Kentucky, Mark Pope and Alabama

Mark Pope explains what went wrong for Kentucky down the stretch against #4 Alabama
Kentucky faced off against #4 Alabama in their fifth game of the season against an AP top 15 team, and their third-straight at home, which marked the first time
Mark Pope’s favorite part about being at Kentucky? “The people I get to be around.”
Mark Pope will be the first to tell you he would not be coaching at all had he not transferred from Washington to become a Wildcat in 1994. He nearly didn’t anyway, enrolling in medical school at Columbia University as a Rhodes Scholar candidate before he quit to ‘fold laundry and hand out water’ as ‘the assistant to the operations guy’ under Mark
Mark Pope, Kentucky should feel sting of Alabama loss but not any concern
No. 4 Alabama marched into Lexington and beat No. 8 Kentucky in a thrilling 102-97 showdown between SEC powerhouses. The Crimson Tide and Wildcats showed exactl
Mark Pope says Kentucky left 'so much' on the table in loss to #4 Alabama
Kentucky basketball had another top 15 matchup in Rupp Arena, this time against #4 Alabama, and while the Wildcats hung around, the final minutes were the story
Tuesday Headlines: Mark Pope working aggressively to solve Kentucky’s foul issues
Pope inherited a team that had zero returning players from the previous season’s rotation and was tasked with filling out an entire roster through the transfer portal as well as
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Historic College Basketball Program’s $38 Million Blunder Suffer Humiliation Thanks to Mark Pope’s SEC Heroics
In the world of college basketball, only a few names resonate as powerfully as John Calipari. The post Historic College ...
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Kentucky coach Mark Pope says week off serves as ‘pathway’ for Wildcats to get healthy
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky gets a rare break this week to prepare for the remainder of the regular season. The ...
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Brown: Kentucky's experience will carry Mark Pope's Cats through grueling SEC schedule
"If you're going to be a good team, you better be able to get rid of frustration," Pope said. "You better be able to just ...
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Kentucky fans need to remember early Sweet 16 expectation and enjoy this ride
After Mark Pope assembled his first roster from scratch, the consensus among Kentucky fans was that a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 finish would be outstanding. It's a declaration they need to ...
Travis Perry's path with Kentucky basketball isn't Reed Sheppard's. That's OK | C.L. Brown
Travis Perry and Reed Sheppard are both Kentucky natives. But their paths with the Kentucky Wildcats differ. And that isn't a ...
Brown: Kentucky basketball's Lamont Butler embodies toughness Mark Pope wants to play with
Lamont Butler, in UK basketball's game vs Alabama at Rupp Arena, played with the toughness Mark Pope is trying to instill in ...
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Kentucky Walking on Shaky Ground but Mark Pope Delivers Promising Update on 23YO National Star
Mark Pope’s Kentucky faced Alabama at their very own Rupp Arena, and in what was a nail-biting, high-octane game, the Crimson ...
Mark Pope is learning how to take advantage of how SEC officials call games
Kentucky basketball is coming off of a high-scoring and thrilling battle with #4 Alabama that ended in a 102-97 loss, and ...