BYU Basketball Blue-White Scrimmage: Live Updates And Analysis From Provo
Oct 9, 2024, 5:00 PM | Updated: 8:49 pm
Live updates from the Blue-White BYU Basketball scrimmage at the Marriott Center. (Brice Tucker, Deseret News)
(Brice Tucker, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – Wednesday night marks the first glimpse of the BYU basketball team under first-year head coach Kevin Young.
It’s the annual intrasquad “Blue-White” scrimmage, and it takes place at the Marriott Center.
The scrimmage will not air on television but is free for fans to attend. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.
BYU basketball scrimmage updates
KSL Sports will be inside the Marriott Center and provide updates throughout the evening.
Keep checking back here for updates.
Pregame
#BYU fans are ready to see this Kevin Young-led team in action.#BYUHoops pic.twitter.com/dRl5qfVYou
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 10, 2024
We’re back. pic.twitter.com/sSucWaTo9O
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 10, 2024
Finished product for the new premium seats at the Marriott Center.#BYU #BYUHoops pic.twitter.com/e9UROyf71Y
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 10, 2024
#BYU Basketball Scrimmage Rosters
Blue
– Kanon Catchings
– Elijah Crawford
– Egor Demin
– Keba Keita
– Trey Stewart
– Max Triplett
– Townsend TrippleWhite
– Dawson Baker
– Mihailo Boskovic
– Dallin Hall
– Mawot Mag
– Jared McGregor
– Brody Kozlowski
– Richie Saunders
-…— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 10, 2024
Team White’s starting lineup
- Dallin Hall
- Dawson Baker
- Richie Saunders
- Mawot Mag
- Fousseyni Traore
Team Blue’s starting lineup
- Egor Demin
- Trey Stewart
- Trevin Knell
- Kanon Catchings
- Keba Keita
First Half
16:00 – First play of the game, the smooth playmaking ability from Egor Demin was on full display as he flipped a pass for an alley-oop to Keba Keita for a slam dunk to get the blue team on the board first.
Rutgers transfer Mawot Mag had some strong opening minute possessions with a three to get the scoring started for team white, plus a hard baseline drive to the rim for the finish with Keita guarding him.
Demin then had another impressive pass on an outlet that led to a Kanon Catchings slam dunk.
Richie Saunders knocks down a three on the wing for team white. White 8, Blue 4
14:51 – Keba Keita with an offensive rebound and a strong putback against his friend and former high school teammate Fousseyni Traore.
Then on the other end, Fouss showed his soft touch around the rim with a bucket.
Mass substitutions occurred as team blue brought Townsend Tripple, Max Triplett, and Elijah Crawford.
Mihailo Boskovic, Jared McGregor, and Brody Kozlowski checked into the game for the white team. White 10, Blue 6.
11:51 – Kanon Catchings smooth stroke for a corner three. His length is going to cause some mismatches for opponents this season.
Late addition Mihailo Boskovic provided some strong minutes in his first handful of possessions, highlighted by a wide-open three at the top of the key.
True freshman Brody Kozlowski air-balled a three-pointer in the corner.
Elijah Crawford dished out an excellent assistance in finding an open Trey Stewart in the corner for another three. Blue 16, White 14.
The depth on this #BYU basketball team is off the charts.
It's going to be fun to see how Kevin Young pieces this thing together. #BYUBasketball #Big12
— Matthew Baiamonte (@baiamontematt) October 10, 2024
8:53 – Egor Demin missed his second three-point attempt of the night.
On the opposite end, for team white, Boskovic nearly had a poster and-one dunk on Keita. He couldn’t quite finish. Boskovic then knocked down a pair of free throws to complete the possession.
Dallin Hall dribbled baseline and found a cutting Mag in the pain for a layup.
On team white’s next possession, Boskovic ran into Traore on a play but then recovered to kick out to the wing, Hall found him, and Boskovic knocked down the three.
Trevin Knell missed his third consecutive three-point attempt for Team Blue, leading team white to get out on the run; Hall dished out another assist. This time to Kozlowski, who got in on the three-point shooting barrage. It was Kozlowski’s first field goal of the game. White 24, Blue 21
6:48 – With Boskovic defending him, Egor Demin knocked down his first field goal, a three-pointer off the dribble.
On the next possession for Team Blue, Demin drew a foul on Hall while attempting another three. White 28, Blue 26
Dallin Hall missed a three-pointer, but Richie Saunders’ effort kept the possession alive for Team White and he finished off the possession with a layup.
After Saunders missed a layup, Max Triplett gathered the rebound and dished an outlet to Demin, who got out on the run and found Stewart for an open three.
Trevin Knell was off to a cold start in the scrimmage. He missed his first six three-point attempts. Blue 32, White 32
End of the 1st Half – Coming out of the under-four timeout, Demin had his first slam dunk as a Cougar over Boskovic for an and-one.
Knell knocked down his first three of the game at the 3:27 mark to put Team Blue on a 9-0 run.
Traore ended Blue’s 9-0 run with a layup after gathering an offensive rebound off a Hall missed shot.
Keita had an explosive putback slam dunk off a missed corner three by Knell. The former Utah big man was a coveted five-man Kevin Young wanted in his system.
Dallin Hall knocked down his first three-pointer and field goal of the game.
On the next possession for Team Blue, Demin dished out his fourth assist to Keita, who had a high-flying dunk with authority.
Keita kept going to work with a three-point play in the old-fashioned way against Boskovic.
Fousseyni Traore buried a jumper in the paint to reach a double-double in the first half with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Halftime: Blue 49, White 39
Halftime Stats
Halftime stats from the Blue-White scrimmage.
Keba Keita is the leading scorer with 13 points.
