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, will be named the Cougars' head basketball coach today.
"Director of athletics Tom Holmoe will introduce Mark Pope as the next head coach of the BYU men’s basketball program at a press conference today at 3 p.