Former Cerritos College men's basketball player Jeremy Pope has been named to the coaching staff at the University of Portland. Pope most recently served this past season as an assistant coach at Arizona Compass Prep (AZCP), one of the elite basketball prep schools in the nation. Pope was an assistant coach for Ed Gipson on a team that graduated six players moving on to Division I basketball next season. AZCP went undefeated in league play, won a Grind Session championship and qualified for the 2021 Geico High School Nationals as the overall No. 4 seed. The team dropped a 51-49 decision to No. 1 Montverde Academy in the semifinals to finish the year with a 30-2 record. The only two losses came against Montverde, with the first an overtime defeat on the road.

Pope (pictured, left with the Falcons), who played for the Falcons from 208-10, has been part of the coaching circuit across the country and into Canada since beginning his career. Prior to his stop in Arizona, Pope spent two seasons at Orangeville Prep in Ontario, Canada as an assistant coach under Tony McIntyre. Considered the top prep program in the country, Orangeville graduated seven kids that went on to play Division I basketball during Pope's time on staff, went undefeated in all competitions and won the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association championship. Notable alumni from Orangeville include current NBA players Jamal Murray, Luguentz Dort and Thon Maker.

Pope also was an assistant coach for the NIKE Bounce Basketball Clubs U-17 and U-16 EYBL teams during his tenure in Canada. A graduate manager at the University of Washington under head coach Mike Hopkins in 2017, Pope helped with numerous facets of the program including on-court skill development, scouting, film breakdown, scheduling and student-athlete management. The Huskies finished the 2017-18 season with 21 wins, qualified for the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) and two players from the team would go on to play in the NBA.

Pope's coaching journey began as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, Mayfair High School in Los Angeles in 2013. He also coached AAU for the Los Angeles Rockfish for two years following his collegiate basketball playing career.

During his time with the Falcons, Pope was a two-time All-South Coast Conference selection after leading the Falcon to a pair of conference championships and helped lead them to the Southern California Regional Playoffs both years. He then had a brief stop at San Jose State before concluding his playing career with one year at Biola University.