Mark Pope
Pope with Kentucky in 2024 | |
| Kentucky Wildcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 11, 1972 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Newport (Bellevue, Washington) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1996: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Indiana Pacers |
| Playing career | 1997–2005 |
| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| Number | 43, 41 |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 1996–1997 | Anadolu Efes S.K. |
| 1997–1999 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1999 | La Crosse Bobcats |
| 1999–2000 | Ülkerspor |
| 2000–2002 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2003–2005 | Denver Nuggets |
| As a coach: | |
| 2009–2010 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 2010–2011 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 2011–2015 | BYU (assistant) |
| 2015–2019 | Utah Valley |
| 2019–2024 | BYU |
| 2024–present | Kentucky |
| Career highlights | |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 285 (1.9 ppg) |
| Assists | 63 (0.4 apg) |
| Rebound | 261 (1.7 rpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Mark Edward Pope (born September 11, 1972) is an American collegiate basketball coach and former player who is head men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, his alma matter.
As a player, Pope played power forward and small forward. He 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. After college, Pope spent almost a decade playing professionally in the U.S. and internationally.
Pope has held various coaching roles at the collegiate level. Prior to taking the helm at his alma mater, he was the head coach at Utah Valley from 2015 to 2019 andBYU from 2019 to 2024.