Pope Francis now has a connection to Kentucky’s own well-known Pope. He’s been gifted a University of Kentucky basketball jersey, No. 23, with “Pope” emblazoned on the back, in honor of ...

The picks are in for Mark Pope and the members of his UK basketball coaching staff. These choices have nothing to do with who will be on the Wildcats’ roster for the 2024-25 season. Hours before ...

For the 2024-25 season, Pope is due to receive $5 million, with his salary increasing by $250,000 each year through the 2028-29 season. If Kentucky advances to the Sweet 16, the contract will be ...

N ow that the Kentucky Wildcats got the news that Otega Oweh has pulled his name out of the NBA Draft and will play for Mark Pope once again next season, the team needs to have big aspirations ...

This UK basketball preseason was filled with hype over Pope’s innovative offensive approach. Lots of pace, lots of points, lots of fun. It took only two or three minutes for that to become a ...

Mark Pope is looking for UK basketball recruits. Here’s what’s ‘super important’ to him. By Ben Roberts. July 15, 2024 4:00 AM.

The Cats were 2-0 in the arena during Pope’s playing days: a 71-60 win in 1995, in a game UK trailed at halftime; and a 120-81 beatdown in 1996, when the Cats did little wrong all season.

Coming off an upset victory over No. 6 Duke on Tuesday night, Mark Pope looked at some areas of improvement for these Kentucky Wildcats moving forward.