Provo • In the tiny central Utah town of Mount Pleasant, Bernardo Da Silva checks daily, if not hourly, to see if BYU has picked a head men’s basketball coach to replace Dave Rose, who retired back on March 26.
“I’m nervous and excited,” said Da Silva, a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who has played for national powerhouse Wasatch Academy, a private boarding school in Mount Pleasant, the past few seasons.
All three recruits said this week that they still plan to attend and play for BYU, but acknowledge that the school’s choice — expected to be announced any day now — could affect those plans.