Provo • Remember when new BYU basketball coach Mark Pope said at his introductory press conference that he would “cast a wide net” and look around the country and world for recruits? It’s early, but Pope’s actions throughout his first month have been quite the opposite.
Not only did Pope release Chinese big man Shenghze Li from his National Letter of Intent, there are rumors aplenty that he might also ask Brazilian wing Bernardo Da Silva to look elsewhere. Former coach Dave Rose, who was supposedly reticent to recruit international players, signed Li and Da Silva last November, along with Timpview’s Nate Hansen, who will depart on a church mission soon.