Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
BYU introduces Mark Pope as their new men's head basketball coach at a press conference at the BYU Broadcast Building in Provo on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.
PROVO — A month or so into his new job as BYU’s basketball coach, Mark Pope is relentlessly embracing the challenge that faces him and his staff.
“Every day, I feel really blessed to be here,” he said Thursday during a roundtable interview session with a few local reporters. “We have a sense of the monumental task we have ahead of us in so many different ways.