Kentucky nearing deal with Mark Pope to replace John Calipari, per reports

Kentucky’s search for a head men’s basketball coach has reportedly taken the school to Utah. Provo, to be more accurate.

But it is a journey that will result in a homecoming.

According to multiple reports, Kentucky is nearing an agreement with Mark Pope to be their next men’s basketball coach. Pope would replace John Calipari, who announced earlier this week that he was stepping away from a program that in his words, needed a new voice.

Calipari was introduced as the next coach at Arkansas on Wednesday.

Matt Norlander of CBS Sports was among the first to share the news, with this post on social media Thursday night:

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