LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Initially off the radar among Kentucky's coaching targets, Mark Pope is now entrusted with maintaining the program's gold standard. Makes sense, since he helped do so as a player.
When his alma mater came calling, Mark Pope knew there was no place like home. Pope, a captain of the University of Kentucky’s 1996 National Championship team, has returned to Lexington as the 23rd head coach of Kentucky’s storied men’s basketball program, UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart announced Friday.
PROVO, Utah, April 12, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Mark Pope is no longer a cougar, but he is a wildcat, a Kentucky Wildcat to be exact, after accepting a job as the new head coach of the University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball team. News of Pope’s departure was announced in a Friday morning press release […] The post Mark Pope leaving BYU; named head coach of University of Kentucky men’s basketball team first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Kentucky has announced BYU's Mark Pope will replace John Calipari as coach.
The search continues in Lexington for a coaching job that is as powerful as any in the sport of college basketball. After Scott Drew announced that he is staying at Baylor and will return to coach the Bears for a 22nd season, University of Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart is back to the drawing board to fill now Arkansas head coach John Calipari's shoes. Fresh off a second-consecutive national championship, UConn head coach Dan Hurley had also been a popular name in the search. While...
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EDINBURG — After a collegiate playing career at the University of Redlands, Kahil Fennell was ready to put basketball behind him. Shortly after graduation he joined corporate America and spent time selling medical devices. The itch to compete came crawling back, however. In 2014, Fennell began his journey as a basketball coach, starting off as […]
Arkansas has hired John Calipari as its men's basketball coach, paying $7 million per season over five years -- $1.5 million less than the Hall of Famer made at Kentucky.
PROVO, Utah — Brigham Young University director of athletics Tom Holmoe has
65-year-old has been with Kentucky for 15 seasonsWildcats have suffered high-profile lossesLongtime Kentucky coach John Calipari is in negotiations to potentially leave and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, according to multiple reports.Arkansas officials have been in discussions with Calipari about the opening, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported, citing anonymous sources. ESPN, also citing anonymous sources, reported that Calipari is finalizing a five-year deal. Continue...
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