When Mark Pope was announced as the head basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, the response from Big Blue Nation and college basketball fans was mixed. Some thought it was a home run hire ...

But there was a twist, one that head coach Mark Pope said he wasn’t aware of until he looked up and saw what was happening with his own two eyes. It was Johnson, the native of Lexington ...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope has made a strong first impression in his first year at the helm in Lexington. His efforts (along with Arkansas' struggles) have helped Big Blue Nation ...

They don't give out national coach of the year awards in January, but if they did, CBS Sports college basketball analyst Gary Parrish is going with Kentucky first-year head coach Mark Pope.

Mark Pope has his point guard of the future. On Saturday afternoon, Acaden Lewis, one of the top point guards in the country, ...

Every time Kentucky's players talk to the media, one thing they talk about time and time again is how much confidence Mark Pope has in his guys. Sometimes athletes, at times, have a bad game and ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mark Pope rides the elevator at Rupp Arena to the third floor, takes the stairs to the upper deck and keeps climbing. He stops at Row Q in Section 213, turns to his left and ...

For Mark Pope, that moment came late Saturday night in a Rupp Arena filled by disappointment. In a game against the immediate past Kentucky head coach, in which the Big Blue Nation desperately ...

Coach Pope is incredible at making sure that his players are confident because players who play freely with a lot of confidence play well, and that is what the Wildcats are looking for.