When BYU’s Mark Pope leads practices, he’s struck by the wealth of depth he’s never had as a coach. If nothing else, he has plenty of options at his disposal.
Up and down the roster, at a variety of positions, he sees players that can make big contributions this season — guards Alex Barcello, Brandon Averette, Connor Harding, Trevin Knell, Spencer Johnson, Jesse Wade and Hunter Erickson; and front-court talent, including Matt Haarms, Richard Harward, Gavin Baxter, Kolby Lee, Caleb Lohner, Gideon George and Wyatt Lowell.
“I’ve never had a bench this deep and a roster this diversified.