1. Mark Edward Pope was born on September 11,1972 and is an American collegiate basketball coach and former player who is head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.
11 Facts About Mark Pope
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Mark Pope was Pac-10 Freshman of the Year with the Washington Huskies and then transferred to Kentucky, where he served as a team captain of its 1996 NCAA national championship team.
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Mark Pope has held various coaching roles at the collegiate level.
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Mark Pope played six seasons in the NBA for the Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Denver Nuggets.
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In 2006, Mark Pope enrolled in medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.
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From 2011 to 2015, Mark Pope was an assistant under Dave Rose at BYU.
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In four years, Mark Pope helped the Cougars to four straight 20-win seasons and four straight postseason appearances, including three NCAA Tournament bids and a trip to the semifinals of the 2013 NIT.
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In 2015, Mark Pope was hired as head coach of the men's basketball team at Utah Valley University.
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Mark Pope led the Wolverines to three-straight postseason appearances and back-to-back 20-win seasons.
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Mark Pope became just the second first-year BYU coach to lead his team into the top 25 and the first to end his debut season ranked.
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Mark Pope is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.