For new Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball head coaches, the job really starts at the exact second that significant adversity is faced for the first time. For Mark Pope, that moment came late ...

serving as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, as of February 2025. Mark Pope attended Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington, where he began his basketball career.

but this Kentucky men’s basketball team has hit a rough spot. Saturday’s 74-69 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores was the second straight defeat for Mark Pope’s club, following the 102-97 ...

Kentucky men’s basketball — and Mark Pope specifically — have some major questions to answer on the defensive end. That much is clear after UK’s latest game, a 98-84 road loss to Ole Miss ...

LEXINGTON — Normally jovial and verbose during postgame news conferences, Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope struck a different tone after last week's game against Alabama at Rupp Arena.

LEXINGTON — Normally jovial and verbose during postgame news conferences, Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope struck a ...

First-year Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has gotten off to a strong start in Lexington, although this was a much-needed win after back-to-back losses to Alabama and Vanderbilt. After the ...

Mark Pope, the current coach of Kentucky Wildcats on Thursday, reflected on the experience of playing against the Wildcats as an opposing coach. Pope was speaking at a press conference and said ...

That has Kentucky searching for answers, especially defensively. Mark Pope says Kentucky is dealing with a lot of frustration as a team right now, really trying to figure out some answers to their ...