Where does Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope’s salary rank nationally? In the SEC?
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Where does Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope’s salary rank nationally? In the SEC?Kentucky’s Mark Pope wants to be a part of things bigger than himself
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope says he wants to be a part of things bigger than himself — like becoming the head coach — because it’s meaningful.
MarkPopeisinhisfirstseasonasheadcoachoftheKentuckyWildcatsmen’sbasketballteam.Pope’ssalaryforthe2024-25seasonis$5million,tiedfor11thmostamongcoachesatDivisionIpublicuniversities.Popecanearnupto$700,000inperformancebonuseseachseason.LEXINGTON—MarkPopeisn’tmakingquiteasmuchashispredecessor,JohnCalipariisearningatArkansas.NorisitasmuchKentuckyoncepaidCalipariwhilehestillledtheprogram.
ButPopeisn’tpinchingpennies,either.
He’samongthecountry’stop-paidcoaches,accordingto USATODAY’sdatabaseoncollegebasketballcoachingsalaries,whichwasreleasedThursday.
WheredoesPope,inhisfirstseasonatUK,rankamong
