April 10, 2025
By Jay Drew, Deseret News: Before he could be asked to make a pitch to future BYU basketball prospects about what coach Kevin Young’s program has to offer, Egor Demin supplied one himself during the news conference Tuesday in which the point guard from Moscow, Russia, announced he is declaring for June’s NBA draft.
Demin said nothing about money.
He said nothing about profiting from name, image and likeness (NIL) or the transfer portal, factors that are driving big-time college athletics these days.
He said nothing about regularly playing on national television, against some of the best players in the country.
Instead, Demin outlined what he believes are bringing so much success — and top-notch players — to Young’s program: the first-year coach’s NBA experience, NBA methods, NBA structure and the culture at BYU.
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