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2.2KBasketballRick Pitino Gave Mark Pope a Strong Message That Helped Turned Kentucky’s Season Around
Kyle Tucker is back (welcome back Kyle!) and he has a great article today about Rick Pitino calling Mark Pope earlier this...
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2.8KBasketballThe Field of 68 Grades Mark Pope’s Second Season at Kentucky
The guys at The Field of 68 graded Mark Pope’s second season as head coach at Kentucky earlier this week. The trio...
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1.8KBasketballMark Pope Talks About Florida Game, Gives Discouraging Update on Jayden Quaintance
Mark Pope talked to the media this afternoon about Saturday’s road trip to Florida and more. Pope gave somewhat of a discouraging...
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1.8KBasketballCBS Sports Drops Preview of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Documentary
CBS Sports dropped an incredible preview of the upcoming Kentucky men’s basketball documentary that is set to be released in April. “We’re...
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2.2KBasketballThe Field of 68 Praises Mark Pope and Kentucky for Turning Season Around
Randolph Childress, Terrence Oglesby and Rob Dauster of The Field of 68 spent some time on Monday praising Mark Pope and Kentucky...
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2.6KBasketballMark and Lee Anne Pope Welcome Daughter Back from Mission Trip
Mark Pope left his postgame press conference early after Wednesday’s win over Oklahoma because he had to meet his daughter, Avery, at...
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The Field of 68 Analyzes Some Tweaks That Mark Pope Made to Help Kentucky
The guys at The Field of 68 had a segment last night about some tweaks Mark Pope made recently to help Kentucky...
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4.3KBasketballKentucky Players, Mark Pope Discuss Win at Arkansas
Mark Pope, Otega Oweh and Malachi Moreno sat down with the media following Kentucky’s win at Arkansas last night. Oweh grabbed the...
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16.5KBasketballKentucky Stuns No. 15 Arkansas in Bud Walton Arena
Kentucky just went into Bud Walton Arena and stunned No. 15 Arkansas 85-77 in an intense SEC battle. In a game that...
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2.9KBasketballJohn Calipari, Mark Pope Have Identical Records at Their New Jobs
Believe it or not, John Calipari and Mark Pope have identical 38-19 records since changing jobs prior to the 2024-25 season. Something...
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2.4KBasketballRob Dauster Wonders if Jayden Quaintance is Trying to Protect his Draft Stock
Mark Pope explained today that Jayden Quaintance is still dealing with swelling in his surgically repaired knee. Pope said Quaintance is “on...
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2.0K1BasketballMark Pope Says There’s an “Outside Chance” Kam Williams Could Return
Mark Pope said in his press conference this morning that there’s an “outside chance” Kam Williams could return to the court for...
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1.7KBasketballMark Pope Says Jayden Quaintance is in “Full Shutdown” Right Now
It is seeming more and more likely that Kentucky will be without star transfer Jayden Quaintance for the long haul, if not...
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1.2KBasketballJohn Calipari Says Mark Pope is Doing a “Great Job” at Kentucky
John Calipari gave Mark Pope a lot of praise following Arkansas’s win at Oklahoma earlier in the week. “Mark Pope’s doing a...
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1.6KBasketballMark Pope Reacts to Humbling Loss at Vanderbilt
Mark Pope, Otega Oweh and Denzel Aberdeen met with the media last night following Kentucky’s embarrassing 80-55 loss at Vanderbilt. “Yeah, well,...
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8.2KBasketballPostgame Notes From Kentucky’s Fourth Straight SEC Win
Kentucky knocked off Texas 85-80 last night at Rupp Arena. The win is the fourth-straight Southeastern Conference win for the Cats. That...
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5.2KBasketballMark Pope Gives Thoughts on Current NCAA Eligibility Situation
Mark Pope gave his thoughts on the current NCAA eligibility situation in college basketball. “The NCAA does get to decide who gets...
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Mark Pope Recaps Win Over Texas, Gives Update on Kam Williams
Mark Pope sat down with the media following Kentucky’s 85-80 win over Texas tonight. Pope revealed that Kam Williams suffered a broken...
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Kam Williams to Miss Significant Time With a Broken Foot
Mark Pope shared after tonight’s game that Kam Williams will miss significant time due to a broken foot. “Kam’s foot’s broken, so...
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Jayden Quaintance Will Not Play Against Texas
Mark Pope confirmed during his afternoon press conference that Jayden Quaintance will remain out against Texas tomorrow night. Quaintance has been dealing...