Four years ago, almost to the day, Mark Pope’s Utah Valley University squad produced a shocking 114-101 upset of BYU at the Marriott Center in what is considered the biggest win in UVU history.
The Wolverines were led that night by a former Cougar, Isaac Neilson, and Conner Toolson, whose father, Andy, is a former BYU star.
Now, of course, Pope is BYU’s coach after being hired in 2019. The Cougars (2-0) host coach Mark Madsen’s Wolverines Saturday (7 p.m., MST, BYUtv).
It will be the first time Pope has faced his old team.