Mark Pope, Kentucky

Kentucky coach Mark Pope has confidence in his players and it is clearly paying off
Every time Kentucky's players talk to the media, one thing they talk about time and time again is how much confidence Mark Pope has in his guys. Sometimes athle
Kentucky keeps falling behind in the first half of big games. How will Mark Pope fix it?
Against most high-major opponents this season, UK basketball has trailed by double digits in the first half. How can Kentucky stop this trend?
How Mark Pope has fared thus far in his first season with Kentucky
Similar to his BYU teams, Pope’s Wildcats share the ball well and score a lot of points. Kentucky ranks third nationally in scoring (89.0 points), is sixth in assists (18.7) and is making 35.5% of nearly 30 3-point attempts per contest.
Mark Pope says this Kentucky team is 'falling in love with competing'
Kentucky got another top 10 signature win added to their resume on Saturday when they defeated No. 6 Florida to open up SEC play, and they had to embrace the physicality of the SEC when they matched up with the best rebounding team in the country.
Mark Pope thinks Kentucky have found the "best shooter in the country" in 22-year-old Koby Brea
In his first year at the helm of the Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff, coach Mark Pope has steered the squad to 12-2 overall thus far.
Mark Pope joins elite company as Kentucky tops another top-10 opponent
Mark Pope is off to a historic start as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. With Kentucky’s thrilling victories over Duke, Gonzaga, and Florida, Pope has become the first Kentucky coach since the legendary Adolph Rupp to win his first three games against AP Top-10 opponents.
Mark Pope after Kentucky’s win vs. Florida: 'How fun is this SEC league going to be?"
Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope talks to the media after the No. 10 Wildcats’ 106-100 win over the No. 6 Florida Gators on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Rupp Arena. UK improved to 12-2. Florida fell to 13-1.
Kentucky’s offense wins out against No. 6 Florida. Mark Pope breaks down how it happened.
Against one of the best defenses in college basketball, the Kentucky Wildcats’ offense was impressive. Mark Pope, Koby Brea and Todd Golden break down how UK won.
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Watch Mark Pope recap Kentucky’s loss to Georgia before the flight home
Before the Kentucky Wildcats caught a flight out of Athens, Georgia, Mark Pope met with reporters in Stegeman Coliseum for a ...
Mark Pope explains why Kentucky basketball struggled to rebound in loss to Georgia
Mark Pope’s UK team fell behind by 13 points at halftime and eventually lost by that same margin, 82-69, to Georgia in the ...
Kentucky's first-half mentality, in SEC loss to Georgia, must change to excel in March
There was no second-half comeback for Kentucky basketball. Georgia was too tough to tame Tuesday, handing UK an 82-69 loss at ...
Mark Pope loves Otega Oweh's intensity and competitive fire
Kentucky got their first win in conference play in the SEC after they defeated No. 6 Florida 106-100 inside a packed Rupp ...
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Ex-Georgia basketball coach Mark Fox returns to Stegeman Coliseum: 'A lot of good memories'
Former UGA coach Mark Fox walked into Stegeman Coliseum as a coach again, this time with Kentucky, leaving him to reflect on ...
UK basketball starts the new year with a top-10 victory. Mark Pope recaps win vs. Florida.
Mark Pope breaks down how Kentucky basketball opened SEC play with a top-10 win at home over previously unbeaten Florida.
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Kentucky suffers first loss of Southeastern Conference schedule to physical Georgia Bulldogs 82-69 in Athens
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky struggled in its first road game in the Southeastern Conference Tuesday night. The sixth-ranked Wildcats (12-3, 1-1 SEC) suffered an 82-69 loss to Georgia in ...
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Jaxson Robinson staying after the Florida game to shoot shows the culture Mark Pope is building
Jaxson Robinson was brought to Lexington to be the star of this Kentucky basketball team, and he has had some early season ...