Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has made strategic staff moves by hiring Alvin Brooks III from Baylor, who will be the associate head coach. Brooks, a highly respected figure in the profession, spent eight years under Scott Drew. This addition is seen as a major coup for Pope, who has also added Mark Fox to his staff.
Ex-Nevada coach Mark Fox has officially been announced as part of Mark Pope's Kentucky staff. Fox coached Pope at Washington and gave him his first college job at Georgia. “Coach Fox is going to be a lynchpin in all we do at the University of Kentucky." https://t.co/fkhfxqXF83
Kentucky officially named @Coach_AB3 as associate head coach “Alvin Brooks is a national champion coach, three times over,” UK head coach Mark Pope said. “He is one of the most highly regarded tacticians, recruiters and relationship-builders in all of college basketball." https://t.co/QcqjHVPmPV
Mark Pope has officially added Mark Fox to his staff at @KentuckyMBB
"The irony here, of course is that Kentucky couldn't convince Baylor's head coach to leave, but it did convince Baylor's top assistant to leave for Lexington. ... His addition is huge." —@MattNorlander on Alvin Brooks III joining Mark Pope's coaching staff https://t.co/SvtXbWA0A5
Kentucky has landed top Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III for Mark Pope after a failed Scott Drew pursuit https://t.co/zPhiOt6DWo
Kentucky coach Mark Pope is adding Baylor's Alvin Brooks to his staff, source confirms. Great addition along with Jason Hart and Cody Fueger
New Kentucky coach Mark Pope has put together one heck of a staff in Lexington. Alvin Brooks III (Baylor) Jason Hart (G-League, former assistant at USC) Cody Fueger (BYU) Mark Fox (former head coach at Cal, Georgia, Nevada)
Mark Pope adds Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III to Kentucky basketball staff, per reports https://t.co/hQBbMFMF18 via @courierjournal
Kentucky coach Mark Pope is hiring Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III, who has been a huge part of the Bears success, source confirmed to @TheFieldOf68. Brooks has been with Scott Drew since 2016.
Kentucky's Mark Pope is adding Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III to his staff, sources told ESPN. Brooks has worked under Scott Drew in Waco since 2016, spent the previous four seasons at Kansas State.
NEWS: Top Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III is leaving the Bears to join Mark Pope's staff at Kentucky, sources tell @CBSSports. He spent the past eight years under Scott Drew and will be associate HC @ UK. Brooks is highly respected in the profession. It's a major coup for Pope.
Mark Pope seems very strategic, deliberate and aggressive with his staff moves. Looking like it’ll be nicely balanced with all the requisite skillsets. If he can seal the deal with Alvin Brooks III, it’s never a bad idea to pluck from the Scott Drew coaching tree.
Hearing Baylor associate HC Alvin Brooks III, whose father was director of basketball ops at Kentucky under Billy Gillispie, could be a name to watch for Mark Pope’s staff. Brooks would be a big-time get for UK.
Kentucky basketball made it official today: Cody Fueger is the first assistant on new coach Mark Pope's staff. https://t.co/IILkS6oeGO via @courierjournal
Mark Pope continues to exude giddiness to be coaching at Kentucky. https://t.co/FEnCJJhR8i https://t.co/u6ROAOiUlG