List of BYU Cougars men's basketball seasons

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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]

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
W.A. Colton (Independent)(1902–1905)
1902–03 W.A. Colton 4–5
1903–04W.A. Colton 3–3
1904–05W.A. Colton 9–3
C.T. Teezel (Independent)(1905–1908)
1905–06 C.T. Teezel 11–1
1906–07C.T. Teezel 7–3
1907–08C.T. Teezel 4–2
Fred Bennion (Independent)(1908–1910)
1908–09 Fred Bennion 7–4
1909–10Fred 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
1912–13E.L. Roberts 7–3
1913–14E.L. Roberts 8–2
1914–15E.L. Roberts 6–2
1915–16E.L. Roberts 3–3
1916–17E.L. Roberts 14–2
E.L. Roberts (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1917–1920)
1917–18E.L. Roberts 5–31–1 AAU Runner–up
1918–19E.L. Roberts 5–31–13rd
1919–20E.L. Roberts 4–20–2T–3rd
Alvin Twitchell (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1920–1925)
1920–21 Alvin Twitchell 10–22–22nd
1921–22Alvin Twitchell 9–33–11st
1922–23Alvin Twitchell 7–54–4T–2nd
1923–24Alvin Twitchell 14–46–21st
1924–25Alvin Twitchell 10–67–11st
E.L. Roberts (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1925–1928)
1925–26E.L. Roberts 11–57–52nd
1926–27E.L. Roberts 5–141–114th
1927–28E.L. Roberts 13–103–94th
G. Ott Romney (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1928–1935)
1928–29 G. Ott Romney 20–106–6T–2nd
1929–30G. Ott Romney 23–76–63rd
1930–31G. Ott Romney 20–137–5T–2nd
1931–32G. Ott Romney 20–128–4T–1st
1932–33G. Ott Romney 20–79–3T–1st
1933–34G. Ott Romney 18–129–31st
1934–35G. Ott Romney 18–106–62nd
Edwin R. Kimball (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1935–1936)
1935–36 Edwin R. Kimball 16–96–62nd
Buck Dixon (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1936–1937)
1936–37 Buck Dixon 17–105–7T–3rd
Buck Dixon (Skyline Conference)(1937–1938)
1937–38Buck Dixon 8–134–85th
Edwin R. Kimball (Skyline Conference)(1938–1941)
1938–39Edwin R. Kimball 12–124–8T–5th
1939–40Edwin R. Kimball 17–87–5T–3rd
1940–41Edwin R. Kimball 14–96–64th
Floyd Millet (Skyline Conference)(1941–1949)
1941–42 Floyd Millet 17–39–3T–2nd
1942–43Floyd Millet 15–77–11st
1943–44Floyd Millet 3–2
1944–45Floyd Millet 11–12
1945–46Floyd Millet 12–136–6T–4th
1946–47Floyd Millet 9–163–96th
1947–48Floyd Millet 16–118–21st NAIB Second Round
1948–49Floyd Millet 21–1311–94th NAIB Second Round
Stan Watts (Skyline Conference)(1949–1962)
1949–50 Stan Watts 22–1214–61st NCAA Elite Eight
1950–51Stan Watts 28–915–51st NIT Champion
NCAA Elite Eight
1951–52Stan Watts 14–109–5T–2nd
1952–53Stan Watts 22–811–32nd NIT First Round
1953–54Stan Watts 18–119–53rd NIT First Round
1954–55Stan Watts 13–1310–42nd
1955–56Stan Watts 18–810–42nd
1956–57Stan Watts 19–911–31st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1957–58Stan Watts 13–39–52nd
1958–59Stan Watts 15–118–64th
1959–60Stan Watts 8–175–95th
1960–61Stan Watts 15–119–53rd
1961–62Stan Watts 10–165–94th
Stan Watts (Western Athletic Conference)(1962–1972)
1962–63Stan Watts 12–146–42nd
1963–64Stan Watts 13–125–53rd
1964–65Stan Watts 21–78–21st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1965–66Stan Watts 20–56–42nd NIT Champion
1966–67Stan Watts 14–108–2T–1st
1967–68Stan Watts 13–124–6T–4th
1968–69Stan Watts 16–126–4T–1st NCAA University Division First Round
1969–70Stan Watts 8–184–107th
1970–71Stan Watts 18–1110–41st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1971–72Stan Watts 21–512–21st NCAA University Division First Round
Glenn Potter (Western Athletic Conference)(1972–1975)
1972–73 Glenn Potter 19–79–5T–2nd
