Alvin Brooks III had it made in Waco, serving as the Associate Head Coach under Scott Drew and helping lead the Baylor Bears to a national championship in 2021. He had emerged as one of the top recruiters in college basketball and signed arguably the best class in program history ahead of the 2024-25 season. There weren’t many assistants with better reputations nationally, universally respected and equally feared as a shark capable of hunting down and securing top talent. And then Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats called, throwing a wrench into Brooks’ plans to stick around as Drew’s right-h…