MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho men's basketball team (1-2) heads out on the road to face its third test of the season, taking on BYU (3-0) on Saturday, Oct. 16 inside the Marriott Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at noon Pacific Time.
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Idaho vs. BYU // Nov. 16 at 12 p.m. PST
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Last Time Out
The Vandals fell in a road contest to Washington State on Monday, 90-67.
Isaiah Brickner led the Vandal offense in his first start of the season, delivering a team-high 13 points on 5-of-8 from the field and 3 for 3 from three.
Julius Mims was another bright spot for the Vandals with 11 points and 11 rebounds to secure his first double-double of the season.
Offensively, Idaho struggled to find a groove knocking down shots and rebounding the basketball. UI shot 36 percent (23-63) from the field and was outrebounded, 45-29.
The Series
The Vandals meet the Cougars for the sixth time since their first meeting in 1938. Idaho trails 2-3 in the series with their last victory coming from a 42-41 result at the Helms Foundation Invitational Tournament in Los Angeles on December 29, 1947.
UI looks to snap a two-game losing streak as the Cougars earned a 70-48 home victory last time out on December 15, 2001.
Scouting the Cougars
BYU starts the season 3-0 after wins at home over Central Arkansas (88-55), UC Riverside (86-80) and Queens (99-55).
The Cougars went 23-11 overall and 10-8 in the Big 12 in the 2023-24 season. They fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Duquesne.
BYU was tabbed ninth in the Big 12 Preseason Poll. The Cougars return eight letterwinners including All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipients in Fousseyni Traore and Dallin Hall.
Through three games, 6-9 guard Egor Demin leads the BYU scoring attack at 17.3 ppg. The projected lottery pick in the 2025 NBA Draft also shoots 63.6 percent from the field and dishes out 7.7 assists per game. Richie Saunders and Kanon Catchings follow in the scoring column with an average of 11.7 ppg.
All-Around Effort
Through three games, eight different Vandals have scored in double digits.
In the Vandals' season-opening 96-60 win over Northwest,
Isaiah Brickner (20),
Jack Payne (14),
Kolton Mitchell (12), Kristian Gonzales (10) and
Titus Yearout (10) all contributed with at least 10 points.
In a home contest against UC Davis,
Tyler Mrus (17),
Kyson Rose (12) and
Julius Mims (11) added double-figure performances.
Up Next
The Vandals return home next week to host Evergreen State on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Tickets
Single-game and season tickets for the 2024-25 Idaho men's basketball season are available now. For more information, call the Vandal ticket office at (208) 885-6466 or visit
GoVandals.com/tickets.
Follow
Fans can follow the Vandals all season long on Facebook, Instagram, and X at @VandalHoops, and with the Voice of the Vandals, Dennis Patchin, at
GoVandals.com/Listen. All home and conference contests will be streamed live through ESPN+.
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