Provo • Although not a starter, Evan Troy is in the spotlight at the start of each BYU game when the starting lineup gets announced. The senior stands at the end of the line ready with a personalized handshake or jig with each of the starting players.
Troy serves as the glue that helps the team work so well together, yet, most surprisingly, he's a fourth-year walk-on for the Cougars. And he almost didn't play for BYU at all.
Coach Mark Pope doesn’t believe it’s that common for a player to stick around a program as a walk-on, especially for four seasons, but said Troy has “been a gift for [the] team.