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 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.
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?
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.
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.
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’s next foe has the SEC’s worst record. And perhaps the league’s brightest star
Kentucky will play a South Carolina team that is 0-9 in the SEC but has arguably the league’s top NBA draft prospect.
College basketball grades: Kentucky earns 'A+', Kansas gets 'C' in report card heading into weekend
No. 12 Kentucky was backed into a corner entering its showdown at No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday night. The Wildcats had dropped ...
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 ...
Kentucky vs. Ole Miss prediction, pick, college basketball odds
Two middle of the pack SEC teams face off as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Ole Miss ...
College basketball rankings: Kentucky falls out of top 10, St. John's jumps, UConn drops in Coaches Poll
Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after losing 74-69 to Vanderbilt last ...
Western Kentucky takes home win streak into matchup with Kennesaw State
Western Kentucky enters a matchup with Kennesaw State after winning three straight home games. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.
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.