Mark Pope says he has the healthiest team of his head coaching career
Injuries are an unfortunate part of sports. Kentucky men’s basketball has been no outlier in that regard over the years. But new head coach Mark Pope is trying to change that with a thorough approach to keeping his first Kentucky team as healthy as possible.
Will Kentucky coach Mark Pope stick with ten players getting action all season long?
Kentucky was able to take down Wright State by a score of 103-62 to get the Mark Pope era started off with a bang. In this game, Coach Pope had ten players pla
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 summons ‘Kentucky magic’ in his first night as head coach of the Wildcats
Kentucky beat Wright State by 41 points in Mark Pope’s first game as the team’s head coach. Afterward, Pope talked about the importance of the evening.
Otega Oweh shared how Kentucky celebrated Mark Pope's first win
Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats took on Wright State on Monday to start the Poper era, and the Wildcats won this game in blowout fashion 103-62. College bas
Kentucky basketball 7-footer Amari Williams has big showing in first game of Mark Pope era
Kentucky basketball 7-footer Amari Williams had a big debut showing to begin the Mark Pope era at Rupp Arena as UK rolled to a win over Wright State.
Here are the vibes we got from Mark Pope’s debut as Kentucky men’s basketball coach
Kentucky scored 103 points in its 41-point victory over Wright State on Monday night. (Yes, Pope wore the No. 41 during his playing days as a Wildcat. Karma.) That’s the highest point total by a Kentucky team for a brand new coach since Tubby Smith’s first edition defeated Morehead State 88-49. Those Cats went on to hang a banner.
Oweh scores 21, No. 23 Kentucky routs Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope’s debut as Wildcats’ coach
Otega Oweh scored 21 points, Koby Brea added 18 off the bench, and No. 23 Kentucky shot 60% to blow out Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope’s Wildcat debut.
Mark Pope working toward sustained success for Kentucky basketball in NCAA Tournament, SEC
Kentucky is college basketball's winningest program. But it's fallen short of that standard in recent years. Here's how Mark Pope aims to change that.
Mark Pope wins debut as No. 23 Kentucky routs Wright State
Otega Oweh scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field and Koby Brea shot 4-for-4 from 3-point land and scored 18 points to lead No. 23 Kentucky to a 103-62 season-opening win over Wright State on Monday in Lexington,
Everything Mark Pope had to say after picking up his 1st win as Kentucky basketball coach
The Mark Pope era is officially off to a winning start for the Kentucky men’s basketball program. On Monday night, the Wildcats began the 2024-25 season with a dominant 103-62 home victory against Wright State of the Horizon League.
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Of course Mark Pope went to a referee symposium (and other Pope thoughts)
After a lopsided season-opener and two lopsided exhibitions before that, we’re basking in the glow of the beginning of the ...
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Pope wants deep Wildcats to 'keep coming in waves'
“I would be really blessed to keep those 10 guys healthy,” Pope said. “If we can stay healthy, I would like to just keep ...
‘Checks off a few more boxes.’ Mark Pope continues recruiting run with third 2025 commit.
Plenty of questions existed about Mark Pope’s recruiting ability when he took the UK basketball coaching job. He’s answered ...
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Will Mark Pope pull the green light if shots aren’t falling? ‘Yeah, we don’t do that.’
Kentucky is going to shoot the ball with Mark Pope running the show. And they’ll keep shooting, and shooting, and shooting.