Another former BYU basketball assistant has teamed up with Mark Pope at Kentucky. Nick Robinson, who served as an assistant coach for all five years under Pope at BYU, has been appointed as the Director of Basketball Operations for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Robinson joins Cody Fueger, making them the two assistants from Pope’s BYU staff who have followed him to Lexington.
“What a privilege to be joining the Kentucky basketball family,” Robinson said in a statement. “I’m grateful to Mitch Barnhart and Coach Pope for the opportunity to work with incredible people who strive for excellence in every aspect of the program. The best fans in the country, my family and I are excited to represent BBN and our amazing players.”
Incredible 5 Years in Provo 👊🏽🏀💙🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/jUhsZK3hz6
— coach nick (@robinson21_nick) May 31, 2024
During his tenure at BYU, one of Robinson’s key responsibilities was organizing the nonconference schedule. Over the past five seasons, BYU boasted a record of 110-51, including the program’s first year in the Big 12 Conference.
Robinson expressed his gratitude to BYU in a post on X, calling his time there an “incredible 5 years.” His previous coaching experience includes being the head coach at Southern Utah from 2012 to 2016. As a player, Robinson played at Stanford from 2001 to 2005, and is remembered for hitting a 30-foot buzzer-beater to defeat No. 12 Arizona in 2004.
Former BYU Personnel Joining Kentucky
Robinson is not the only BYU alum to join Pope at Kentucky. The list includes last year’s Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year Jaxson Robinson and former four-star signee Collin Chandler. Additionally, support staff personnel such as Megan Summers, who continues as Pope’s executive assistant; Matt Santoro (Assistant Video Coordinator), and graduate assistant Leander Ridgeway have also made the move to Lexington.