Mourners grieved the death of Pope Francis across the US on Monday, remembering him as a compassionate voice for the poor and ...

After an offseason of uncertainty surrounding Mark Pope's first season as the Kentucky basketball head coach following a 15-year run under John Calipari, the former BYU head coach led the Wildcats ...

MILWAUKEE — Mark Pope stood inside a tunnel leading from the court to the locker room moments after Kentucky’s opening-round victory against Troy and smiled wide. The weight of the pressure ...

Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. Mark Pope wanted physicality. He got it. Pope wanted defense. He got it. Pope wanted length and athleticism and a roster that could go toe to ...

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope signed nine transfers in one month after taking over as the school's head coach last year following John Calipari's departure to Arkansas. Those transfers ...

There haven’t been any definitive announcements from Kentucky natives Trent Noah and Travis Perry in the wake of last week’s season-ending loss in the NCAA Tournament, but UK coach Mark Pope ...

This collection of seniors has done the impossible. They've won over the hearts of Big Blue Nation in a way that should have taken four years to accomplish. In late May, after having been Kentucky ...

So Mark Pope’s debut season as the head men’s basketball coach at his college alma mater ended in the Sweet 16 with a 24-12 record. By Kentucky standards, 24-12 is not an exceptional season.

For most of the Wildcats’ 76-57 first-round victory against Troy in the NCAA Tournament, UK coach Mark Pope was directly in front of me. And I was struck by his 40 minutes of positivity.

Perhaps no members of Kentucky took the team's Sweet 16 loss to Tennessee harder than head coach Mark Pope. He was visibly distraught after the No. 3 seed Wildcats saw a promising 2025 NCAA ...

After the win, head coach Mark Pope was fired up, celebrating with everyone in his vicinity, including his assistant coaches and players. Pope and his assistants embraced for a group hug ...

Hughes, a junior finance major at Kentucky who grew up in Lexington, knew how to contact Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope. One email later and Hughes was on his way to his first NCAA Tournament ...