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 ...

Kentucky coach Mark Pope has once again offered to cover a bill for his devoted fans. And this time, it could get really expensive. During his weekly appearance on the Mark Pope radio show Monday ...

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope earned his first NCAA Tournament win after the Wildcats defeated Troy, 76-57. Specifically, what it would mean to earn his first win in the Big Dance after ...

Of course, Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are still one of the aforementioned 16 schools vying for an NCAA championship this season. The Cats advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 2019 on ...

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That matchup between the Wildcats and Trojans will be the first time Mark Pope coaches UK in an NCAA Tournament setting. Pope, who famously won the 1996 national title at UK as a player ...

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 ...