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KSR story about Lee Anne Pope (UK HC Mark Pope's wife)

Posted on 10/24/24 at 10:59 am
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
103891 posts
Posted on 10/24/24 at 10:59 am
Thought some of the SEC basketball fans would appreciate some of this story. Some mentions of Mark Fox (ex-UGA HC, current UK assistant) and Trent Johnson (ex-LSU HC). Pretty cool backstory for her, her relationship with basketball as a coach's daughter and now coach's wife.

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Around Christmas of that year, Lee Anne had lunch with Trent Johnson and mentioned that she was seeing Mark. Johnson, who coached Mark for two seasons, got very quiet and told Lee Anne about the conversation he had with her dad a few years earlier. Then, Johnson called Mark.

“He said, ‘Hey, I heard you’re talking to Lee Anne Archibald.’ And when he said that, I was like, oh this is great. Like, Trent’s gonna get me inside scoop. I was like, oh my gosh, this is brilliant. And then I was like, ‘Yeah, I’ve been talking to her. What do you know about her?’

“He said, ‘This is what I know. If you f— this up, I will hunt you down and kill you.’ In that moment, I was like, oh. Trent is not on my team. [Before] I was like, Trent is totally on my team. I was like, oh, he is not on my team at all. He’s Team Lee Anne.”


Obligatory pic for tRant gentlemen, very classy lady:



KSR Story on Lee Anne Pope
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
104987 posts
Posted on 10/24/24 at 11:01 am to
She was David Letterman's personal assistant for 4 years, too. Pretty cool.

I know she's a BYU grad and Mormon - I assume Mark is now, too?
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
43167 posts
Posted on 10/24/24 at 11:04 am to
Pope grew up a Mormon
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
103891 posts
Posted on 10/24/24 at 11:04 am to
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She was David Letterman's personal assistant for 4 years, too. Pretty cool.

I know she's a BYU grad and Mormon - I assume Mark is now, too?


Yeah, I believe he actually converted before they met when he was still at Kentucky.

That magic underwear runs a hell of an offense.
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