Mark Pope is usually calm, cool and collected with college basketball referees during games. “He hasn’t always been that way,” says a longtime assistant.
Kentucky dropped from a No. 1 seed to a No. 2, then a No. 3, and now, a No. 4 seed in ESPN’s latest Bracketology. The Wildcats’ jump to No. 1 came on Dec. 17, immediately following the team’s home win ...