Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
New men's head basketball coach Mark Pope and his wife wife Lee Anne talk with BYU President Kevin J Worthen, after a press conference at the BYU Broadcast building in Provo on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.
PROVO — It’s been a little more than one week since BYU announced the hiring of Mark Pope as its head basketball coach and he’s been busy doing media interviews, recruiting and assembling his staff.
One of Pope’s priorities, according to sources, is making inroads in international recruiting. In May, he’s planning to travel to Europe to build contacts in Lithuania, Serbia and Spain as part of a search for talent.