PROVO — For the first time in 14 years, BYU’s athletic administration is searching for a new head basketball coach after Dave Rose's anticipated announcement Tuesday that he is stepping down.
Athletic director Tom Holmoe has a relatively small pool of candidates to choose from because that coach must be an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Here’s a look at some of the candidates that figure to be on Holmoe’s list of candidates.
Mark Pope, Utah Valley University head coach
Pope, 46, spent four seasons — 2011-2015 — as Rose’s top assistant at BYU.