Purdue transfer Matt Haarms picked BYU over Kentucky and Texas Tech earlier today.
Haarms said his decision was based on head coach Mark Pope, who helped Kentucky win a national championship in 1996.
“It just came down to my overall feeling about (Mark) Pope and the coaching staff,” said the native of the Netherlands. “It was so many things, but the pieces were all there for me.”
“I trusted Coach Pope,” he added. “That’s not to say I didn’t trust the other coaches, but I think he had the best plan in place for me to succeed.