BYU should be able to check all the boxes.

1) Strong coach with NBA experience and connections.

2) Great staff with a history of player development, NBA experience and international experience. Good mix of defense and offense expertise.

3) Great facilities which will only get better with alumni financial support and B12 money.

4) Strong NBA connections through alumni like Ryan Smith and Danny Ainge.

5) Clean, safe environment where you can focus on your game with few distractions.

6) Truly one of the best basketball venues in the NCAA.

7) Marketing exposure through one of college basketball’s best broadcasting venues.

8) University with a stellar academic tradition. (Important for life after basketball).

9) Fantastic alumni base of 400,000 strong. (Great for networking for life after basketball).

10) The best college basketball conference in America. You will play against the best.

11) One of the most beautiful settings to live in during your college experience.

12) One of the best fanbases in America.

13) Hot job market (if the NBA doesn’t work out).

14) BYU is just getting started. We will look back and realize how Shane Reese was the BYU President who took us to the next level.

Now before I start sounding like a Ute, some of these things need to be proven on the court, but the table has been set pretty well.

Go Cougs!