BYU will face a familiar foe this weekend as it travels to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Utes in the first Big 12 basketball matchup between both schools.

Both BYU and Utah have some "traitors" on their rosters, as Cougars coach Kevin Young said. That will only make Saturday's rivalry game that much more interesting.

Although the basketball version of the BYU-Utah rivalry isn't as heated as football, there will be plenty of emotions and hype for Saturday's showdown in Salt Lake City. There will

Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -1; over/under is 151 BOTTOM LINE: BYU takes on Utah in Big 12 action Saturday. The Utes have gone 9-2 at home. Utah ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 36.

The Utah men’s basketball team is gearing up for a high-stakes matchup against in-state rival BYU this Saturday in the Jon M. Huntsman Center

Utah’s men’s basketball team hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since Smith arrived in Salt Lake City. But coaching might not be the Utes' problem.

Current BYU basketball assistant coach Chris Burgess has been on both sides of the state's best basketball rivalry; here's how he feels on the eve of the big game.

After enigmatic coach Rick Majerus was hired by Utah in April of 1989, the Utes climbed back into the national picture, while BYU stayed fairly relevant under Roger Reid and then bottomed out in the 1996-97 season, going 1-25 with Reid being fired after seven games.

Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed in a press conference Tuesday that quarterback Cam Rising is no longer with the team

Coach Steve Lutz and the Oklahoma State Cowboys hit the road to face coach Craig Smith and the Utah Utes on Saturday night.