[ad_1] Mark Pope is returning to Kentucky. The former college basketball player, who was the captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team, has been named the basketball program’s new head coach. Pope replaces John Calipari, who recently departed Lexington to take the head coaching job at Arkansas. The school announced Pope’s hiring in a … Read more
[ad_1] Kentucky is set to hire BYU coach Mark Pope to become its next men’s basketball coach, sources told CBS Sports. The two sides quickly engaged on Thursday afternoon, in the hours after Baylor’s Scott Drew and UConn’s Dan Hurley both turned down Kentucky’s overtures. Barring an unforeseen event that changes plans, Kentucky is pacing … Read more
[ad_1] One of the top jobs in college basketball opened unexpectedly on Sunday with Kentucky coach John Calipari expected to take the vacant job at Arkansas after 15 seasons with the Wildcats. Kentucky will have a coaching vacancy just weeks after UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart met with Calipari to confirm he would be returning … Read more
[ad_1] After serious talks between Kentucky coach John Calipari and Arkansas officials progressed quickly Sunday, it appears Calipari will be the next Razorbacks’ coach, a source told CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander. The source said Calipari becoming the Arkansas coach is “imminent.” Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart told CBS Sports that Calipari has not notified him … Read more
[ad_1] John Calipari may reportedly be on the move as the latest head coach from the SEC to shake up his respective sport a few months after Nick Saban left the Alabama Crimson Tide. Calipari is the target of Arkansas men’s basketball’s head coaching search, ESPN reported. As of Sunday night, Calipari was reportedly finalizing … Read more
[ad_1] Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 26, 2024, 11:36 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Despite another early exit from the NCAA tournament, Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari will return for his 16th season in 2024-25, according to athletic director Mitch Barnhart. Calipari’s future … Read more
[ad_1] Mar 21, 2024, 10:45 PM ET When it all began, Kentucky was dancing. Literally. John Wall, the five-star freshman and anchor of John Calipari’s first recruiting class at Kentucky during the 2009-10 season, had gone viral with a dance that fans around the country mimicked. From there, it was the run to the national … Read more