BYU hires Travis Hansen to help pilot football, basketball and all other Cougar sports, with the financial side his expertise.

PROVO, Utah — BYU Director of Athletics Brian Santiago has announced enhancements to the BYU Athletics senior leadership team. Former BYU basketball great, NBA player, founder, investor and business ...

Egor Demin receives a hug from Travis Hansen after being selected No. 8 overall in the NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday, June 25, 2025. | Nate Edwards, BYU Photo Dave McCann Thu, Jun 26 ...

About a year ago, former BYU standout Travis Hansen made a phone call to Deputy Athletic Director Brian Santiago. “I’ve got a special kid,” Hansen told Santiago. “He’s in Real Madrid ...

Just about every recruiting battle when BYU and Utah are going head-to-head, BYU is winning right now and I don’t know if that’s going to change in the immediate future,” Hansen said.

With Bywater, BYU’s 2026 recruiting class is ranked No. 21 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 by 247Sports — the highest such ranking for the Cougars since there were rankings.