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3 BYU players are Muslim. Here's how the Ramadan will affect their routines

BYU center Aly Khalifa drives to the basket past Denver forward Touko Tainamo during game Dec. 13, 2023, in Provo. Khalifa is one of three Muslim players on this year's BYU roster, who will begin observing Ramadan on Sunday.

BYU center Aly Khalifa drives to the basket past Denver forward Touko Tainamo during game Dec. 13, 2023, in Provo. Khalifa is one of three Muslim players on this year's BYU roster, who will begin observing Ramadan on Sunday. (Associated Press)


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Wednesday night's heartbreaking 68-63 loss to No. 6 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, means that BYU's men's basketball team is no longer in the running for a top-four seed, and the double-bye that comes with it, in the Big 12 tournament next week at Kansas City's T-Mobile Center.

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