Mark Pope, Kentucky

Mark Pope says this Kentucky team loves making plays for each other
This Kentucky basketball team is now 5-0 after a blowout win against Jackson State. A big part of the Wildcats' success this season has undoubtedly been their u
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Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has a new challenge after win over Duke | C.L. Brown
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has a new problem on his hands after the win vs. Duke. How UK basketball plays vs. Lipscomb will tell us a lot.
The way Mark Pope talks about basketball makes us want to learn more
Still, when you attend a Pope press conference, be it a postgame presser or his weekly Thursday pressers, or listen to him on the radio with Tom Leach, it illuminates how the 52-year-old Pope thinks about and approaches the game.
Mark Pope wants Kentucky to stay 'locked in' defensively
Kentucky basketball this season mostly gets praise from how exciting the offensive style is, but where they have also made strides is the defensive end. Through
Even Kentucky haters of the highest order will find themselves liking Mark Pope
Hating Kentucky isn’t cool or fun anymore because Kentucky’s coach is both. Mark Pope is relentlessly likable, which means Kentucky basketball has become likable. Adjust accordingly.
Kentucky basketball dominates again. Mark Pope’s Cats beat Jackson State by 49 points.
Mark Pope’s Kentucky basketball team jumped out to another big early lead Friday night against Jackson State, setting new season highs on 3-point makes and attempts.
Time for Mark Pope to Get Kentucky Into Feast Week
Just four games into his tenure, Mark Pope has changed so much of the attitude and mentality around the program that John Calipari left. The style of play has fast-forwarded 15 years. The win over Duke proved that Kentucky could show up and win big games at the start of the year.
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Kentucky basketball shows Mark Pope he has great team with a lot of heart | C.L. Brown
Kentucky coach Mark Pope doesn’t need the best of the best now; he’s got himself a squad that has plenty of talent and heart.
Mark Pope and Wildcats recap win over Jackson State, plus postgame notes
The Kentucky Wildcats won big in Rupp Arena again, this time taking down Jackson State 108-59. Coach Mark Pope and his Wildcats were firing on cylinders. After the game, Pope and his players spoke to the media.
Mark Pope on an ‘awesome’ moment in UK’s win over Jackson State
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope talks about Koby Brea after the Wildcats’ 108-59 win over Jackson State on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Rupp Arena. Brea led UK with 22 points in the win.
Box score from No. 9 Kentucky basketball’s 108-59 win over Jackson State
Complete statistics from Friday night’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Jackson State Tigers in Rupp Arena.
Lexington Herald Leader on MSN11d
Mark Pope led Kentucky basketball to a signature win over Duke. Here’s what he said after.
Kentucky basketball has its first signature win of the Mark Pope coaching era. The No. 19-ranked Wildcats toppled No. 6 ...
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Mark Pope's early success proves John Calipari's philosophies were outdated
Pope’s construction of this roster has proven that Calipari’s philosophies are outdated. To win a national title in this day ...
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How Mark Pope and Kentucky stopped Cooper Flagg in a Champions Classic: "We'll have a body there to take the ball"
John Calipari left the Kentucky Wildcats in the hands of former BYU head coach Mark Pope. While most analysts predicted ...
College basketball experts love Mark Pope’s team. ‘I’m not surprised. I’m impressed.’
The Herald-Leader asked ESPN analysts Jay Bilas and Seth Greenberg for their take on Mark Pope’s time so far at Kentucky. “He ...
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Mark Pope will wear suits for home games: “I can’t in good conscience walk into Rupp in a quarter zip”
Whether or not coaches should wear suits on the sidelines is a popular debate, especially after the shift to comfort during ...
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Kentucky coach Mark Pope hasn’t produced an NBA draft pick. Does that matter in recruiting?
LEXINGTON, Ky. — During Mark Pope’s nine combined seasons as the head coach at Utah Valley and BYU, the now-Kentucky coach never oversaw a future NBA draft pick, let alone a future NBA player.