Calipari announced this week that he’s leaving Kentucky after 15 years to take the coaching job at Arkansas.
Consider this the white smoke: There is a new Pope, same as the old Pope, in Kentucky. The Wildcats, in a surprisingly quick move, are finalizing a deal to hire former UK player and current coach Mark Pope to replace John Calipari as the program’s next basketball coach, a source briefed on the discussions confirmed Thursday. Advertisement Calipari announced this week that he’s leaving Kentucky after 15 years to .
Wildcats fans hoping for a big splash were caught off guard, then, when Pope’s name emerged Thursday evening. Before his candidacy could even fully be processed, it became clear he was actually the guy. There has been, and will be, some strong backlash from fans, not because of anything that is Pope’s fault, but because they believe Barnhart failed to exhaust all top-tier options before hiring Pope within days of Calipari’s departure.
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