Kentucky basketball’s Mark Pope

Uh-oh, Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball team offer a reminder of John Calipari as losses mount
Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats don’t play any more defense than John Calipari’s final team that couldn’t guard a Division II transfer last March.
Kentucky basketball's Mark Pope issues stern declaration after Wildcats' second-straight loss
Despite the Wildcats' showing some heart in the second half against the Rebels, Mark Pope is right. This is Kentucky. There are no moral victories. Regardless of this program bringing in a new coach and players, the standards stay the same. And this team lived up to them through the first half of the season.
Kentucky basketball’s once-promising season is suddenly on the brink after Ole Miss loss
On down the road, Tennessee will come to Rupp seeking revenge on Feb. 11. The Cats must travel to Alabama on Feb. 22. No. 1 Auburn visits Rupp on March 1. And Kentucky finishes the regular season at surprising Missouri on March 8. And those are just games against the current top teams in the league.
Mark Pope left ‘searching for answers’ after Kentucky’s ugliest loss of the season so far
There were a lot of questions after Kentucky’s poor showing at No. 25 Ole Miss on Tuesday night. What can the Wildcats do to turn things around?
Kentucky basketball's Mark Pope reacts to Ole Miss' historic performance
Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope spoke about the loss to Ole Miss where they scored the most points ever in the rivalry.
HC Mark Pope implies furniture was broken during Kentucky's losing skid
It has not been a great stretch for new head coach Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats. The big headline was that Kentucky welcomed in Arkansas and old head coach John Calipari and lost to the Razorbacks,
Coach Mark Pope blames Kentucky's 1-4 stretch on poor defense
Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope pointed to the team's poor defense after an 84-98 loss to Ole Miss on Tuesday night.
Kentucky basketball’s Mark Pope after loss at Ole Miss: ‘I’m doing a poor job’
Kentucky men’s basketball coach Mark Pope talks to the media after the Wildcats’ 98-84 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford on Feb. 4, 2025.
Everything Mark Pope said after Kentucky basketball’s defensive disaster at Ole Miss
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope answers questions after UK’s dismal defensive showing in a road loss at Ole Miss.

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Kentucky Basketball Coach Admits To Locker Room Vandalism In Bloody-Handed Press Conference
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope hasn't been thrilled with his team's performance over the last two games. The Wildcats ...
Kentucky Coach Has Wild Admission About Bloody Appearance After Ole Miss Loss
The Ole Miss men's basketball team has turned some heads this season with their play under second-year head coach Chris Beard ...
The honeymoon is over for Mark Pope & Kentucky: Can the first-year coach handle BBN?
The Kentucky Wildcats' back-to-back ugly losses have the vocal portion of the fanbase quickly turning on first-year head ...
John Calipari won't be the first former Kentucky basketball coach to return to Rupp Arena
John Calipari will return to Rupp Arena this weekend when his Arkansas team takes on Kentucky. He's not the first former ...
Can Kentucky basketball find solution to defensive deficiencies before it's too late?
Mark Pope's frustration with Kentucky basketball's woeful defense boiled over with broken furniture Tuesday. Can UK find ...
'That's Bob Knight': Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard invokes Indiana legend while beating Kentucky
Chris Beard has the Ole Miss Rebels in the thick of the Southeastern Conference standings. He credits what he learned from ...
How badly has this Kentucky basketball slump hurt the Cats’ NCAA Tournament profile?
A look at several NCAA Tournament projections in the wake of Kentucky’s losses to Ole Miss and Arkansas, as well as some ...
ESPN's Chris Russo calls Kentucky fans 'sports unsophisticated' for not giving John Calipari an ovation
John Calipari walked into Rupp Arena, and his Arkansas Razorbacks dominated the Kentucky Wildcats. This momentum win was ...