Their assist numbers prove it. Through five games, Kentucky has an assist rate of 61.6% of all of their made baskets through those games combined. After the game, Mark Pope talked about how well this team shares the ball,

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.

Mark Pope delivered an early signature win as Kentucky's head coach, but he's putting the attention on his players.

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

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’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.

Kentucky's win over the Duke Blue Devils turned heads in the college basketball world as this finally proved Mark Pope's team is capable of beating the best tea

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.

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.