BYU’s defensive glue guy with winning impact
Mag is the kind of forward coaches trust: a 6-foot-7, 216-pound veteran who brought Big Ten-tested defense to BYU and helped fuel a Sweet 16 run in the 2024-25 season, with the Cougars going 17-5 when he started and an eight-game Big 12 win streak to close the year[1]. He’s not a high-usage scorer, but his value shows up in tough assignments, physicality, and steady role-player production; one report called him a defensive ace, and BYU credited him with double-figure scoring eight times, including 19 at UCF in the 2024-25 season[1][7].
