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Mark Pope

Current Position

Head Coach

Coach Salaries Index

Alma MaterKentucky/ 1996

DegreeEnglish

Age53

High SchoolNewport Senior

HometownBellevue, WA

RivalsMark Pope

Pope News

John Wall at Big Blue Madness 10/11/2025 - Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio

John Wall believes Mark Pope can win a title at Kentucky, but 'it's all about the fit' with rosters

Zack Geoghegan•16 hours ago

UK- Rylan Griffen

Hot shooting Dominguez, Griffen burn Kentucky

Mark Passwaters•03/04/26

mark-pope-releases-statement-on-retirement-of-kentucky-ad-mitch-barnhart

Mark Pope releases statement on retirement of Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart

Daniel Hager•03/03/26

NCAA Basketball: Kentucky at Auburn

Mark Pope's ideal roster management role: 'Get me all the best players for zero dollars.'

Jack Pilgrim•02/27/26

Mark Pope and Rick Pitino (Jordan Prather | Imagn Images)

Rick Pitino had to forbid Mark Pope from biking after he got into an accident as a player at UK

Zack Geoghegan•02/26/26

Kentucky HC Mark Pope

Mark Pope addresses possibility of hiring GM at Kentucky, says conversations happen on 'weekly basis'

Nick Schultz•02/26/26

Coaching History

Kentucky

Head Coach2024 - present

BYU

Head Coach2019 - 2023

Utah Valley University

Head Coach2015 - 2018

BYU

Assistant Coach2011 - 2014

Wake Forest

Assistant Coach2010 - 2010