference)(1989–1997) | |||||||||
1989–90 | Roger Reid | 21–9 | 11–5 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1990–91 | Roger Reid | 21–13 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1991–92 | Roger Reid | 25–7 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1992–93 | Roger Reid | 25–9 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1993–94 | Roger Reid | 22–10 | 12–6 | 2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
1994–95 | Roger Reid | 22–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1995–96 | Roger Reid | 15–13 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
1996–97 | Roger Reid Tony Ingle | 1–25 | 0–16 | 8th | |||||
Steve Cleveland (Western Athletic Conference)(1997–1999) | |||||||||
1997–98 | Steve Cleveland | 9–21 | 4–10 | 6th | |||||
1998–99 | Steve Cleveland | 12–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
Steve Cleveland (Mountain West Conference)(1999–2005) | |||||||||
1999–00 | Steve Cleveland | 22–11 | 7–7 | 6th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
2000–01 | Steve Cleveland | 24–9 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2001–02 | Steve Cleveland | 18–12 | 7–7 | T–4th | NIT Second Round | ||||
2002–03 | Steve Cleveland | 23–9 | 11–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2003–04 | Steve Cleveland | 21–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2004–05 | Steve Cleveland | 9–21 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
Dave Rose (Mountain West Conference)(2005–2011) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Dave Rose | 20–9 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
2006–07 | Dave Rose | 25–9 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2007–08 | Dave Rose | 27–7 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2008–09 | Dave Rose | 25–8 | 12–4 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2009–10 | Dave Rose | 30–5 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2010–11 | Dave Rose | 32–5 | 14–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen | ||||
Dave Rose (West Coast Conference)(2011–2019) | |||||||||
2011–12 | Dave Rose | 26–9 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2012–13 | Dave Rose | 24–12 | 10–6 | 3rd | NIT Semifinal | ||||
2013–14 | Dave Rose | 23–12 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2014–15 | Dave Rose | 25–10 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Four | ||||
2015–16 | Dave Rose | 26–11 [Note A] | 11–5 [Note A] | 3rd | NIT Semifinal | ||||
2016–17 | Dave Rose | 22–12 [Note B] | 12–6 [Note B] | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
2017–18 | Dave Rose | 24–11 | 11–7 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
2018–19 | Dave Rose | 19–13 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
Mark Pope (West Coast Conference)(2019–2023) | |||||||||
2019–20 | Mark Pope | 24–8 | 13–3 | 2nd | No postseason held | ||||
2020–21 | Mark Pope | 20–7 | 10–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
2021–22 | Mark Pope | 24–11 | 9–6 | 5th | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
2022–23 | Mark Pope | 19–15 | 7–9 | T–5th | |||||
Mark Pope (Big 12 Conference)(2023–present) | |||||||||
2023–24 | Mark Pope | 23–11 | 10–8 | T–5th | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
Total: | 1,939–1,147 (.628) | ||||||||
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