Mark Pope

Mark Pope
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Assistant coach
Team BYU
Biographical details
Born September 11, 1972
Place of birth Newport, Washington, USA
Playing career
1991-1993
1994-1996
1996-1997
1997–1999
1999-2000
2000–2002
2003–2005		 University of Washington
University of Kentucky
Efes Pilsen
Indiana Pacers
Ülkerspor
Milwaukee Bucks
Denver Nuggets
Position(s) Power Forward, Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011–present		 University of Georgia (asst.)
Wake Forest University (asst.)
BYU (asst.)

Mark Edward Pope (born September 11, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a American basketball coach and is currently an assistant coach for Brigham Young University. A former college and professional player, he played for the national championship Kentucky Wildcats and later the Indiana Pacers, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Denver Nuggets of the NBA.

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Career

Pope was a high school star in Seattle and played two years at the University of Washington. He earned Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors in 1992 after setting a UW freshman single-season record with 8.1 rebounds per game. He transferred to the University of Kentucky and was a member of Kentucky's 1996 NCAA Men's Basketball Champion team. Pope was a second round pick of the Pacers in the 1996 NBA Draft. The last year of his career was the 2004-05 season as he was cut in training camp with the Nuggets the following season.

Pope enrolled in medical school in 2006 at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. In 2009, he left medical school and joined the staff of Mark Fox at the University of Georgia. Fox was an assistant coach when both were at the University of Washington. The following season (2010–11), Pope moved to Wake Forest University to serve as an assistant under Jeff Bzdelik.[1]

In May 2011, it was announced that Pope had been hired as an assistant to Dave Rose at Brigham Young University.[2] Pope replaced Dave Rice, who left BYU to assume the head coach position at UNLV.

Personal life

Pope and his wife Lee Anne, a former assistant to talk show host David Letterman, have four daughters. Lee Anne is the daughter of the late Lynn Archibald, who was the head coach at Utah and was an assistant at BYU in the 1990s.[3] He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

References

  1. ^ Tucker, Tim (2010-04-17). "UGA's Pope Headed to Wake Forest as Assistant Coach". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2010/04/17/ugas-pope-headed-to-wake-forest-as-assistant-coach-and-other-notes/?cxntfid=blogs_uga_sports_blog. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 
  2. ^ Call, Jeff (2010-04-17). "Dave Rose hires Mark Pope to replace Dave Rice". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700136488/BYU-basketball-Dave-Rose-hires-Mark-Pope-to-replace-Dave-Rice.html. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 
  3. ^ Call, Jeff (2011-05-27). "Mark Pope brings different type of hoops experience". DeseretNews.com. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700139513/BYU-basketball-Mark-Pope-brings-different-type-of-hoops-experience.html?pg=1. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 

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All–time record
1648–997 (.623)
Teams
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Rivalries
Key Personnel
Head Coach: Dave Rose
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1919, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003 , 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Consensus All-Americans
Elwood Romney (1931–32) • Mel Hutchins (1951) • Joe Richey (1953) • Danny Ainge (1980–81) • Devin Durrant (1984) • Michael Smith (1988) • Jimmer Fredette (2011)
Arenas
00 Tony Delk (MOP) | 5 Wayne Turner | 13 Nazr Mohammed | 15 Jeff Sheppard | 23 Derek Anderson | 24 Antoine Walker | 33 Ron Mercer | 40 Walter McCarty | 41 Mark Pope
Head coach Rick Pitino
Assistant coaches Jim O'Brien | Winston Bennett
First round
Second round