Yoeli Childs did his homework.
After receiving offers from nearly a dozen Division I college basketball programs, the 6-foot-7 senior at Bingham High School in South Jordan researched every one of them. The outstanding student with a 3.5 grade point average and ACT score of 24 checked out what schools such as Auburn, Marquette, Boise State, Arizona State, Utah State, Princeton and Vanderbilt had to offer besides basketball.
In the end, he chose BYU. Childs signed with the Cougars early Thursday morning at a ceremony in Bingham's trophy room.
"There are a lot of reasons I signed with BYU.