The general manager topic is not new for Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope. Those conversations have been around since he first got the job as the former BYU coach scrambled to build a roster on short notice, late in the portal and with zero high school recruiting base outside of Collin Chandler’s return after two years away from the sport. That led to a mostly magical debut season in Lexington with the puzzle pieces fitting together perfectly — to the point that the program’s first Sweet 16 since 2019 could have actually been the first Final Four since 2015, if the Wildcats had stayed healthy.
Mark Pope plans to hire GM -- but won't rush 'finding the right person'
