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Wright, Dybantsa combine for 66 as No. 22 BYU snaps 4-game slide with win over Baylor
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 10 - 7:21 p.m. | Save Story
Wright scored a career-high 30 points and freshman teammate AJ Dybantsa poured in 36 points, five rebounds and seven assists in a 99-94 win over the Bears in Waco, Texas.

Big 12 fines Oklahoma State for chants directed at Latter-day Saints during BYU game
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 8 - 1:12 p.m. | Save Story
The conference fined the Cowboys $50,000 for a violation of the Big 12's principles and standards of sportsmanship following what it deemed to be in appropriate chants referencing the Cougars' sponsoring faith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

No. 8 Houston hands No. 16 BYU 4th straight loss
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Feb. 8 - 12:30 a.m. | Save Story
Kingston Flemings totaled19 points, four rebounds and five assists as No. 8 Houston handed No. 16 BYU its fourth straight loss in front of a sellout crowd at the Marriott Center.

BYU basketball coach, athletic director decry 'hurtful' chant targeting church members
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 5 - 8:31 p.m. | Save Story
BYU basketball coach Kevin Young and athletic director Brian Santiago spoke out against the latest expletive-backed chant directed at members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma State hands No. 16 BYU basketball 3rd straight loss
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 4 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
AJ Dybantsa had 36 points, seven rebounds and four assists for BYU, and Richie Saunders added 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

BYU women's futility streak at Kansas continues with 81-60 loss
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 4 - 7:55 p.m. | Save Story
Brinley Cannon led BYU (16-7, 5-6 Big 12) for the second consecutive game, scoring 13 points with four rebounds and a block, and Sydney Benally added 11 points and two assists.

BYU tops off signing day with 17 additions, most of whom are already on campus
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 4 - 6:36 p.m. | Save Story
The Cougars added nine transfers and eight midyear additions (mostly off church missions) to the 21-player class of high school signees in December.

BYU football offensive staff includes former Patriots, Alabama coach for QBs
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 3 - 1:20 p.m. | Save Story
Former Bountiful High head coach Tyler Hughes is returning to his home state after stops at the New England Patriots and Alabama, among others.

Patrick Kinahan: Matching outrageous hype proving hard for Dybantsa
Patrick Kinahan for KSL | Posted Feb. 3 - 10:38 a.m. | Save Story
Living up to the hype, especially in today's frenzied sensationalism of social media, is one of the more difficult tasks to accomplish in the sports world.

BYU defensive staff taking shape under Poppinga, adds former Utes DB Lewis Walker
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 2 - 2:43 p.m. | Save Story
The Cougars also promoted linebackers coach Justin Ena to special teams coordinated and defensive analyst Chad Kauha'aha'a to outside linebackers coach.

Saunders' career game rallies No. 13 BYU from 21-point deficit before loss to No. 14 Kansas
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Jan. 31 - 8:11 p.m. | Save Story
The 14th-ranked Jayhawks led by 21 before holding off the No. 13 Cougars 90-82 at Phog Allen Fieldhouse.

Cannon's career game powers BYU women to comeback win over Utes
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 31 - 5:40 p.m. | Save Story
Brinley Cannon had a career-high 21 points as BYU overturned a 10-point halftime deficit beat Utah 77-65, snapping a four-game slide with their first rivalry win since 2021.

George scores 26, but Egor Demin's career night lifts Nets over Jazz in return to Utah
Jaxon Wynder, KSL | Posted Jan. 30 - 11:32 p.m. | Save Story
Egor Demin made his first NBA trip to Utah after playing one season at BYU and he topped off a Nets win with a career-high 25 points and first career double-double.

Egor Demin sets NBA rookie 3-point record in return to his 'second home'
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 30 - 10:21 p.m. | Save Story
The 6-foot-8 former BYU guard finished with his 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in the Nets' 106-99 win over the Jazz, and the first double-double of his rookie campaign.

BYU women drop back-to-back after Amari Whiting's 1st double-double for Oklahoma State
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 28 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
Whiting totaled 16 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and three blocks for her double-double of the season as Oklahoma State secured a 67-51 win over BYU at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Patrick Kinahan: Top-tier teams exposing BYU men's basketball flaws
Patrick Kinahan for KSL | Posted Jan. 27 - 10:24 a.m. | Save Story
Harsh as it sounds seven weeks before the NCAA Tournament begins, the BYU basketball team may suffer a fate like that of Texas Tech football.

No. 1 Arizona holds off BYU comeback to stay unbeaten
Sean Walker, KSL | Updated Jan. 26 - 11:09 p.m. | Save Story
Brayden Burries poured in 29 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, and Jaden Bradley scored 26 with three assists and two steals as No. 1 Arizona remained unbeaten.

BYU women's fast start upended by No. 22 West Virginia
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 24 - 11:03 p.m. | Save Story
Delaney Gibb led all scorers with 28 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including three 3-pointers, and Olivia Hamlin scored 13 for the Cougars


