Since the moment Mark Pope was hired at Kentucky, Rick Pitino has had his back. And now that his protege has wrapped up his ...

Kentucky finished 24-12 in its first season under Pope, captain on Pitino’s 1996 national championship team at UK. While No.

Mark Pope played at Kentucky for two years under Rick Pitino from 1994 to 1996. He won the national championship in his final year with the Wildcats and has often shared some of his experiences from ...

That advantage should not be slept on. This article was originally published on fansided.com as Mark Pope comes to Rick Pitino realization that John Calipari is about to find out.

St. John's head coach Rick Pitino doesn't want to get in a war of words with John Calipari, but recent comments from Kentucky coach Mark Pope suggest otherwise. The selection committee delivered a ...

Though he was busy coaching St. John’s to the Big East regular season and conference tournament titles, Rick Pitino found time to keep an eye on Mark Pope this season. “I always follow the ...

SAN ANTONIO -- After saying he couldn’t envision a return to Louisville -- the school that fired him in 2017 -- Rick Pitino ...

Pope won the national title in 1996 when he was a player under former coach Rick Pitino, who is now the St. John's Red Storm coach. During a 2024 segment of the "Field of 68: After Dark," Mark ...

After sitting out the 1993-94 season due to the NCAA's transfer rules, Pope made his debut in 1994-95. Across the final two ...

Everyone has their own style. Pope’s style is purely Pope. He admits that when he started out coaching he tried to emulate his college coach, Rick Pitino. Didn’t work. It was Rick Pitino, but it ...

John's takes down Omaha, there will be a John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino matchup in the Round of 32. After the selection show, Mark Pope went on ESPN Radio with Matt Jones and Myron Medcalf ...