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Why Yoeli Childs thinks next year’s squad could be ‘best team that’s ever played at BYU’

PROVO — Yoeli Childs has high expectations for this year’s BYU basketball team.

The former Cougars star, who is preparing for the NBA draft in October, has watched coach Mark Pope and his staff assemble an impressive roster during the past several months.

“It’s scary saying these kinds of things because you don’t want to put too much pressure on the guys. But I think they can handle it. They have the potential to be the best team that’s ever played at BYU. I know that’s crazy,” Childs said. “I know that’s high praise. But they have the potential to do that.