With John Calipari leaving Kentucky, there is speculation about potential candidates for the head coach position, including BYU coach Mark Pope.
With John Calipari on the move, could the BYU coach be in the mix to head back to his alma mater? The chances are low but his name will be mentioned.
Let’s examine why Pope makes sense as a candidate for one of the sport’s premier jobs, and why he doesn’t.After BYU knocked off Baylor this year, Pope stood in the back hallway of the Marriott Center and was almost at a loss for words talking about his old college coach Rick Pitino.“I love that man. Like, he changed me as a person. I don’t know — he doesn’t hand out compliments all the time.”It makes sense. He won a national title there in 1996 and was a captain for Pitino’s Wildcats.
He did all of that in a job with significantly fewer resources than Kentucky — and in the most difficult conference in the country.Plus, Pope has a rich basketball resume that has allowed him to learn alongside some of the game’s best. He played for Larry Bird on the Indiana Pacers. They went to game seven against Michael Jordan’s Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals. He played under George Karl for a few years on the Milwaukee Bucks.
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