BYU men’s basketball focusing on competitiveness through practice

Over the first week of practice, coach Mark Pope would notice players would arrive to practice early and take the time to get in extra shooting drills, the sound of multiple basketballs being dribbled and shot making its way into his office.Now, in their second week of two-a-day practices, the pre-practice dribbling has quieted down, but not because guys aren’t getting to the gym early. Instead, the athletes are squeezing in a much needed break before continuing with the second grueling wo