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While he hasn't been there for long, Mark Pope will be held to a high standard because of his predecessor, John Calipari.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The next era of University of Kentucky men's basketball belongs to Mark Pope. Multiple reports published late Thursday night indicated UK and Pope were finalizing an agreement ...
Kentucky transfer Jaland Lowe withdrew from the 2025 NBA draft in May to play for Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats in the fall.
Kentucky basketball is rewriting the NIL playbook with a nearly $2 million investment in 17-year-old Jayden Quaintance, ...
LEXINGTON — Kentucky has found its new basketball coach by turning to an alum of the program. The Wildcats tabbed BYU coach Mark Pope, who played for UK's national-title winning club in 1996, as ...
Mark Pope, a member of Kentucky’s 1996 national championship team, is officially named the UK men’s basketball coach, replacing John Calipari.
The biggest issue Kentucky faced last season was its issues on the defensive end of the court. While Mark Pope’s 2024-25 ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari.
The Kentucky basketball team is getting an endorsement from their coach, Mark Pope. Pope is pleased with the return of Otega Oweh.
New Kentucky men's basketball head coach Mark Pope holds up his old playing jersey for fans and the media during an introductory press conference in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Mark Pope is about to begin second season as UK’s head coach A member of Kentucky’s 1996 national championship squad, Pope has already had an active second offseason as the UK coach.
LEXINGTON — Mark Pope apologized in advance for not knowing the exact numbers, joking that "somebody will verify this" by hopping on Google. But the specifics mattered less than the point he ...