The Wildcats officially announced Mark Pope as its newest Kentucky basketball head coach on April 12, hiring him as a replacement for John Calipari, who left for Arkansas after 15 seasons in Lexington. Pope hired four assistant coaches shortly after taking the job, including Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III, former Georgia head coach Mark Fox, BYU assistant Cody Fueger and former G League Ignite head coach Jason Hart. Brooks, Fueger and Hart have joined Pope on the Kentucky basketball recruiting trail to assemble the 2024-25 Kentucky basketball roster. They have used a combination of players from the college basketball transfer portal and incoming freshmen to build their initial Kentucky basketball lineup in Lexington.
Pope signed a five-year contract worth $27.5 million, along with additional bonuses and incentives in play. He has filled all but one scholarship spot for the upcoming season, even though he had to start from scratch following Calipari’s departure. If you love the Wildcats, or just want the latest roster updates and college basketball transfer portal news, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate that covers Kentucky.
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