LEXINGTON, Ky. — BYU coach Mark Pope was negotiating with Kentucky to succeed John Calipari, a number of shops reported Thursday evening.
Pope, who performed for Kentucky’s 1996 nationwide championship staff, was near finalizing a deal, CBS Sports activities reported, citing nameless sources. ESPN, additionally citing nameless sources, additionally reported that an settlement with Pope was anticipated.
Earlier Thursday, Scott Drew introduced on social media that he was staying with Baylor, eliminating one potential candidate for the Wildcats job. UConn’s Dan Hurley, who led the Huskies to their second consecutive nationwide title on Monday evening, additionally turned down Kentucky.
Calipari stepped down on Tuesday after 15 years. The Corridor of Famer, who led the Wildcats to the 2012 nationwide championship, mentioned this system wanted to “hear one other voice.” He was employed as Arkansas’ coach on Wednesday.
Pope is 110-52 in 5 seasons with the Cougars and has led them to 2 NCAA Event appearances, together with this season when BYU completed 23-11 whereas enjoying within the Large 12 Convention for the primary time. He went 77-52 in 4 seasons at Utah Valley after working as an assistant at Wake Forest and Georgia.
Pope performed within the NBA from 2000-2005 with the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets.
