WATCH: Mark Pope and his daughters dance at Kentucky’s Father-Daughter Camp Sports Illustrated
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Thisweekend,theKentuckybasketballprogramhostedaFather-SonCamponSaturdayandaFather-DaughterCamponSunday,withSundaybeingFather’sDay.ThiswasthefirstopportunityforBigBlueNationtogettoknowCoachMarkPopeonamorepersonallevel,anditwasagreatsuccess.
WhileCoachPopeisanelitebasketballcoach,heisalsoadevoutfather,andhemadethisveryclearinhisintroductorypressconference,discussinghowmuchhiswifeanddaughtersmeanttohimandhowmuchtheysupportedhisdecisiontocometocoachhisalmamater.
OneofthepartsoftheFather-DaughterCampwasalittlebitofdancing,andCoachPopegotgroovywithhisdaughters,andplayersAnsleyAlmonorandKobyBreaalsojoinedinontheaction.Itlookslikeeveryoneatthecampwashavingareallygoodtime,anditwasanall-aroundgoodlookforCoachPope.
WatchingvideoslikethisandbeingatthesecampsmadeitclearhowclosethisKentuckybasketballteamisgoingtobeunderCoachPope.Heisgoingtopreachbrotherhoodandbeingsolidteammates,andthiswillleadto