BYU basketball is becoming something of a hub for blue-chip freshmen in recent seasons. Take last season, for example, where 5-star international prospect Egor Demin took a chance on Kevin Young's program and wound up being selected eighth overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. Kanon Catchings, a talented 4-star wing, also burned his first year of college hoops in Provo (to varying results).
The Cougars are targeting the best and brightest from around the nation. Tennessee's Nate Ament and Arizona's Brayden Burries likewise entertained offers from the Cougars before moving in a different direction.