Don’t chase success.
Decide to make a
Difference
And success will find you.
- Jon Gordon
Aim to make a difference
In someone’s life every
Single day,
Including your own.
- Dow Zantamata
The way you treat people
Who are in no position to
Help you, further you or
Benefit you reveals
The true state of your
Heart
- Mandy Hale
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Mark Pope Named Head Coach
of Kentucky Men’s Basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – 04/12/2024
When his alma mater came calling,
Mark Pope knew there was no place
Like home.
Mark Pope, a captain of the
University of Kentucky’s
1996 National Championship team,
Has returned to Lexington as the
23rd head coach of Kentucky’s storied
Men’s basketball program,
UK Athletics Director
Mitch Barnhart announced Friday.
Coach Pope is a nine-year head coaching
Veteran with stops at BYU and
Utah Valley, amassing a 187-108
Career record.
His squads won 20 or more games
In six of the last seven seasons and
He has made six postseason appearances.
“Mark Pope not only brings an impressive
Record in nine years as a head coach,
But also a love of the University of Kentucky
And a complete understanding of what our
Program means to the people of our state,”
Barnhart said.
“As a captain on the ‘96 championship team,
Mark was a beloved and respected teammate.
As a head coach, he is highly regarded nationally
As an innovator.
His teams run a unique and dynamic up-tempo
Offense and they get after it on defense.
He is a strong recruiter with international ties
And a person of integrity.
“He fully embraces our high expectations and
Standards and I know that as our fans get
Reacquainted with Mark, they will be eager to
Join him on what promises to be an exciting ride.”
University of Kentucky
Athletic Director
Mitch Barnhart
Announcing the hiring of
Coach Mark Pope at U.K.
I don’t know that you can ever
Describe what it feels like to put
The ‘C’ on a shirt and captain a
Group of guys to a championship,
We’re gonna roll out at Rupp Arena
And we’re gonna have a spotlight
On the banners that represent this
Place. There are very few people
Who can stand on a podium and
Say they were part of that and
They captained the team and now
They’re ready to lead the ship.
University of Kentucky
Athletic Director
Mitch Barnhart comments on
The hiring of Coach Mark Pope as
The 23rd Men’s Basketball coach
At The University of Kentucky
It worked out just like I had hoped
All the big “name” coaches turned
U.K. down and the University
Decided to go with one of its own.
As a long time fan of Kentucky
Basketball (our family moved to
The bluegrass state in 1966)
I am super excited what the future
holds for Kentucky basketball!
Go Wildcats!!!
- Hayden Childs
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