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How Shawn Olmstead brought BYU men’s volleyball back as national championship contenders
Seventeen years ago, BYU men’s volleyball head coach Shawn Olmstead lifted the men’s volleyball NCAA National Championship trophy as a libero for the Cougars.
In the 10-year gap between the national championship win and Olmstead being named head coach, BYU made the NCAA Championship game once in its two NCAA tournament appearances and won one MPSF Championship.
Now, Olmstead has brought BYU men’s volleyball back to glory as the Cougars have made the NCAA Championship game and won an MPSF Tournament title twice during his five-year tenure.
Atiki Ally Atiki officially signs with BYU
The 6-foot-11 center from Tanzania will join the Cougars for the 2021-22 season.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young Cougars head coach Mark Pope signals to his team, in basketball action at the Marriott Center in Provo, on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. | Updated: April 17, 2021, 2:10 a.m.
On Friday, BYU coach Mark Pope announced the signing of Atiki Ally Atiki, who had committed to the Cougars two months prior.
Atiki comes to Provo from Ontario, Canada, where the 6-foot-11 center moved to in 2018 to play at the London Basketball Academy, where he was coached by Angelo Provanzano.
BYU basketball officially adds 6-11 Atiki Ally Atiki to its roster
Atiki, who has a 7-foot-2 wingspan, is from Mwanza, Tanzania. He moved to Ontario, Canada, in 2018 to complete high school. He played at the London Basketball Academy.
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The BYU basketball program has officially added another player from Africa to its roster.
Coach Mark Pope announced Friday that 6-foot-11 center Atiki Ally Atiki has signed a scholarship agreement with the Cougars.
“We are incredibly excited to announce Atiki as the newest member of the BYU basketball family,” Pope said in a news release. “Growing up in Tanzania, Atiki will bring to our team a fresh world view and added diversity in our continued pursuit of the best locker room in America. He is humble, hungry and has an overwhelmingly-special work ethic that Cougar Nation will fall in love with. He is a gifted athlete with length, athleticism and touch around the rim. He is sure to become a fan favorite and ha
Former NBA center Shawn Bradley paralyzed as result of bike accident | The Jump
SALT LAKE CITY A former BYU and NBA star was left paralyzed after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in January, according to details released by his ex-team, the Dallas Mavericks.
Shawn Bradley released the first public details Wednesday of an accident that happened on Jan. 20 near his St. George home. The 7-foot-6 former Mavericks center was riding his bicycle about a block from his house and was hit from behind by a vehicle.
The accident left Bradley with a traumatic spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed. After undergoing neck fusion surgery, the Emery High product was hospitalized for eight weeks and has been undergoing rehabilitation.