Kentucky, Mark Pope and South Carolina

WATCH: Mark Pope, Kentucky players discuss win over South Carolina
Mark Pope was a happy man following Kentucky’s 80-57 win over South Carolina (to the point he brought a t-shirt cannon to the postgame radio show). Not only did the Cats get back in the win column after back-to-back losses,
Mark Pope planning to tweak rotation ahead of Kentucky's matchup with South Carolina
Kentucky is looking to bounce back on Saturday against South Carolina after a blowout loss to Ole Miss, now losing four of their last 5 games. During this stret
Mark Pope’s Kentucky honeymoon phase refuses to fade: ‘This means something’
The Wildcats are beating expectations and playing pretty ball in Year 1, but their new coach's link with the fan base is powering the vibes.
Everything Mark Pope said after Kentucky basketball’s defensive disaster at Ole Miss
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope answers questions after UK’s dismal defensive showing in a road loss at Ole Miss.
Mark Pope gives an encouraging update on Kentucky PG Lamont Butler
Kentucky had a lot of troubles on Tuesday in their blowout loss to Ole Miss. One player they are certainly missing is point guard Lamont Butler, who has been ou
Kentucky basketball's Mark Pope issues stern declaration after Wildcats' second-straight loss
Despite the Wildcats' showing some heart in the second half against the Rebels, Mark Pope is right. This is Kentucky. There are no moral victories. Regardless of this program bringing in a new coach and players, the standards stay the same. And this team lived up to them through the first half of the season.
The honeymoon is over for Mark Pope & Kentucky: Can the first-year coach handle BBN?
The Kentucky Wildcats' back-to-back ugly losses have the vocal portion of the fanbase quickly turning on first-year head coach Mark Pope.
Mark Pope says Kentucky is dealing with a lot of frustration right now
T he Kentucky Wildcats were ready to get their sixth win of the season as an underdog on Tuesday when they faced Ole Miss on the road, but they dug a hole that was too much to get
Uh-oh, Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball team offer a reminder of John Calipari as losses mount
Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats don’t play any more defense than John Calipari’s final team that couldn’t guard a Division II transfer last March. Kentucky gets buried under a barrage of 3 ...
Mark Pope still expects “great things” for Kentucky this season
The Kentucky Wildcats are now in a very rough patch of this college basketball season, as they have lost four of their last five games. Now, all of the BBN and the college basketball world are asking the same question: Can this team respond?
Mark Pope's first Kentucky team shares similarities with John Calipari's last
J ohn Calipari's final team as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats was a frustrating team for Big Blue Nation as the Wildcats were elite on offense, but the defense was horren
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What’s the latest with Kentucky’s Kerr Kriisa? It doesn’t sound like he’ll be back soon
It appears that Mark Pope’s Kentucky basketball team is likely to be shorthanded at point guard for the foreseeable future. Pope offered up the first in-depth update in weeks on the status of ...
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Kentucky basketball can't dig out of deep first-half deficit, stumbles against Ole Miss
It all circles back to Kentucky's defense. As Pope did — repeatedly — during his postgame news conference. Four times, he used the words "defensive" or "defensively." Once, it occurred after ...
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Mark Pope admits he had a sleepless night worrying about status of Lamont Butler, Jaxson Robinson
Mark Pope's struggling Kentucky team got a big lift on Saturday from a few players who he was worried would be missing yet ...
Kentucky vs South Carolina score today: UK basketball updates, highlights from SEC game
It's Kentucky vs South Carolina in an SEC college basketball game at Rupp Arena. Follow for live UK basketball score and game ...
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Embarrassment Mounts for Mark Pope as Major Blunder vs. John Calipari Leads to Brutal National Media Reality Check
Mark Pope and his Kentucky Wildcats were riding high after taking down the then-8th seed Tennessee, setting the stage for an ...
Kentucky Suffers Blowout Loss to Ole Miss as CBB Fans Rip Mark Pope for SEC Struggles
The SEC schedule has not been kind to Mark Pope and his Kentucky Wildcats. Ole Miss responded to Saturday's loss against ...
Kentucky Basketball Coach Admits To Locker Room Vandalism In Bloody-Handed Press Conference
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope hasn't been thrilled with his team's performance over the last two games. The Wildcats have dropped back-to-back ...
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HC Mark Pope implies furniture was broken during Kentucky's losing skid
It has not been a great stretch for new head coach Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats. The big headline was that Kentucky ...