Mark Fox, who served as Georgetown’s Director of Student-Athlete Relations and NIL Partnerships last season, is the most recent addition to Mark Pope’s coaching staff at Kentucky. Fox joins Cody Fueger and Jason Hart as the three recognized assistants on Pope’s first Kentucky basketball staff. They have a difficult task ahead of them, as the Wildcats have lost every important member of last year’s team since coach JCalipari’sohn departure after 15 seasons in charge. Pope won a national title as a player at Kentucky and is now the head coach at BYU.
Kentucky has already lost five players through the college basketball transfer portal, as well as several to the NBA. Pope has also struggled to keep Calipari’s Kentucky basketball recruiting class for the upcoming season, so he has his work cut out for him as he attempts to rebuild the squad before the spring portal closes on May 1. If you’re a Wildcats fan or just looking for the most recent roster updates and college basketball transfer portal news, check out CatsPause, the 247Sports affiliate covering Kentucky.
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Kentucky’s final star from the 2023-24 roster has officially left the program, as Reed Sheppard declared for the NBA draft following a stellar freshman season. He is a projected lottery pick, but Kentucky fans hoped he would remain for a second season under Pope. The SEC Rookie of the Year joins Justin Edwards and Rob Dillingham in the NBA Draft, while top scorer Antonio Reeves and fourth-leading scorer Tre Mitchell are ineligible.
Adou Thiero, Aaron Bradshaw, Joey Hart, Zvonimir Ivisic, and DJ Wagner have all left Kentucky to pursue other opportunities. Bradshaw (Ohio State), Hart (Ball State), and Ivisic (Arkansas) have all found new homes, while Thiero and Wagner remain uncommitted. The Wildcats have also lost five of their six Kentucky basketball prospects for the 2024 class, leaving only No. 73 overall talent Travis Perry from Calipari’s final class. Join CatsPause to discover the latest on Kentucky’s roster changes.
