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Mark Pope got his guy, sealing the deal with Baylor’s Alvin Brooks III to round out his recruiting staff at Kentucky. The first-year coach started with BYU’s Cody Fueger before adding former G League Ignite head coach Jason Hart, both officially announced Monday. And after bringing in Scott Drew’s right-hand man in Waco to explore Lexington on Tuesday, Brooks agreed to become the Wildcats’ next Associate Head Coach under Pope early Wednesday. What makes Brooks’ hire so important for Kentucky? It starts with recruiting, the 44-year-old reeling in the likes of VJ Edgecombe, Ja’Kobe Walter and Ke…