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On April 12, 2024, Pope was hired to become the 23rd men's basketball head coach at Kentucky. [6] Pope's coaching debut at Kentucky was a 103–62 win against Wright State University. The score received some media attention for being a 41-point win, as #41 was the number of Pope when he was a player at Kentucky. [7] [8]
Rupp had the longest tenure at Kentucky, coaching for 42 seasons, and is the all-time leader in games coached (1,066) and wins at the school (874). Rupp's 874 wins were the most of any NCAA men's Division I coach at the time of his retirement in 1972. Eklund is the team's all-time leader in winning percentage, with a .833 winning percentage.
Joe B. Hall was the head basketball coach at Kentucky from 1972 to 1985. Although he had been an assistant at Kentucky since 1965, Coach Hall was given a difficult task: to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, Adolph Rupp. In the 1978 NCAA tournament, he coached the Wildcats to their fifth NCAA championship. He was named National Coach ...
Kenny Brooks. Sport: Women’s basketball. Bio: Formerly the women’s basketball coach at James Madison and Virginia Tech, Brooks brings a strong track record of success to UK. He led Virginia ...
Kentucky’s new coach should also have ample resources at his disposal. Mark Pope and the BYU Cougars earned a 6 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, and the team was No. 14 nationally in ...
The aforementioned Walz is easily the best-paid women’s basketball coach — and third-highest overall — in Kentucky: He will receive $1.75 million in base salary for the 2023-24 season, and ...
In 92 career college basketball games, Traore is averaging 11.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. ... Kentucky basketball coaching search ends with Mitch Barnhart having questions to answer.
Cody William Fueger (born August 10, 1983) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky. Fueger previously served as an assistant at BYU starting in 2019 before following Head Coach Mark Pope to Kentucky in 2024. [1]