The MarkPope Era at Kentucky is here. It may not have happened without Lee Anne Pope, a coach's daughter turned wife who helped chart the course for his return to Lexington.
· MarkPope kicked off his Wednesday practice with a unique twist: he invited the media to bring their families, creating a gym full of kids, spouses, and parents.
· Mark and Lee Anne are blessed with fourdaughters- Ella, Avery, Layla, and Shay. Inspired by their parents, Ella, 24, plays basketball at Ohio University, and Avery, 21, plays tennis at BYU. · It was so MarkPope that it did not surprise me. It might have surprised others who didn’t have a chance to get to know him when he played at UK for two seasons for coach Rick Pitino and was captain of the 1996 national championship team. · As a mother of fourdaughters, (Ella, Avery, Layla, and Shay) Lee Anne has mastered the coaching family balancing act. She has established traditions that survive frequent relocations — from Friday movie nights to postgame ice cream parties. · MarkPope and his wife, Lee Anne, are blessed with fourdaughters, Ella, Avery, Layla, and Shay. The eldest, Ella Pope plays as a forward for the Ohio Bobcats whereas Avery Pope plays... The Cats' Pause spent 90 minutes with Lee Anne Pope, wife of new Kentucky coach MarkPope, covering everything from being a coach's kid to losing her dad far too soon to working for David...
· It was so MarkPope that it did not surprise me. It might have surprised others who didn’t have a chance to get to know him when he played at UK for two seasons for coach Rick Pitino and was captain of the 1996 national championship team.
· As a mother of fourdaughters, (Ella, Avery, Layla, and Shay) Lee Anne has mastered the coaching family balancing act. She has established traditions that survive frequent relocations — from Friday movie nights to postgame ice cream parties.
· MarkPope and his wife, Lee Anne, are blessed with fourdaughters, Ella, Avery, Layla, and Shay. The eldest, Ella Pope plays as a forward for the Ohio Bobcats whereas Avery Pope plays...
The Cats' Pause spent 90 minutes with Lee Anne Pope, wife of new Kentucky coach MarkPope, covering everything from being a coach's kid to losing her dad far too soon to working for David...
