Mark Pope
American basketball player and coach (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Edward Pope (born September 11, 1972) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach at the University of Kentucky, his alma mater. After a stint at the University of Washington, where he was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, he transferred to Kentucky, where he was part of the Wildcats' 1996 NCAA national championship team. He later played professionally in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, and Denver Nuggets.
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Kentucky Wildcats | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Southeastern Conference|SEC |
Personal information | |
Born | (1972-09-11) September 11, 1972 (age 51) 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 |
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
Playing career | 1997–2005 |
Position | Power forward / small forward |
Number | 43, 41 |
Coaching career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1996–1997 | Anadolu Efes S.K. |
1997–1999 | Indiana Pacers |
1999 | La Crosse Bobcats |
1999–2000 | Ülkerspor |
2000–2002 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2002–2003 | New York Knicks |
2003–2005 | Denver Nuggets |
As 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 and awards | |
Career statistics | |
Points | 285 (1.9 ppg) |
Assists | 63 (0.4 apg) |
Rebound | 161 (1.7 rpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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