{"id":879402,"date":"2026-10-12T06:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/879402\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T06:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:50:10","slug":"byu-basketball-tyler-betsey-eyeing-breakout-campaign-for-cougars-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/879402\/","title":{"rendered":"BYU basketball: Tyler Betsey eyeing breakout campaign for Cougars \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you regularly follow BYU basketball, chances are you\u2019ve probably heard some Tyler Betsey buzz by now.<\/p>\n

The public has yet to see the new-look Cougars on the court this year, but word out of the Marriott Center Annex is that the sharpshooting forward from Syracuse has made quite an impression since landing in Provo. <\/p>\n

Even one of the sport\u2019s most prominent media voices is singing Betsey\u2019s praises.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell-embedded moles in Provo have sent word that Syracuse transfer Tyler Betsey has stood out early with his shot making ability,\u201d CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein wrote in a post to X on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Betsey) could be lethal as a stretch 4 for BYU. The unsung member of the Cougars\u2019 deep assortment of newcomers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well embedded moles in Provo have sent word that Syracuse transfer Tyler Betsey has stood out early with his shot making ability.<\/p>\n

Could be lethal as a stretch 4 for BYU.<\/p>\n

The unsung member of the Cougars’ deep assortment of newcomers.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

While his own outside attention and hype has been nice, Betsey\u2019s true excitement for the upcoming campaign comes from everyone around him \u2014 especially the guy who will be passing to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust the way we fit as a team, like with Rob Wright as a point guard, I think he\u2019s going to be the best point guard in the country, like (Kevin Young) has said before,\u201d Betsey said after BYU\u2019s Marriott Madness pep rally<\/a> on Oct. 6. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s definitely one of the best players I\u2019ve ever played with, just the way he sets the table for us. I think it all starts with him, and it just goes down the line. We\u2019re all unselfish. We have people that can shoot, all the pieces just fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Syracuse head coach Adrian Autry was relieved of his duties in March, Betsey entered the transfer portal for the second time in two years, having previously spent his freshman season in the Big 12 at Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

When BYU entered the recruiting picture, Betsey was immediately interested, ultimately joining Collin Chandler as the Cougars\u2019 first portal additions of the offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust (Young) as a coach, and what he\u2019s been able to do since he got here,\u201d Betsey said of what drew him to BYU. \u201cI mean, his first year, he made it to the tournament, the Sweet 16. He has (coached) NBA players, and that\u2019s what I want to be one day. So definitely him, and just the team that we have, the way I fit, the way that we play, I just think it all makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

A year ago, Betsey was among the best 3-point shooters in the ACC, netting 44% of his triples in conference play.<\/p>\n

His sweet-shooting effort was an outlier at Syracuse, however, as the rest of his teammates shot a collective 31% from behind the arc.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now a \u201cdifferent dynamic\u201d for Betsey at BYU, where he\u2019s surrounded by proven and prolific shooting talent such as Wright, Chandler, Jaxon Kohler and others who should bring \u201c3-Y-U\u201d back in full force.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of shooters, a lot of guys shooting 40%, so the ball really pops when we play, man,\u201d Betsey said. \u201cI think people will see that the ball really pops. I really haven\u2019t been a part of something like that before, so it\u2019s a little different. But the ball is popping, guys are shooting open shots and making open shots, so it\u2019s definitely good.\u201d<\/p>\n

More often than not, the Cougars will likely have five 3-point threats on the court at the same time this season. The opportunities for elite spacing are seemingly endless, especially considering what Betsey claims to be a lack of selfishness within the roster, which he believes will manifest itself in earning better shots for each other and working together on the defensive end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of unselfish guys, and you can just see that when we play,\u201d Betsey said. \u201cJust making the (extra) pass, I\u2019d say that\u2019s kind of an underrated thing in the game of basketball, just making one more pass, the defense thinking they have a closeout, and you just make that one more (pass), it just messes up the defense again that much.<\/p>\n

\u201c… We\u2019re connected, we all like each other in the locker room. When I step on the court, I know I don\u2019t want to let Bruce (Branch III) down. I don\u2019t want to let Rob down. I don\u2019t want to let the coaches down, because I\u2019m really close to them. They believe in me, I believe in them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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