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Former Cat Mark Pope to be named an assistant at Wake Forest next week

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Mark Pope - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Mark Pope is expected to be named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Wake Forest next week, according to multiple sources at the university.  A six-year veteran of the NBA, Pope spent the 2009-10 season as the director of basketball operations at Georgia. He has no other experience in coaching.  Pope was in his third year at Columbia University Medical School when he decided he wanted to coach basketball. He persuaded Coach Mark Fox of Georgia to hire him as the director of basketball operations, an administrative position.

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On February 18, 1903, State College (Kentucky) records its first win, an 11-10 decision over Lexington YMCA. The Wildcats finished that first season with a 1-2 record.

 

On February 18, 1909, with a 28-23 win over Cincinnati, Kentucky clinched its first winning season in school history. Following a “Senior Day” loss to Central University, the Wildcats ended the year with a 5-4 record.

 

On February 18, 1950, Bill Spivey scored 40 points against Georgia Tech.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

February 19, 1896

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