Mark Pope, Kentucky

How does Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope handle analytics? With human touch
Mark Pope is passionate about analytics. But for the first-year Kentucky basketball coach, those numbers must be offset by pondering human emotion.
Everything Mark Pope said following Kentucky’s win over WKU
What did Mark Pope have to say following Kentucky‘s 19-point victory over Western Kentucky inside Rupp Arena on Tuesday? He wasn’t too pleased about the offensive efficiency and production, obviously,
Kentucky’s Mark Pope hosts first weekly radio show. Here’s what the UK coach had to say.
Mark Pope hosted his first weekly radio show as the Kentucky basketball coach on Monday night. He was joined by some special guests.
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.
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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.
UK-Western Kentucky is a rare basketball matchup. Will Mark Pope schedule more like it?
Mark Pope played his first in-state opponent as Kentucky’s head coach Tuesday night. Here’s how UK has scheduled such foes in the past.
Kentucky basketball's Mark Pope praises team after 87-68 win over Western Kentucky
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope praised his team's defensive effort after they defeated Western Kentucky 87-68 Tuesday at Rupp Arena
Meet Mark Pope, the Kentucky men's basketball coach who replaced John Calipari
After a decade and a half with Kentucky, former Wildcats head coach John Calipari is no longer leading the program. Now the head coach at Arkansas, the longtime face of the team brought a few of his former players to a new school in the SEC. In his absence, former BYU head coach Mark Pope is now running the show for Kentucky.
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
UK Healthcare Mark Pope Show debuts on Nov. 25
University of Kentucky Athletics announced that the UK Healthcare Mark Pope Show will debut live in Lexington on Nov. 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Kentucky fans should love how Mark Pope handles officials after Dan Hurley 's press conference
UConn Coach Dan Hurley has sparked some recent conversation on social media after his post-game out spurt in a press ...
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A fan told Mark Pope at BYU he could ‘easily’ coach at Kentucky one day. His response? “It would be an honor, just as it was when I wore the uniform.”
Mark Pope‘s time at Kentucky has been something of a Big Blue Nation fan fiction, the former captain of the 1996 national ...
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Mark Pope promised a fast-paced Kentucky basketball offense. What do the numbers say so far?
During the summer months — when discussion of Mark Pope’s first Kentucky basketball team was mainly theoretical — ...
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Kentucky extends an offer to a top five recruit in the 2026 class
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope and his staff have already begun working on the 2026 recruiting class, including offers to top ten prospects Anthony Thompson and Ikenna Alozie. Now they've added a ...
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Kentucky found success vs. WKU with Andrew Carr at the 5: ‘He’s like a point forward out there.’
In key moments against Western Kentucky, Mark Pope rolled out a small-ball lineup that proved to be effective against the ...
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Kentucky overpowers Western Kentucky: 3 things to know and postgame banter
The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in Lexington on Tuesday night by a score of 87-68. This game was ...
Brown: Louisville, Kentucky basketball will have to break trend to make NCAA Tournament
Louisville Cardinals and Kentucky Wildcats face challenge of quickly molding transfer-heavy college basketball rosters into ...
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Mark Pope tossed t-shirts, joked about turnovers, and looked to the future after the game
Forty-five minutes after Kentucky clinched the BBN Invitational, Mark Pope walked back onto the Rupp Arena floor to another ...