1973–74Glenn Potter 11–156–86th
1974–75Glenn Potter 12–145–96th
Frank Arnold (Western Athletic Conference)(1975–1983)
1975–76 Frank Arnold 12–1410–45th
1976–77Frank Arnold 12–154–107th
1977–78Frank Arnold 12–186–84th
1978–79Frank Arnold 20–810–21st NCAA Division I First Round
1979–80Frank Arnold 24–513–11st NCAA Division I First Round
1980–81 Frank Arnold 25–712–43rd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1981–82Frank Arnold 17–139–7T–4th NIT First Round
1982–83Frank Arnold 15–1411–5T–1st
LaDell Andersen (Western Athletic Conference)(1983–1989)
1983–84 LaDell Andersen 20–1112–42nd NCAA Division I Second Round
1984–85LaDell Andersen 15–149–7T–3rd
1985–86LaDell Andersen 18–1411–54th NIT Quarterfinal
1986–87LaDell Andersen 21–1112–42nd NCAA Division I First Round
1987–88LaDell Andersen 26–613–31st NCAA Division I Second Round
1988–89LaDell Andersen 14–157–95th
Roger Reid (Western Athletic Conference)(1989–1997)
1989–90 Roger Reid 21–911–5T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
1990–91Roger Reid 21–1311–52nd NCAA Division I Second Round
1991–92Roger Reid 25–712–41st NCAA Division I First Round
1992–93Roger Reid 25–915–3T–1st NCAA Division I Second Round
1993–94Roger Reid 22–1012–62nd NIT Second Round
1994–95Roger Reid 22–1013–5T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
1995–96Roger Reid 15–139–95th
1996–97Roger Reid
Tony Ingle
1–250–168th
Steve Cleveland (Western Athletic Conference)(1997–1999)
1997–98 Steve Cleveland 9–214–106th
1998–99Steve Cleveland 12–166–85th
Steve Cleveland (Mountain West Conference)(1999–2005)
1999–00Steve Cleveland 22–117–76th NIT Quarterfinal
2000–01Steve Cleveland 24–910–41st NCAA Division I First Round
2001–02Steve Cleveland 18–127–7T–4th NIT Second Round
2002–03Steve Cleveland 23–911–3T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2003–04Steve Cleveland 21–910–42nd NCAA Division I First Round
2004–05Steve Cleveland 9–213–11T–7th
Dave Rose (Mountain West Conference)(2005–2011)
2005–06 Dave Rose 20–912–4T–2nd NIT First Round
2006–07Dave Rose 25–913–31st NCAA Division I First Round
2007–08 Dave Rose 27–714–21st NCAA Division I First Round
2008–09 Dave Rose 25–812–4T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2009–10 Dave Rose 30–513–32nd NCAA Division I Second Round
2010–11 Dave Rose 32–514–2T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Dave Rose (West Coast Conference)(2011–2019)
2011–12 Dave Rose 26–912–43rd NCAA Division I Second Round
2012–13 Dave Rose 24–1210–63rd NIT Semifinal
2013–14 Dave Rose 23–1213–52nd NCAA Division I Second Round
2014–15 Dave Rose 25–1013–52nd 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 24–1111–73rd NIT First Round
2018–19 Dave Rose 19–1311–53rd
Mark Pope (West Coast Conference)(2019–2023)
2019–20 Mark Pope 24–813–32ndNo postseason held
2020–21 Mark Pope 20–710–32nd NCAA Division I First Round
2021–22 Mark Pope 24–119–65th NIT Quarterfinals
2022–23 Mark Pope 19–157–9T–5th
Mark Pope (Big 12 Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Mark Pope 23–1110–8T–5th NCAA Division I First Round
Total:1,939–1,147 (.628)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^A. Adjusted record is 1–10 (25 wins and 1 loss vacated) and 0–5 (11 wins vacated) in conference. One win was not vacated; Nick Emery (the player who was ruled ineligible) did not play in one of BYU's wins.
^B. Adjusted record is 0–11 (22 wins and 1 loss vacated) and 0–6 (12 wins vacated) in conference.

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References

  1. "Brigham Young Cougars Index".