CodyFueger

Cody Fueger joined the Kentucky men’s basketball staff as assistant coach in April of 2024.

Often praised as an offensive strategist, Fueger has been a part of several highly effective offensive teams during his coaching career. The 2024-25 Kentucky team ranked seventh in the country in scoring offense (84.4 ppg) and 10th in KenPom offensive efficiency. UK went 24-12 and advanced to the program’s first appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament since 2019. Along the way, the Wildcats tied an NCAA record with eight wins over Associated Press Top 15 teams, became the first team in program history to finish the season with six players averaging double-digit points and set a program record for the most 3-pointers in a single season with 341.

Fueger has been a 10-year member of Mark Pope’s staffs. Before coming to UK he first served as an assistant coach at Utah Valley and then transitioning to BYU. The connection began when they were on the BYU staff together when Pope was an assistant coach and Fueger served as the director of basketball operations.

Fueger began his career as a student assistant coach and video coordinator at Utah under Rick Majerus. Following graduation, Fueger served as the director of basketball operations at Louisiana Tech (2007-11), UC Riverside (2011-12), Utah State (2012-13) and BYU (2013-15) before being elevated to assistant coach under Pope at Utah Valley in 2015.

Named one of the most impactful mid-major assistant coaches in Division I men’s basketball by Silver Waves Media in 2022 and 2023, Fueger has been instrumental for Pope’s squads. BYU ranked 14th in offensive efficiency in 2023-24, while ranking third in the nation in made 3s and assists per game. The Cougars led the Big 12 in scoring at 81.4 per game in their first season in the conference. Picked to finish last in the preseason selections, BYU capped the regular season in fifth with wins over No. 7 Kansas, No. 11 Baylor and No. 24 Iowa State. They received a No. 6 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Under Fueger’s tutelage, Jaxson Robinson was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year after pacing BYU in scoring off the bench at 14.2 points per game. Fueger was also involved in the development of 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, Dallin Hall and two-time All-WCC First Team member Alex Barcello.

In all, Fueger and the Cougars went 110-52 during five seasons, with three postseason appearances, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Three of those five teams concluded the season ranked inside the top 20 of the Ken Pomeroy efficiency rankings and four of the five reached the 20-win threshold. In 2020, BYU led the country in 3-point percentage at 42.2% and was on pace for a No. 5 seed at the NCAA Tournament before the season was ended due to COVID-19.

At Utah Valley, the Wolverines increased their win total during every season with Fueger on the staff. They finished 25-10 overall and were runners-up in the Western Athletic Conference in 2018-19 with the 25 wins marking a program record. Furthermore, Utah Valley enjoyed a 30-2 mark at home and made three straight postseason appearances from 2017-19. The Wolverines connected on a school record 300 3-pointers in 2016-17 and followed that up by scoring a school record 78.1 points per game in 2017-18. Wyatt Lowell was tabbed the WAC Freshman of the Year in 2019, while Jake Toolson earned WAC Player of the Year.

As director of operations at BYU, the Cougars made consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament and had seasons with 23 wins in 2013-14 and 25 in 2014-15.

Fueger and his wife, Danielle, have three children, Isabella, Andrew and Ana. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in parks, recreation and tourism-sports management from Utah.