The Kentucky Wildcats have found their next head coach, as BYU’s Mark Pope and Mitch Barnhart are working towards a deal. A Kentucky legend as a player and a part of the 1996 championship team, Pope received the backing of Rick Pitino earlier Thursday. Now, he is receiving the backing of several former Wildcats, including Bluegrass legend Rex Chapman. Chapman took to Twitter and said the following: “If Mark Pope is hired at Kentucky I just feel compelled to say that Mark is one of the best... Read this story
