The newest head coach has gone above and beyond numerous times for his guys since arriving in Lexington. If you don’t love the energy from Mark Pope at this point, I am not sure what to tell you.
A former top-50 recruit has caught Mark Pope’s eye. The majority of the 2024-25 Kentucky Basketball is finished, but there are still four open scholarship spots.
The Cats have something to prove. Mark Pope and his staff have pieced together a solid roster for the Kentucky Wildcats this coming season to this point.
We are officially in the Mark Pope era as John Calipari has left for Arkansas, and there are going to be a lot of changes. Big Blue Nation has gotten used to five-star recruits turning into one-and-done players making the move to the NBA.
The John Calipari era is over, and now it is time for a Pope takeover in Lexington. Mitch Barnhart hired former Wildcats basketball player and member of
Mark Pope proves he can close. It’s no secret that now former Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari is one of the best recruiters in all of college basketball.
There is plenty of excitement buzzing around this roster. Mark Pope has worked non-stop since being named the newest head coach of Kentucky. Pope has brought in guys like Lamont Butler, Otega Oweh, Andrew Carr, and Koby Brea to help bolster Kentucky’s roster in year one of the Pope era.
The last few weeks have been very busy in Lexington since the Kentucky Wildcats were eliminated in the first round of the 2024 Men’s NCAA Tournament by Oakland.
Could more in-state talent come to Kentucky under Mark Pope? The Kentucky Wildcats are looking at another in-state star in Malachi Moreno. Per Kentucky Sports Radio’s Zack Geoghegan, head coach Mark Pope reached out to Moreno directly.
Mark Pope has already landed an elite shooter in the transfer portal today as Koby Brea decided to bring his talents to Kentucky, but now another is joining him. Former West Virginia point guard Kerr Kriisa just announced he will make the move to Lexington to play for the Wildcats.
Kentucky has already started to load up in the frontcourt, so now they are looking to add guards and wings. Head Coach Mark Pope is putting together a roster that can compete in the SEC right now, which might surprise some.
Williams was the first big man to commit under Mark Pope and discusses why he ended up at Kentucky. Amari Williams was the first big man to transfer to the Kentucky Wildcats under new head coach Mark Pope, and with his size and physical presence, he will easily make an impact on the court.
The Cats have reached out to the No. 1 overall recruit in 2025. Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are currently working on building out the roster for the 2024-25 season as they look to take on the new look of the SEC.
Big Blue Nation is having a great time watching the Wildcat's new head basketball coach, Mark Pope, add to the 2024-25 roster. Things are starting to
It’s a new dawn for the Kentucky Wildcats. The program has moved on from John Calipari who became the new head coach at Arkansas following another disappointing finish in the NCAA Tournament.
AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns will need to look elsewhere in the transfer portal for their frontcourt needs this offseason. Per an announcement Tuesday from his social media accounts, Oklahoma State transfer center Brandon Garrison has committed to Kentucky, choosing the Wildcats over Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
The Kentucky Wildcats are ushering in a new era under new head coach Mark Pope. It will be the first time since 2009 that John Calipari is not at the helm for the Wildcats.
New Kentucky coach Mark Pope is rebuilding his squad through the transfer portal, and he is bringing in some experience to do it.
New Arkansas Razorbacks head coach John Calipari, who resigned from his position as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats earlier this month, is already
Exciting times are ahead for the Kentucky Wildcats as Mark Pope seems to be off to a bright start. The amount of support he got from his introductory press conference turned the event into a rally that the program and its fanbase badly needed.
Reed Sheppard is still not sure if he'll enter the NBA Draft as a certain lottery pick or come back to Kentucky.
Another Kentucky Wildcats big man is leaving the program, with Ugonna Onyenso declaring that he’s ready to turn pro by way of the 2024 NBA Draft. The option to return to Lexington — or college in general — is still there for Onyenso but it doesn’t sound like it’s part of his plan.
A huge section of Kentucky Wildcats fans reacted harshly the moment they announced Mark Pope would take over as the program’s new head coach. Understandably, some sections of fans would be unhappy with the hire after missing out on some of the big-name coaches they were initially linked with.
New Kentucky HC Mark Pope certainly has the fans behind him, for now anyway.
New Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope looked around a full Rupp Arena on Sunday afternoon and ramped up the expectation. Part of why John Calipari
Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats staged quite the event for their new coach’s introduction on Sunday.
Kentucky fans might be underwhelmed by the hire of HC Mark Pope, but that doesn't mean it was a bad hire.
BYU coach Mark Pope, who won a national title as a player with Kentucky, will return to his alma mater and succeed John Calipari as head coach, Wildcats athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Friday.
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