Mark Pope, Kentucky basketball

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope prefers a 10-player rotation to keep the team's energy high. Injuries to key players have forced younger players into increased roles, with mixed results.
LEXINGTON — As Kentucky basketball's seasonlong struggles defensively have continued unabated, coach Mark Pope conceded Thursday players need to ask more of themselves. And each other.
In the big picture of Kentucky basketball, the 23 games Mark Pope has served as head coach is not an ample sample size. Nevertheless, as No. 15 UK (16-7, 5-5 SEC) prepares to face No. 5 Tennessee ...
When they showed up in 2022, they were both new Nuggets — Caldwell-Pope via trade, Jordan via free agency. “He brought it up to me,” Jordan remembered, grinning. “Us being competitors ...
Kentucky head coach Mark Pope didn’t hold back when addressing his frustration following the Wildcats’ 98-84 loss to Ole Miss, even trailing by 23 points going into halftime. After the team ...