The coaching staff, I fell in love with them. The main thing when I was transferring from Xavier, I just wanted to go to someone that I trusted. Coach Pope and the coaching staff, I trusted 100 percent.
OREM — Mark Pope, at 6-foot-10, can stand out in a crowd almost anywhere he goes.
The soft-spoken UVU men’s basketball coach is standing out with players as well, particularly those who are looking to transfer from one college to another.
It’s easy to notice the high number of transfer players when glancing over the 2016-17 Wolverines roster.