Jake Toolson explains why he chose to transfer from UVU back to BYU

UVU Athletics

PROVO — Guard Jake Toolson began his career at BYU before transferring to Utah Valley University.

The reigning WAC Player of the Year confirmed Thursday that he’s heading back to BYU as a grad transfer with one season of eligibility remaining.

Toolson recently entered the transfer portal and received considerable interest from programs like Duke, Virginia and Stanford. But ultimately, he picked BYU. Toolson will be following new Cougar coaches Mark Pope, Cody Fueger and Chris Burgess from UVU to BYU.

“At the end of the day, BYU just made sense. I have a relationship with coach Pope. I love him and I love coach Fueger and coach Burgess. For my family, it’s a great situation,”…