Kentucky's finalizing deal to hire BYU's Mark Pope as basketball coach

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

LEXINGTON, Ky. — 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.Kentucky hired the BYU coach to guide its men’s...

Former Kentucky basketball captain Mark Pope replaces John Calipari as program's next head coach

Mark Pope is returning to Kentucky. The former college basketball player, who was the captain of the Wildcats' 1996 national championship team, has been named the basketball program's new head coach. Pope replaces John Calipari, who recently departed Lexington to take the head coaching job at Arkansas. The school announced Pope’s hiring in a release Friday morning but stopped short of revealing the terms of his contract. Pope's introductory pres…

Rick Pitino says Mark Pope will ‘win in a big way’ as Kentucky’s basketball coach

In an interview with the Herald-Leader, former Kentucky basketball coach Rick Pitino talked about new UK coach Mark Pope, his leadership as a player, his team’s style of play, the transfer portal, NIL and more.

Rick Pitino backs Mark Pope’s hire, says he will ‘go on to greatness’ at Kentucky

Rick Pitino backs Mark Pope’s hire, saying he will "go on to greatness" and can win a national title at Kentucky.

Kentucky hires Mark Pope: Who's in, out as Wildcats transition from John Calipari era in 2024-25

Tracking what UK's roster will look like in 2024-25 following Calipari's departure

Kentucky turns to alum Pope to replace Calipari

Kentucky has announced that BYU's Mark Pope will replace John Calipari as coach. Pope was a captain on the Wildcats' 1996 national title team.