Mark Pope’s team was challenged by WKU. Here’s what the UK coach liked about the response.
The beat goes on for Mark Pope’s undefeated Kentucky basketball team. While it wasn’t always pretty on Tuesday night inside Rupp Arena, the No. 8-ranked Wildcats still improved to 6-0 on the young season with an 87-68 win over Western Kentucky.
The way Mark Pope talks about basketball makes us want to learn more
Still, when you attend a Pope press conference, be it a postgame presser or his weekly Thursday pressers, or listen to him on the radio with Tom Leach, it illuminates how the 52-year-old Pope thinks about and approaches the game.
Mark Pope says this Kentucky team loves making plays for each other
This Kentucky basketball team is now 5-0 after a blowout win against Jackson State. A big part of the Wildcats' success this season has undoubtedly been their u
Kentucky basketball's Mark Pope praises team after 87-68 win over Western Kentucky
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope praised his team's defensive effort after they defeated Western Kentucky 87-68 Tuesday at Rupp Arena
Even Kentucky haters of the highest order will find themselves liking Mark Pope
Hating Kentucky isn’t cool or fun anymore because Kentucky’s coach is both. Mark Pope is relentlessly likable, which means Kentucky basketball has become likable. Adjust accordingly.
Mark Pope and Wildcats recap win over Jackson State, plus postgame notes
The Kentucky Wildcats won big in Rupp Arena again, this time taking down Jackson State 108-59. Coach Mark Pope and his Wildcats were firing on cylinders. After the game, Pope and his players spoke to the media.
Kentucky basketball dominates again. Mark Pope’s Cats beat Jackson State by 49 points.
Mark Pope’s Kentucky basketball team jumped out to another big early lead Friday night against Jackson State, setting new season highs on 3-point makes and attempts.
Mark Pope on an ‘awesome’ moment in UK’s win over Jackson State
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope talks about Koby Brea after the Wildcats’ 108-59 win over Jackson State on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Rupp Arena. Brea led UK with 22 points in the win.
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Mark Pope tossed t-shirts, joked about turnovers, and looked to the future after the game
Forty-five minutes after Kentucky clinched the BBN Invitational, Mark Pope walked back onto the Rupp Arena floor to another ...
Kentucky fans should love how Mark Pope handles officials after Dan Hurley 's press conference
UConn Coach Dan Hurley has sparked some recent conversation on social media after his post-game out spurt in a press ...
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Mark Pope promised a fast-paced Kentucky basketball offense. What do the numbers say so far?
During the summer months — when discussion of Mark Pope’s first Kentucky basketball team was mainly theoretical — ...
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A fan told Mark Pope at BYU he could ‘easily’ coach at Kentucky one day. His response? “It would be an honor, just as it was when I wore the uniform.”
Mark Pope‘s time at Kentucky has been something of a Big Blue Nation fan fiction, the former captain of the 1996 national ...
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UK Healthcare Mark Pope Show debuts on Nov. 25
University of Kentucky Athletics announced that the UK Healthcare Mark Pope Show will debut live in Lexington on Nov. 25 at 7 ...
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UK HealthCare Mark Pope Show Debuts Monday Night
Kentucky men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope’s weekly radio show, the UK HealthCare Mark Pope Show, debuts on Monday night, ...
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Coach Mark Pope's goal for Kentucky basketball? Grabbing at least 100 rebounds in game
LEXINGTON — Mark Pope is no stranger to setting outsized objectives. Some may go a step further, deeming said goals outlandish. "Every coach in America at every other job in America stands up at ...
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Mark Pope: “You cannot be more happy than you are grateful.”
Mark Pope doesn’t wait until Thursday to celebrate, though. He doesn’t even wait for this week, for that matter. Instead, the ...