Mark Durrant

It's irrefutable that BYU's regular season and postseason prospects diminished drastically with season-ending injuries to three players who were either starters or top-eight rotation guys. You don't lose Richie Saunders, Dawson Baker and Nate Pickens without skipping more than a few beats. Their collective absence was a primary factor in BYU's mid-pack Big 12 finish and the main reason BYU was unable to make a deeper NCAA tournament run. Less-proven depth players were thrust into more demanding roles, and while those demands may have at times exceeded capabilities, BYU's late-season reset and rally reflected creative coaching and energized efforts from up and down the roster. 2025-26 was a season of unprecedented attention and expectation, keyed by by AJ Dybantsa's every-game brilliance. Nightly, we would watch his exploits and wonder "what next?" Yet as the season progressed, and the injuries mounted, we also thought "what if?" We all wish the Cougs' campaign could have have lasted longer, but Cougar Nation can be proud of a group that was forced to specialize in resiliency and reinvention. On behalf of my 29-year broadcast partner @DurrantMark, I thank our listeners for coming along with us on the season's journey. I thank head coach Kevin Young for being a terrific guy to work with, and thank him, his staff and players for giving us another NCAA tournament campaign to call. Thanks to @TysonJex for his support and for helping us sound better than we would otherwise. In the meantime and in-between time (and until next week on the baseball headset), Go Cougs!

@MikeRHerman Thank you

@DurrantMark I just received this from some close family friends of the Knights. There will be a service in Utah next Friday.

Heartbroken to learn of the passing of my dear friend and teammate, Shane Knight. Shane was an immensely talented basketball player at BYU, with a unique combination of length, athleticism, and a silky smooth jumpshot. For 3 years, Shane and I competed directly for a starting spot and playing time, but never once did I feel anything but love, support and friendship from him. Shane was fun and cool and just an incredible guy to be around. Most of my favorite college memories involved Shane. And he was tough. The only "fight" I've ever been in was when some guy decided to mix it up with Shane in a summer game. I knew he would have my back, so I wasn't gonna let him go it alone. I don't think I was much help. After basketball, Shane became incredibly successful as an entrepreneur and businessman. I loved spending time in his beautiful homes and playing with his awesome toys. Every bed and mattress our extended familty ever owned was courtesy of the Knight "friends and family" discount. Most importantly, he was a great husband to his sweet companion Mary and has three incredible, strapping boys, who adored their father. And he loved them. I can't believe he's gone. I ache for his family. He leaves a wonderful legacy that only comes from a well lived life. Goodbye, my friend.

.@BYUMBB's Jared McGregor has a charitable platform to assist families in need wherever BYU travels. On the night before the NCAA Tournament, he met a family of BYU fans that's grieving the loss of their father and husband.

My preds: BYU 86 UT 77; RWIII=28PTS; KK=13REBS; as clock ticks down on a Longhorn defeat, @gregwrubell consoles: "Hill of an effort, Texas! You Taysom and you lose some"

In my first season calling @BYUMBB games, as a 29-year-old in 1996-97, BYU went 1-25. Broadcasting games in the NCAA tournament seemed a very distant proposition. Under head coach Steve Cleveland, BYU rebuilt and got back to the Big Dance in 2000-01. It would be the first NCAA tourney call for @DurrantMark and me (pictured doing a game at Hawaii in our first season together, in 1997-98). The Cougs were back where they belonged: in the bracket. In the last 25 years, with coaches Cleveland, Dave Rose, Mark Pope and now Kevin Young, BYU has earned 15 NCAA tournament bids and played in 20 NCAA tournament contests--and every game has been a thrill for Mark and me to call for Cougar Nation. There is simply nothing like March Madness--for the players, coaches, fans and radio broadcasters. It's the ultimate payoff after the months-long winter grind of highs and lows. NCAA tournament berths are hard-fought rewards and among the most meaningful accomplishments in sports. We hope you'll enjoy the latest ride with us. Go Cougs!

Cosmo vs Bevo tomorrow night at 5:25pm on KSL Radio and the Varsity Network App (4:25 pm MT pre-game). @gregwrubell brings the Gump and and I bring the Lt. Dan. @DaveMcCannTV brings the stupid is as stupid does.

Iran has reportedly kidnapped the families of the Iranian women’s soccer team members who requested asylum & the women are now abandoning those claims and returning to the country to face torture or death. No prominent left wing American women’s soccer players have said a word.

@gregwrubell Greg finally made varsity!

Reminder that the Varsity Network app is the exclusive streaming home of BYU's NCAA tournament radio broadcasts with @DurrantMark and me--

Cougar Nation PSA: make sure you have the Varsity Network app--the only way to stream the BYU Sports Network radio call of BYU’s @MarchMadnessMBB games with @DurrantMark and me. You can also hear the games on KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM and network affiliates, but not on SiriusXM 143.

Where were you when BYU clinched the Conference Tourney Title???? Let’s hear it…

Jane 👑👑👑

What a disgusting thing to say.

This news almost slipped by me

My preds: BYU 83 UH 79; KK=DBL/DBL; AJD=9ASTS; on big Kennard 3, @gregwrubell croons, "Old man Brigham, has a squad, B-Y-B-Y-Moo. With a Moo Moo here and a Moo Moo there, Here a Moo, there a Moo. Everywhere a Moo Moo. Old man Brigham, has a squad, B-Y-B-Y-Moo!"

Cosmo vs Shasta tomorrow night at 5:00 pm MDT (4:00 pm pregame) on KSL and BYU Radio. @gregwrubell brings the tar and I bring the feathers. @baiamontematt brings the weekly chesthair waxing appointment.

Let's talk about the missile that hit the school in Iran, because it's a masterclass in how media propaganda works: notthebee.com/tab6f

ALL AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

My preds: BYU 84 WVU 72; KK=3BLKS; KD=15PTS; on Dybantsa steal and dunk, @gregwrubell exclaims, "AJ took that ball home, where it belongs! Ohhhh mountain mama! That was almost heaven!"

Cosmo vs The Mountaineer tomorrow night at 5:00 pm MDT (4:00 pm pregame) on KSL and BYU Radio. @gregwrubell brings the Boggs and I bring the Rockwell. @jsnshep brings the morman than Missouri can handle.