Dallin Hall and Egor Demin each have five assists.#BYU #BYUHoops pic.twitter.com/8OFhk439BF
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 10, 2024
BYU Basketball Blue & White Game
First Half Impressions:
-This team is DEEP. Tough time to decide the starting 5.
-Standout new players: Egor Demin, Keba Keita, Mihailo Boskovic
-Elijah Crawford is a hustler!
-Kevin Young has got himself a team! #BYUBasketball #GoCougs #BYU— Ally Braithwaite (@allyb_7) October 10, 2024
Second Half featured new lineups with Kevin Young coaching Team White
#BYU is switching up the rosters for the second half of the Blue-White scrimmage.
White
– Richie Saunders
– Dallin Hall
– Brody Kozlowski
– Kanon Catchings
– Max Triplett
– Keba Keita
– Townsend Tripple
– Egor DeminBlue
– Trevin Knell
– Mihailo Boskovic
– Trey Stewart
– Mawot…— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 10, 2024
During the first half, Kevin Young sat at center court observing with Chief of Staff Doug Stewart.
In the second half, Young is coaching Team White.#BYU #BYUHoops
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 10, 2024
Team White's starting five in the second half: Dallin Hall, Egor Demin, Richie Saunders, Kanon Catchings, and Keba Keita.
Team Blue's five: Elijah Crawford, Dawson Baker, Trevin Knell, Mawot Mag, Fousseyni Traore.#BYU #BYUHoops
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 10, 2024
The second half started with 12 minutes on the clock.
10:09 – Team White’s starting five had the look of BYU’s potential opening night lineup against Central Arkansas on November 5.
Richie Saunders jumped out to a strong start, scoring team white’s five five points.
Fousseyni Traore showed off his range for Team Blue with a three-pointer. Team White 8, Team Blue 5.
Kanon Catchings knocked down a three while fading away, with Mawot Mag defending him.
Dawson Baker hit his first field goal of the night, a three at the top of the key.
Catchings hit another three, and then, on the defensive end for Team White, Keita blocked a shot with the ball at its high point. White 16, Blue 8.
3:46 – Dawson Baker had a nice behind-the-back pass to Mawot Mag in the corner for a three.
Baker is fully cleared from his foot injury that kept him sidelined in all but three games last season.
A few possessions later, Baker jumped in the passing lane to steal a pass from Demin and took it to the rim for a fastbreak layup.
Egor Demin running the point is a smooth operator. He hit a wide-open Max Triplett for a slam dunk.
Demin had one pass on a behind-the-back attempt that Eliah Crawford picked off for a steal. White 23, Blue 13
End of Game: Fousseyni Traore blocked an attempted slam dunk by Demin.
Keba Keita finished off the game with a putback slam dunk.
Richie Saunders finished the second half as the high scorer with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and three rebounds.
Final: Team White 32, Team Blue 20
2024-25 BYU basketball roster
Dawson Baker | #25 | 6-4 | RS-Junior
Mihailo Boskovic | #5 | 6-10 | TBD
Kanon Catchings | #6 | 6-9 | Freshman
Elijah Crawford | #2 | 6-2 | Freshman
Egor Demin | #3 | 6-9 | Freshman
Dallin Hall | #30 | 6-4 | Junior
Keba Keita | #13 | 6-8 | Junior
Trevin Knell | #21 | 6-5 | Graduate Senior
Brody Kozlowski | #4 | 6-8 | Freshman
Mawot Mag | #0 | 6-7 | Graduate Senior
Jared McGregor | #51 | 6-3 | Junior
Richie Saunders | #15 | 6-5 | Junior
Trey Stewart | #1 | 6-2 | Senior
Fousseyni Traore | #45 | 6-6 | Senior
Max Triplett | #20 | 6-9 | Junior
Townsend Tripple | #12 | 6-8 | Sophomore
BYU Basketball 2024-25 Schedule: Tip times, TV info
All games can be heard on KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM, KSL NewsRadio app)
*Every tip time is Mountain Time Zone
Nov. 5 – Central Arkansas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Nov. 8 – UC Riverside | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Nov. 13 – Queens | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Nov. 16 – Idaho | TBA | ESPN+
Nov. 23 – Mississippi Valley State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Nov. 28 – vs. Ole Miss (Rady Children’s Classic) | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
Nov. 29 – vs. Purdue or NC State (Rady Children’s Classic) | 1:30 p.m./4 p.m. | FOX
Dec. 3 – at Providence (Big 12-BIG EAST Battle) | 6:30 p.m. | FS1
Dec. 11 – Fresno State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Dec. 14 – vs. Wyoming (Delta Center) | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Dec. 20 – Florida A&M | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
BYU’s Big 12 Conference Schedule
Dec. 31 – Arizona State | 2 p.m. | ESPN2
Jan. 4 – at Houston | Noon | ESPN+
Jan. 7 – Texas Tech | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Jan. 11 – at TCU | Noon | ESPN/ESPN2
Jan. 14 – Oklahoma State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Jan. 18 – at Utah | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Jan. 21 – at Colorado | 9 p.m. | ESPNU
Jan. 25 – Cincinnati | 8 p.m. | ESPN2
Jan. 28 – Baylor | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 1 – at UCF | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Feb. 4 – Arizona | 9 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 8 – at Cincinnati | 4 p.m. | ESPN2
Feb. 11 – at West Virginia | 5 p.m. | CBS Sports Network
Feb. 15 – Kansas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Feb. 18 – Kansas | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 22 – at Arizona | 6/8 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 26 – at Arizona State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
March 1 – West Virginia | 8 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPNU
March 5 – at Iowa State | 8 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
March 8 – Utah | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
