If you thought this season’s BYU basketball roster was set in stone, it was not.
Early Wednesday afternoon, Vanquish The Foe’s Robby McCombs reported that Serbian forward Mihailo Boskovic has committed to BYU and is flying to Provo to play this season.
BOOM. 6-foot-10 Serbian forward Mihailo Boskovic has committed to BYU, he tells me. He’ll join BYU this coming season. https://t.co/XbeJVPAZLr
— Robby McCombs (@rtmccombs) September 4, 2024
https://x.com/rtmccombs/status/1831402794169110767
Boskovic is another seemingly out-of-nowhere signing for BYU head coach Kevin Young. Young continues to do unprecedented things in Provo, bringing in another splashy recruit. Boskovic, a 22-year-old prospect who most recently played for KK Igokea in Bosnia, has worked out with NBA teams and entered his name into the 2024 draft.
The 6-foot-9 forward is versatile, a consistent calling card from all BYU recruits these days. He will put the ball on the floor and attack the rim, shoot from the perimeter, and block shots at the rim. This is another high-level professional prospect that BYU brings in who will compete for minutes immediately.
Boskovic should slot in seamlessly next to Keba Keita and Fousseyni Traore at the four and could play at the five with his shot-blocking and floor-stretching capabilities. At forward, he will compete with Richie Saunders, Mawot Mag and Kanon Catchings for minutes.
There were few holes on the 2024-25 roster, but Boskovic fills the last real need for BYU: additional length and skill.
It remains unclear if Young realizes that college basketball games are 40 minutes long and that it will be challenging to find minutes for everyone on a roster so talented. But that’s a good problem to have and one that BYU men’s basketball has rarely, if ever, faced before.