Rose excited for future with annex, 'Lone Peak 4'


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PROVO — BYU coach Dave Rose is feeling good.

The 11th-year Cougar head coach will celebrate seven years of good health after a scare with pancreatic cancer soon, and he also celebrated the third of his current players' weddings this year when wing Jakob Hartsock was married Saturday.

The return of Erik Mika and TJ Haws — whom fans are taking to call “the Lone Peak 3” with returning guard Nick Emery — is a good reason to be optimistic, as well.

“I think they expect every bit as much success as what everyone expects from them,” Rose said during a 40-minute chat with local media last week. “As much as everyone wants to clump them together, they are all in their own spot. This season will be interesting.”

Another reason for optimism is the progress of BYU’s Marriott Center Annex. The practice facility is on schedule to open by November, and has already started breathing new life into the men’s and women’s basketball programs.

“The practice facility excites these guys with this opportunity,” Rose said. “We’ve wanted this to happen for a long time, and now that it’s happened, we’re talking about the logistical parts of moving the last 11 years.

“It’s a beautiful, functional building, and as far as what the player needs — they’ll have it.”


The practice facility excites these guys with this opportunity. We’ve wanted this to happen for a long time, and now that it’s happened, we’re talking about the logistical parts of moving the last 11 years.

–BYU hoops coach Dave Rose


In addition to the “Lone Peak 3,” former Knights guard Zach Frampton has accepted an invitation to walk on at BYU after returning from a two-year mission for the LDS Church in July. The addition brings the number of returning contributing walk-ons at BYU to three with Davin Guinn and Corbin Kaufusi, whose spot opened up when he accepted a scholarship offer from Kalani Sitake to play football.

“(Frampton) gets home in July, so everybody can start calling them the Lone Peak 4 if they want,” Rose joked. “I think with Davin, Corbin and Zach, they are going to be really good non-scholarship guys.”

Frampton was another role player on Lone Peak’s dynastic run of four-straight state championships before graduating in 2014. Perhaps best known for his 24 points and 10 rebounds in the Class 5A state title game the year after Lone Peak was named MaxPreps national champions, Frampton brings big-game experience and an instant familiarity with Emery, Haws, Mika and a BYU system that is incorporating former Lone Peak head coach Quincy Lewis’ philosophy as well.

Better yet, Rose doesn’t expect too much turnover in his program after the initial jolt provided by the LDS Church’s change in missionary age requirements. The veteran head coach said the core of his roster could be the same for up to four years, and he doesn’t expect any undergraduate transfers to join his team before the fall, even though Kaufusi’s move opens up a one-year scholarship.

“The core of our roster has always been LDS players, and missions have always found kids leaving, coming back, going in and out,” Rose said. “But we’ve got a group of guys who have returned and I think will stay together. We can add a few guys in the next few years specifically based on individual needs, and that’s exciting.”

Photo: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Photo: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

BIG CHILDS — Another newcomer that has Rose excited for the future is Bingham center Yoeli Childs, who will join the program in the fall as a freshman. The 6-foot-7 big man showed plenty in the paint during a prolific high school career with the Miners, but also proved he could step out and hit the 3-pointer in Bingham’s run to the 5A state title in February.

Childs is also a team-first guy, Rose quickly added.

“He’s one of the unique guys that wanted to come here because it was close and his mom could stay and watch him and his brother. But he also wanted to played with these guys,” Rose said. “Most guys ask who is coming, and they don’t want to compete with those guys. Yoeli’s idea is to play with those guys and do something together as a group; that excites me.

“It’s a team attitude, and it’s a winning approach.”

GRADUATE CHATMAN — Reserve wing Jordan Chatman has only used two seasons of eligibility with the Cougars, but he’s already achieved one goal he set when he committed to BYU: earning his college degree.

Chatman arrived at BYU with an associate’s degree from work done during high school, and he officially walked in April as a bachelor’s degree graduate. Now the 6-foot-5 guard has his mind set on another goal: law school. He’s in the process of applying to the J. Reuben Clark Law School, and if he doesn’t get in, he’ll focus on another master’s program for two more years in Provo — similar to former BYU guard Anson Winder’s final season.

“I’ve never heard of that. But Jordan’s a unique individual, and he’s a driven kid,” Rose said. “He’s really quiet, and we’ll see how that plays out.”

NOT A GOLFER — Rose celebrated his upcoming seventh anniversary of being cancer-free by hitting the ceremonial first tee shot at a charity golf event Monday.

He’s been trying to play more golf, and expects to do so with former BYU coach and BYUtv broadcaster Steve Cleveland returning from a mission in Indianapolis this summer.

But, in his usual jovial manner, Rose admits he’s hardly PGA-caliber.

“I”ve always said, golf is not your score but who you play with and how the weather is,” he said. “That’s how the game is to me.”

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