Ravell Call, Deseret News
Utah Valley coach Mark Pope yells encouragement to his team during play against Grand Canyon in the Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament in Las Vegas on Friday, March 9, 2018. Pope is expected to be named BYU's new head coach this week.
PROVO — Mark Pope, the widely publicized front-runner in BYU’s search to lead its men’s basketball program, is expected to be named the Cougars' head basketball coach as early as today or as late as Friday, according to Deseret News sources familiar with the hiring process.