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The calendar has flipped to May and BYU is still in pursuit of its starting center for next season. BYU has 12 players slotted in for next season’s roster, but the Cougs still have a gaping hole at center. Khadim Mboup and TCU transfer Adam Stewart are the only two players on the roster that can realistically play the five, and neither will be BYU’s starting center.
Keeping Rob Wright and adding Collin Chandler, Bruce Branch, Tyler Betsey, and retaining other players wasn’t cheap. BYU has the money to add one more big piece, and that will be allocated towards a center. Big men are in the highest demand and shortest supply in the portal and internationally. If you want a semblance of a starting high major big man, you better come prepared with at least $3M and in many cases much more. A lot of schools still need big men, and BYU is competing in that pool.
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Below are some big men I’m monitoring based on conversations I’ve been having with industry sources. These are just a few players BYU is or has been looking at. The big man market changes seemingly every hour with the amount of money going around, so if BYU is an underdog or favorite now that could flip by tomorrow.
Michael Ruzic
The 19-year old Croatian center is currently playing professionally in Spain and is teammates with Ricky Rubio and Jabari Parker. Ruzic participated in the NBA Draft combine last year, where he measured 6-foot-11 barefoot and a wingspan of nearly 7-foot-1. Even if he hasn’t grown in the past year, he’d be listed 7-feet on a roster.
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Ruzic was overwhelmed by the physicality at times in the Combine scrimmages and ultimately withdrew from the Draft. This year, he has elected not to declare for the 2026 Draft. Colleges have been in pursuit of Ruzic, and he’ll have to decide if he wants to stay in Europe or go to the college route.
Sources have told me BYU has been involved with Ruzic, and I consider him one of BYU’s top targets. Two industry sources told me that…
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Publish date : 2026-05-02 22:46:00
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