Mark Pope’s first season as Kentucky’s head coach ended with a Sweet 16 run. Now, he's going all in on a title chase — and he’s got serious financial firepower behind him. The Wildcats ...

The Kentucky Wildcats will try to snap an 11-year Final Four drought under second-year head coach Mark Pope next season. He led Kentucky to a 24-12 record and a Sweet 16 appearance in his first ...

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in his first season as head coach of the SEC program. The Wildcats eventually fell to conference rival Tennessee ...

Alas, Mark Pope will remember what his players did for him more than what he accomplished. The 52-year-old head coach was hired in early April at Kentucky and put together a competitive roster in ...

Mark Pope has done an A+ job in his year as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. Coach Pope has done a heck of a job getting the Kentucky fan base back into this program and took his first ...

After orchestrating a successful first season at Kentucky by leading the blue-blood program to its first Sweet 16 since 2019, head coach Mark Pope has put together another roster capable of going ...

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope is almost finished building his roster for the 2025-26 season. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com Speaking of the transfer rankings, The Athletic updated its ...

Mark Pope’s push for the Sweet 16 during the first season as Kentucky’s head coach has already paid off, literally. After guiding the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in this year’s March Madness ...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope calls out to his team Friday, March 28, 2025, during the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. / Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA ...