How are the old Cougars doing at their new school?
BYU has lost its fair share of players to the transfer portal in recent years. While some hurt more than others, none of the players were necessarily world-beaters in their new saves.
Below, we take a look at former BYU Hoops players currently playing ball in other college programs.
Caleb Lohner — Baylor
Lohner spent two top-to-bottom seasons at BYU. He had a great finish to the freshman season, which propelled him to All-WCC preseason honors as a sophomore, but his shooting regressed his sophomore year and he never found an offensive identity. coherent. Lohner has always been a great rebounder and more defender with his 6-foot-8 frame, which is why he got plenty of looks once he entered the gate. Lohner eventually returned to his home state and to the Big 12 with the Baylor Bears.
Caleb played in all 23 games for No. 14 Baylor, averaging 3.9 points and 4.3 boards in 14.4 minutes of action. He’s shooting 52% on the year and 3-12 on three. Caleb has found a bench role as the 8th or 9th guy on a Baylor team that will be in contention to make the Final Four. BYU will see Caleb in the Big 12 next season.
Seneca Knight – State of Illinois
Seneca has found a nice role on a 10-15 Illinois State team that sits 9th in the Missouri Valley Conference. The 5th-year senior averaged 7.4 points per game at BYU, which boosted his numbers across the board, averaging 11.4 points per game and 5.9 rebounds on 48% shooting . This is Seneca’s final year of eligibility.
Kolby Lee – Idaho State
BYU saw off Kolby in the season opener, where he was held scoreless in 19 minutes of action. He started in 9 of 22 games for the Bengals 9-15 and is averaging 6 points and 3 rebounds on 55% shooting. Kolby originally transferred to Utah Tech last season but never played after not entering the master’s program he applied for. This is Kolby’s last season of eligibility unless he receives a waiver for the year he missed last season.
Gavin Baxter – Utah
Baxter took pride of place at Utah and played in seven games before announcing his retirement. He suffered numerous injuries at BYU, including two season-ending ACL tears and a torn labrum. Gavin had 10 points and 11 rebounds in his brief appearances.
Wyatt Lowell—Portland
Lowell spent two seasons at BYU after winning WAC Player of the Year in Mark Pope’s final year with the Wolverines. Lowell wore a redshirt at BYU in 2019-20 and played just seven games as a sophomore before tearing his achilles against Gonzaga. Lowell had a great year at Snow College last year and signed with another WCC school in Portland this year. In 13 games, Wyatt averaged 4.2 points on 39% shooting on three.
Hunter Erickson—Salt Lake Community College
Erickson signed with BYU and Dave Rose as part of the Class of 2018 before leaving on his two-year assignment. He played 27 games in two seasons with BYU and was never able to work his way consistently through the rotation.
Hunter was traded to the SLCC this offseason and had a great season for the Bruins. He’s third on the team with 12.5 points per game, averaging 5.5 assists, and shooting 54% from the field and 46% from three. Hunter signed his NLI to play at Utah next season.
Blaze Nield—UVU
Nield was an extra on BYU’s 2019-20 team before he traded and got a scholarship with UVU. Blaze’s best year came last season when he started all 32 games and averaged 7 points and 4 assists. Blaze has started 1 of 24 games for a good UVU team this season, averaging 4 points on 34% shooting from the field
Jeremy Dow Dell—Westminster
A walk-on to last year’s team, DowDell never saw action after suffering a thumb injury. The 6-foot-2 guard has found a place in D2 Westminster, averaging 10.2 points on 46% shooting from three.
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