Kentucky basketball’s Mark Pope

The honeymoon is over for Mark Pope & Kentucky: Can the first-year coach handle BBN?
The Kentucky Wildcats' back-to-back ugly losses have the vocal portion of the fanbase quickly turning on first-year head coach Mark Pope.
Everything Mark Pope said after Kentucky basketball’s defensive disaster at Ole Miss
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope answers questions after UK’s dismal defensive showing in a road loss at Ole Miss.
Kentucky basketball's Mark Pope issues stern declaration after Wildcats' second-straight loss
Despite the Wildcats' showing some heart in the second half against the Rebels, Mark Pope is right. This is Kentucky. There are no moral victories. Regardless of this program bringing in a new coach and players, the standards stay the same. And this team lived up to them through the first half of the season.
Kentucky basketball’s Mark Pope after loss at Ole Miss: ‘I’m doing a poor job’
Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope talks to the media after the Wildcats’ 98-84 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford on Feb. 4, 2025.
Mark Pope left ‘searching for answers’ after Kentucky’s ugliest loss of the season so far
There were a lot of questions after Kentucky’s poor showing at No. 25 Ole Miss on Tuesday night. What can the Wildcats do to turn things around?
Mark Pope reacts to Kentucky basketball's loss at Ole Miss
Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope reacts to the Wildcats’ 98-84 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Miss., on Feb. 4, 2025.
Kentucky basketball: Mark Pope's Cats shred Tennessee's vaunted defense in victory
Just how impressive was Kentucky basketball's 3-point shooting in Tuesday's win over Tennessee? The Courier Journal puts it into perspective.
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope highlights team's offense after loss to Ole Miss
Kentucky Wildcats basketball coach Mark Pope highlights the team's good offensive performance in the 98-84 loss to Ole Miss on the road.
Kentucky basketball facing first real adversity under Mark Pope as Wildcats grapple with Andrew Carr injury
Kentucky point guard Lamont Butler dribbled stealthily along the baseline before turning on a dime back toward the basket, ...
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Mark Pope won his first 11 home games as Kentucky basketball coach. Where does that rank?
LEXINGTON — Normally jovial and verbose during postgame news conferences, Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope struck ...
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For Mark Pope, the job of being Kentucky men’s basketball coach officially starts now
For new Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball head coaches, the job really starts at the exact second that significant adversity is faced for the first time. For Mark Pope, that moment came late ...
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Mark Pope’s Kentucky honeymoon phase refuses to fade: ‘This means something’
Mark Pope rides the elevator at Rupp Arena to ... “He was like, ‘If you don’t rip me, then this isn’t Kentucky basketball,’” Jones says. Pope is excitable by nature.
Brown: John Calipari beats Mark Pope at own game, as Arkansas stuns Kentucky basketball
Arkansas basketball shot a season-high 52% from 3 to power just its second win in SEC play and its first on the road for ...
Updated college basketball rankings after Kentucky slide worsens, St. John’s rolls
Kentucky's loss to Ole Miss is their fourth in five games. Mark Pope is starting to feel the heat. Meanwhile. St. John's keeps rolling with a win over Marquette ...
This Kentucky basketball team is doing something that’s never been done in program history
If Mark Pope’s Wildcats can keep it up, they’ll accomplish a feat that has never been achieved by any Kentucky team. The 2012 title squad came the closest.
Kentucky basketball big man Brandon Garrison beginning to add 3-point shooting to his game
Kentucky basketball big man Brandon Garrison didn't attempt a 3 last season at Oklahoma State. This season with UK, he's ...