Yoeli Childs officially announces he is returning to BYU for his Senior year

[hawkwing]

Great news for the Cougars and for Yoeli. Both will benefit from another year together.

[EM_Puma]

It's so funny that before I left work, when I saw someone tweet that had been at the BYU father/son camp that they had seen Yoeli there at BYU today, that I though I'd post a "what if" thread, but I couldn't get myself to do it because I believed on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being inconceivable, I was probably at a 1 or 2 at the most. I was worried mainly that his decision had to be in by 10 pm this evening and since he hadn't said anything all day, I figured it wasn't worth getting worked up about.

I don't think there is a person on the planet that BYU could have hired to get YC back better than MP. So far this guy has given us visions of being a "Pope" that can walk on water.

I am so stoked!

[EM_Puma]

Somebody on the team just said, "Shitz, there goes my playing time."

I mean it was incredible last week to officially have Toolson coming back and knowing he was most likely a starter, and to now have Yoeli back to take yet another starter's place away from those that had remained and thought their time had come.

[EM_Puma]

Yoeli probably wanted to scope out Italy this fall for future prospects and on someone else's dime.

I mean think about it, a few weeks trip to Italy and then to Maui. What's not to want to come back?

[EM_Puma]

The only bad news of the day is that Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie also withdrew from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season. Dang!

[Mars]

This is very good, very surprising news!!

[snoscythe]

Mark Pope just proved he is a better recruiter than Rose was over the past 4 or so years.

[Gunk]

Yes!!! Welcome back, Yoeli.

Hit the gym, work on that outside shot some more, tear up the WCC, and re-declare.

[frdbtr]

Mark Pope just landed his biggest recruit.

[EM_Puma]

Mark Pope just landed his biggest recruit.

I can't even imagine someone being able at this late point to bring in two players that will start the next season. Doesn't happen often.