Mark Pope left BYU 10 months ago to return to his alma mater Kentucky, where he plied his craft at the direction of legendary coach Rick Pitino. Now, as head coach roaming the sidelines of Rupp Arena, that leap of faith is paying off big time.
Calipari returns to Kentucky for the first time Saturday when the Wildcats host Arkansas. The Razorbacks (12-8, 1-6) have this week off but No. 12 Kentucky (14-5, 3-3) has a huge game tonight at No. 8 Tennessee (17-3, 4-3).
The latest edition of the Tennessee-Kentucky rivalry goes down Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET, when the No. 8 Volunteers host the No. 12 Wildcats. It’ll be the 241st men’s basketball matchup between the two programs, but the first for Kentucky coach Mark Pope.
Predictions, picks and odds as No. 8 Tennessee basketball faces No. 12 Kentucky. Plus, injury updates and the latest news
Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats took a 3-2 SEC ... team that looked a whole lot different than the running-and-gunning Florida Gators squad that the Cats beat three days earlier.
On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.
Then the sports analyst blurted out a rib on Calipari and said: "Let's get Mark Pope on. Better talk to ... to Tennessee (76-52), Ole Miss (73-66), Florida (71-63), LSU (78-74) and Missouri ...
Good morning, friends. Today is a big day on several fronts. First, the No. 11 Kentucky Women’s Basketball team takes its undefeated SEC record to College Station for a big game vs. Texas A&M. Secondly,
First-year coach Pat Kelsey has turned things around for the Cardinals. Plus, Miami is a mess, mid-major spotlight and this weekend’s games to watch.
Kentucky's Mark Pope started his coaching career at Rupp Arena with 11 straight wins. How does that start compare to other first-year UK coaches?
Kentucky was upset by Vanderbilt on the road Saturday in a game where they just let it slip right out of their hands. Coming back from a 14-point hole at halftime, the Wildcats eventually took the lead thanks to a run,