Randy Towner will serve as head strength coach under Mark Pope, the new head coach of Kentucky, as part of his inaugural coaching team. In a press release, Pope stated, “Randy Towner is one of the best strength and conditioning coaches in all of basketball.”

“He played for a while in college before joining one of the top NBA staffs, the Milwaukee Bucks. It is a blessing for our guys to have him here. He will embrace the core values of Kentucky basketball and possesses an abundance of talent and knowledge.”

“I could not be more excited to join Coach Pope’s staff again,” Towner said. “Working with him in Utah Valley was a terrific experience, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to collaborate with him here at Kentucky. Our goal is to become the nation’s top performance staff and assist this program in winning a national title.

Although we have a lot of work ahead of us, we are eager to tackle it.” Towner graduated with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from the University of Utah in 2016 and a master’s degree in sport conditioning and performance from Southern Utah in 2021. Towner is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA).

He worked under Pope in strength and conditioning at Utah, UAB, Utah Valley, and UTA.

Towner has worked in the NBA over the last two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he has collaborated with players including eight-time All-Star Damian Lillard and two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Brady Welsh, who led Kentucky’s strength coaching staff for the last two seasons of the John Calipari era, is replaced by Towner.