Everyone knows that new Kentucky Wildcats basketball coach Mark Pope needs to build the roster. However, he is also working to build a staff in Lexington. On Wednesday, he added Cody Fueger as an assistant.
Fueger was also on Pope’s staff at BYU, and was an important member of it. He’s considered an analytics expert and, along with Pope, is terrific at designing an offense. BYU had one of the nation’s most efficient offenses last year.
Pope and Fueger has a very good relationship that dates back several years, and a united front will be key for putting together a roster and an offense. They are on the same page in terms of how to win college basketball games.
Fueger’s coaching career began in 2002 as a student assistant at Utah. He then had several stops as Director of Basketball Operations before becoming an assistant coach under Pope.
Wildcats fans are cautiously excited for the coming season. If history is any indications, the combination of Pope and Fueger will put an entertaining product on the floor.