PROVO, Utah-In news that broke late Tuesday evening, BYU men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope has been signed to an extension by the Cougars’ athletics department. This extension lasts through the 2026-2027 season. Because the athletics department is wading through budget concerns caused by covid-19, Pope has opted to defer […]
ST. LOUIS-Tuesday, numerous stars in Beehive State men’s college basketball were honored by making the All-District VIII squad. District VIII represents schools in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Montana. Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill was named this district’s player of the year. The former Bountiful High […]
PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU men’s basketball addressed the media at the BYU Broadcasting Center for the Cougars’ annual media day. Representatives included head coach Mark Pope and seniors, forward Yoeli Childs, guard Jake Toolson and guard TJ Haws. Pope said he enjoys the fact that he has seven seniors as they […]
PROVO, Utah-Friday, BYU men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope announced the non-conference schedule for the Cougars. The Cougars will host three NCAA Tournament teams from 2019 and play three games at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii, among other highlights. BYU will host Midnight Madness October 23 and […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, USU-Eastern men’s basketball star Blaze Nield confirmed on his Twitter account that will sign with Brigham Young University. Nield, a 6-1 point guard who averaged 20.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season for the Eagles, said he is “beyond blessed” on his Twitter account, […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Mark Pope is returning to BYU as the Cougars’ new head coach with the task of elevating a program that hasn’t earned an NCAA Tournament berth since 2015. The school announced Wednesday that it was naming Pope to replace Dave Rose, who retired in March after […]
OREM, Utah-Per a Thursday announcement from Utah Valley University men’s basketball, the Wolverines will conduct open tryouts September 5. Head coach Mark Pope extends this opportunity to all full-time UVU students at 6:30 a.m. this day at the Student Life and Wellness Center. Students hoping to participate in this tryout […]
OREM, Utah-Seven Utah Valley University men’s basketball players have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches honor court Tuesday. The Wolverines are in rarefied air as they are only one of two Division I schools (based on last year’s results, there are 351 schools in Division I) to […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Wednesday, Utah Valley University men’s basketball was honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches by being awarded the Team Academic Excellence Award. This commemorates the third consecutive season in head coach Mark Pope’s tenure that the Wolverines have received this honor. UVU is one of only 44 […]
OREM, Utah-Thursday, Utah Valley University men’s basketball coach Mark Pope found himself the recipient of a new six-year contract to stay at the helm for the Wolverines. This replaces Pope’s existing five-year contract that was set to expire in 2020. Athletic director Vince Otoupal confirmed this was done because “of […]
