Kentucky, Mark Pope and Alabama

Mark Pope explains what went wrong for Kentucky down the stretch against #4 Alabama
Kentucky faced off against #4 Alabama in their fifth game of the season against an AP top 15 team, and their third-straight at home, which marked the first time
Mark Pope’s favorite part about being at Kentucky? “The people I get to be around.”
Mark Pope will be the first to tell you he would not be coaching at all had he not transferred from Washington to become a Wildcat in 1994. He nearly didn’t anyway, enrolling in medical school at Columbia University as a Rhodes Scholar candidate before he quit to ‘fold laundry and hand out water’ as ‘the assistant to the operations guy’ under Mark
Mark Pope, Kentucky should feel sting of Alabama loss but not any concern
No. 4 Alabama marched into Lexington and beat No. 8 Kentucky in a thrilling 102-97 showdown between SEC powerhouses. The Crimson Tide and Wildcats showed exactl
Mark Pope says Kentucky left 'so much' on the table in loss to #4 Alabama
Kentucky basketball had another top 15 matchup in Rupp Arena, this time against #4 Alabama, and while the Wildcats hung around, the final minutes were the story
Tuesday Headlines: Mark Pope working aggressively to solve Kentucky’s foul issues
Pope inherited a team that had zero returning players from the previous season’s rotation and was tasked with filling out an entire roster through the transfer portal as well as
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Historic College Basketball Program’s $38 Million Blunder Suffer Humiliation Thanks to Mark Pope’s SEC Heroics
In the world of college basketball, only a few names resonate as powerfully as John Calipari. The post Historic College ...
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Kentucky coach Mark Pope says week off serves as ‘pathway’ for Wildcats to get healthy
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky gets a rare break this week to prepare for the remainder of the regular season. The ...
Mark Pope picks up career win No. 200. Looking back at the Kentucky coach’s top victories.
Kentucky’s win against Mississippi State was Mark Pope’s 200th win as a college coach. These have been his most memorable ...
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Kentucky fans need to remember early Sweet 16 expectation and enjoy this ride
After Mark Pope assembled his first roster from scratch, the consensus among Kentucky fans was that a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 finish would be outstanding. It's a declaration they need to ...
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Coach Mark Pope, Wildcats suffer first home loss of season in high-scoring showdown with Alabama
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Alabama was the first team to 100 points and it was just enough to hold off Kentucky Saturday ...
Mark Pope, Kentucky basketball draw championship declaration from Buzz Williams
Mark Pope is in his first year coaching the Kentucky basketball team, and he has a good squad on his hands. The Wildcats are ...
Travis Perry's path with Kentucky basketball isn't Reed Sheppard's. That's OK | C.L. Brown
Travis Perry and Reed Sheppard are both Kentucky natives. But their paths with the Kentucky Wildcats differ. And that isn't a ...
Kentucky's top three MVP's according to analytics might surprise Big Blue Nation
The Mark Pope era is off to a great start, and that is because the Wildcat's new head coach knocked the transfer portal out ...