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11 Facts About Mark Pope

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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.

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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.