BYU Basketball Hits The Jackpot In Landing NBA Coaching Star Kevin Young
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The BYU Cougars got their man to replace Kentucky Wildcats coach Mark Pope Tuesday when they announced the hire of Phoenix Suns associate head coach Kevin Young, who will remain in his current position through the duration of the NBA Playoffs with Phoenix but the wait for him to arrive at Brigham Young University (BYU) will be well worth the wait Jake Hatch says as Tom Holmoe, Shane Reese and all others involved nailed the hire for the BYU men's basketball program. Jake then explained where things stand for Kevin Young as he navigates is dual roles in the interim as he plans to assemble his BYU basketball assistant coaching staff with the goal of them leading the charge in recruiting and Jake believes that could yield a holdover from the Pope regime in Nick Robinson staying on at BYU as he has the intel and institutional knowledge to handle things in the short term while other assistant coach options like Chris Burgess, Barret Peery or Quincy Lewis play out. Finally, the show wrapped up with a look at the Collin Chandler situation and how it will affect the BYU hoops roster with his release from his NLI to play at the Universirty of Kentucky and why Jake thinks it'll work out for all parties as BYU turns their attention to what appears to be a bright future under the leadership of Kevin Young in Provo.
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