Provo • Kolby Lee and Dalton Nixon, both players first-year coach Mark Pope said would be the ones he’d rely on to fill in for senior forward Yoeli Childs while he sits out the first nine games of the regular season due to an NCAA suspension, made an impression during Friday night’s exhibition game.
Lee’s and Nixon’s 13 and nine points, respectively, helped lead the Cougars to a rout of Texas-Tyler, 100-58, at the Marriott Center.
It was also Pope's re-introduction to Cougar Nation. Pope, who served as Utah Valley's head coach the last four seasons, previously served as an assistant coach under Dave Rose in 2011-15.