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A packed Rupp Arena welcomes new Kentucky coach Mark Pope. ... But as we gathered the girls from all their various places, (daughter) Layla Pope walks in the door and, I kid you not, her first ...
Pope and his wife, Lee Anne, a former assistant to talk show host David Letterman, have four daughters. Lee Anne is the daughter of the late Lynn Archibald, who was the head basketball coach at the University of Utah from 1983 to 1989 and was an assistant at BYU in the 1990s. [7] Pope is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mark Pope lands a transfer. Amari Williams, an elite defensive big man, is coming to UK. Mark Pope’s first Kentucky recruit hasn’t played basketball in two years.
Mark Pope has traveled the world in recent months as he begins recruiting high school prospects to UK basketball.
As a “rivalry coach,” Mark Pope was solid at BYU. In Pope’s five seasons directing the Cougars’ program (2019 through 2024), BYU went 3-2 in its intrastate grudge fest with Utah.
Editor’s note: New University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope played at UK from 1994-96 and was a captain for the Wildcats’ 1996 national champions.
The 13th scholarship. College basketball teams are permitted to give out 13 scholarships per season. As of now, Kentucky has 12 such players — plus returning walk-ons Grant Darbyshire and Walker ...
Mark Pope’s introductory press conference in Rupp Arena was a spectacle, even by Kentucky basketball standards. And the greatness of 1996 was in the air. Mark Pope’s debut was something else.