BYU head coach Mark Pope is being targeted by Kentucky as the school's next coach. A deal is expected to be finalized soon.
BYU head coach Mark Pope watches as his team plays against Duquesne in the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Omaha, Neb.and is a serious candidate to replace John Calipari. The two sides are closing in on a deal, according to ESPN.
Sources: Kentucky is targeting BYU coach Mark Pope to be the school’s next coach. A deal is expected to come together in the near future.Pope got his first head coaching job at Utah Valley in 2016 and took over at BYU in 2020. He authored six, 20-win seasons and just took BYU to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years.
Kentucky cycled through several candidates before zeroing in on Pope. Baylor coach Scott Drew turned down the Kentucky job this week. So, too, did Alabama coach Nate Oats. Pope’s resume is not as long as the two aforementioned coaches. Drew won a national title. Oats just went to the Final Four.He has made the tournament twice as a coach. He would have made it a third time had COVID-19 not canceled the tournament in his first season.Report: BYU basketball coach Mark Pope closing in on a deal with KentuckyGordon Monson: BYU’s Mark Pope to Kentucky? If the gate opens, he’s gone.
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