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Five coaches have received national coaching awards while the head coach of Kentucky: Rupp, Sutton, Pitino, Smith, and Calipari. Four Wildcat coaches: Rupp, Sutton, Pitino, and Calipari have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. [1] [2] Kentucky's current head coach is Mark Pope, who has held the position since April 12, 2024. [2]
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]
John Robic (/ ˈ r oʊ b ɪ k / ROH-bik; [1] born August 10, 1963) is an American men's basketball coach. He most recently served as an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. [2] Prior to joining the Wildcats staff, he served as assistant coach at the University of Memphis and head coach at Youngstown State University.
New University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope decided there was no time like the present to connect with Big Blue Nation on Sunday afternoon.
In the case of University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball coaching search, the main players are clear. Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart, former coach John Calipari and the various candidates to ...
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.
The recruiting dominoes have begun to fall for Kentucky basketball following the exit of longtime head coach John Calipari.. The 65-year-old Calipari announced via a video on social media Tuesday ...
Rupp coached the University of Kentucky men's basketball team from 1930 to 1972. There, he gained the nicknames, "Baron of the Bluegrass", and "The Man in the Brown Suit". Rupp, who was an early innovator of the fast break and set offense, gained a reputation as an intense competitor, a strict motivator, and strategist.