Kentucky basketball assistant Jason Hart leaving for SMU, per report
Kentucky men's basketball assistant coach Jason Hart reportedly will move to a new school after two seasons on Mark Pope's Wildcats coaching staff.
LEXINGTON — Mark Pope 's Kentucky basketball coaching staff might be welcoming a new face. According to a report from CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein on Tuesday, UK assistant coach Jason Hart is moving on. Rothstein reported Hart will become the associate head coach at SMU , joining Andy Enfield 's staff.
Hart worked for Enfield for eight seasons (2013-21) when the latter led Southern Cal 's program. Prior to becoming a member of Pope's initial staff in 2024, Hart spent three seasons as the head coach of the NBA's G League Ignite squad. His stint with G League Ignite followed his eight-season run at USC.
He was tabbed as an assistant coach in April 2023, then was promoted to associate head coach four years later. Hart served as an assistant coach at Pepperdine during the 2012-13 campaign. This story will be updated.
Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett. com and follow him on X at @RyanABlack. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky basketball assistant leaves Mark Pope, reportedly joining SMU