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.
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The newly named head coach for the UTRGV Men's Basketball team stopped by the ValleyCentral studios to talk about his plans for the Vaquero Basketball program. Kahil Fennell has been the Vaquero men's basketball head coach for less than a week but has hit the ground running. He says he is []
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 […]
PROVO, Utah — Brigham Young University director of athletics Tom Holmoe has
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.
Former Iowa men’s basketball forward Patrick McCaffery has committed to Butler, per an announcement on his Instagram page. Following his fifth season, McCaffery announced his intention to transfer and use his extra year of eligibility granted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He joins teammates Tony Perkins and Dasonte Bowen as former Hawkeyes in the transfer
On the same day that Kentucky was turned down by Scott Drew and Dan Hurley, Mitch Barnhart has reportedly found his next head basketball coach: BYU’s Mark Pope is reported to be the pick.
Evan Stinson, the small forward who announced his commitment to the Cardinal on Friday, is the first graduating high schooler to commit to the men's basketball team under new head coach Kyle Smith.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - K-State women's basketball Chief of Staff Mike Nicholson joined K-Nation on Sunday to talk the past, the present and what's looking like a very exciting future for Wildcat women's basketball. Editor's note: This interview was recorded before K-State center Ayoka Lee announced her decision to return for her final year of college []
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State welcomed a man familiar with Big 12 football to its staff shortly after the 2023 season wrapped up. The Wildcats hired Matt Wells, former Texas Tech head coach and more recently an offensive analyst for Oklahoma, as their new co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Wells, who also carries the title of []
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.
Paye said people praised her patience for not leaving Stanford for other jobs, but she said this was the only place she ever wanted to be.