PROVO — Does former BYU basketball star Yoeli Childs have a future in politics?
Coach Mark Pope thinks so.
Childs, who finished his Cougars career No. 6 all-time in scoring and No. 1 in rebounding in school history, is preparing for the NBA draft in October.
In June, he posted an impactful message on Instagram about what it’s like to be a Black man living in Utah.
Pope was impressed enough to invite Childs to talk to his team via a Zoom meeting this summer to discuss social issues. He says Childs should seek political office someday — the highest in the state of Utah.