It’s hard to ask for a better start than what Mark Pope has accomplished in his first seven weeks on the job. He hired a top-tier coaching staff and brought in 11 talented roster pieces, a strong combination of shooting, scoring, defense, rebounding, experience and depth — plus more to come. Most importantly, though, he’s been a shot in the arm to a fanbase that desperately needed one after a half-decade of underwhelming postseason results. The messaging had gone stale and Mitch Barnhart worked quickly to find someone capable of reinvigorating the most passionate fans in college basketball. Ke…
