Provo • When BYU basketball coach Dave Rose decided to pull senior forward Luke Worthington out of the starting lineup a few games ago, the least surprised player on the team was Worthington himself.
The captain and Rose had been having weekly discussions about the possibility, while Rose waited for freshman Gavin Baxter to show he was ready. So when Baxter proved he could handle the extra pressure that comes with being a starter, Rose made the switch.
Worthington “was all 100 percent engaged and supportive and ready to execute that and make it happen,” Rose said Tuesday after practice as the Cougars prepared for what Rose called “a really important road trip for us.