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Mark Pope’s top assistant coach has officially agreed to a contract.

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An additional assistant coach under Mark Pope has formally committed to the University of Kentucky. On May 28, Alvin Brooks III, the head assistant for the Wildcats and a perceived hiring coup when he joined the team immediately after Pope accepted the UK position in April, agreed to a two-year contract with the institution. According to the school records the Herald-Leader examined, university president Eli Capilouto did not formally approve the contract until Sunday, despite UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart signing it the day after.

Brooks is the highest paid member of Pope’s original coaching staff, scheduled to make $800,000 for the 2024–25 season and $825,000 for the 2025–26 campaign. With the title of associate head coach, he will work with the UK head coach on off-campus recruiting as one of three coaches, along with Cody Fueger and Jason Hart.

Fueger and Hart also signed two-year deals with the Wildcats, and they’ll both have a salary of $500,000 for the 2024-25 season and $525,000 for the 2025-26 season. Longtime Division I head coach Mark Fox is an “associate coach” on Pope’s staff and will make $200,000 on a one-year deal this season. Assistant coach Mikhail McLean, a relatively late addition to the UK staff last month, does not yet have a contract on record with the university. All four of the assistant coaches who have already signed their contracts will be eligible for lucrative bonuses based on the Cats’ on-court results. They can each earn an additional $20,000 for a Sweet 16 appearance, $30,000 for a trip to the Elite Eight, $50,000 for a Final Four appearance or $100,000 for an NCAA championship. Each coach would also earn $30,000 for an SEC regular-season title and $20,000 if the Cats win the SEC Tournament.

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