Kentucky basketball’s Mark Pope

Uh-oh, Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball team offer a reminder of John Calipari as losses mount
Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats don’t play any more defense than John Calipari’s final team that couldn’t guard a Division II transfer last March.
Kentucky basketball's Mark Pope reacts to Ole Miss' historic performance
Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope spoke about the loss to Ole Miss where they scored the most points ever in the rivalry.
What Mark Pope said about losing in John Calipari’s return to Kentucky
Mark Pope has suffered his worst loss at Kentucky thus far. Pope’s No. 12-ranked Wildcats fell 89-79 at home to Arkansas Saturday afternoon — and it wasn’t an ordinary upset defeat. The contest marked Pope’s first meeting with former Kentucky head coach John Calipari, whom Pope replaced after Calipari left for Arkansas last April.
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?
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.
HC Mark Pope implies furniture was broken during Kentucky's losing skid
It has not been a great stretch for new head coach Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats. The big headline was that Kentucky welcomed in Arkansas and old head coach John Calipari and lost to the Razorbacks,
Coach Mark Pope blames Kentucky's 1-4 stretch on poor defense
Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope pointed to the team's poor defense after an 84-98 loss to Ole Miss on Tuesday night.
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.
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.
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Mark Pope should be the front runner to be college basketball's Coach of the Year
When Mark Pope was announced as the head basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, the response from Big Blue Nation and college basketball fans was mixed. Some thought it was a home run hire ...
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Brown: Kentucky basketball's Lamont Butler embodies toughness Mark Pope wants to play with
Brown: Kentucky basketball's Lamont Butler embodies toughness Mark Pope wants to play with Where are ex-Kentucky basketball head coaches, assistants? Checking in from Cal to Welch Brown: ...
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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 a different tone after last week's game against Alabama at Rupp Arena.
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Mark Pope’s Kentucky honeymoon phase refuses to fade: ‘This means something’
Mark Pope rides the elevator at Rupp ... “You can go anywhere else in college basketball and never see this,” Pope says. “You’ll never be this high. You’ll never see all those banners.
How Kentucky cobbled together its biggest win so far. ‘A contribution from everybody’
With three key Kentucky players sidelined, Mark Pope’s team pulled off its most impressive victory of the season. Here’s how ...
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Kentucky basketball: Mark Pope's Cats shred Tennessee's vaunted defense in victory
Coach Mark Pope is hopeful point guard Lamont Butler can return for Saturday's game against Arkansas. LEXINGTON — It's nothing for Kentucky basketball to knock down 10 3-pointers in a game.
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Kentucky basketball big man Brandon Garrison beginning to add 3-point shooting to his game
UK coach Mark Pope compares Garrison's potential to NBA veteran Robert Horry, known for clutch shooting in big moments. LEXINGTON — When Kentucky basketball signed Brandon Garrison out of the ...
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Embarrassment Mounts for Mark Pope as Major Blunder vs. John Calipari Leads to Brutal National Media Reality Check
Mark Pope and his Kentucky Wildcats were riding high after taking down the then-8th seed Tennessee, setting the stage for an ...