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Is BYU basketball coach Dave Rose retiring? BYU calls 1 p.m. press conference Tuesday to make an announcement regarding future of men’s program

Provo • BYU basketball coach Dave Rose will hold a 1 p.m. news conference at the Marriott Center on Tuesday afternoon amid speculation that the Cougars’ 14-year coach will retire or resign.

Rose, 61, met several times last week with BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe and other BYU administrators to discuss his future, including a possible buyout of the two years remaining on his contract, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.

Rose has compiled a record of 348 wins (pending the school’s appeal of an NCAA violations ruling last November) and 135 losses for a winning percentage of .