BYU's Mark Pope named coach at alma mater Kentucky
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BYU coach Mark Pope, who won a national title as a player with Kentucky, will return to his alma mater and succeed John Calipari as head coach, Wildcats athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Friday.
"The University of Kentucky is the pinnacle of coaching in college basketball. It's the definition of a blueblood program where hanging a banner is the expectation ever