Since the moment Mark Pope was hired at Kentucky, Rick Pitino has had his back. And now that his protege has wrapped up his ...

Which Kentucky basketball coach had the best debut season? Courier Journal readers voted for Tubby Smith, who went 35-4 and won an NCAA championship.

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Mark Pope‘s debut season has come to a close, racking up eight top-15 wins to tie an all-time college basketball record while leading Kentucky to its first Sweet 16 since 2019. It wasn’t a perfect ...

Kentucky ended Pope’s first season seventh in NCAA Division I men’s hoops in scoring, averaging 84.4 points a game. The formulas of basketball statistical mavens Ken Pomeroy and Bart Torvik rated the ...

So Mark Pope’s debut season as the head men’s basketball coach at his college alma mater ended in the Sweet 16 with a 24-12 record. By Kentucky standards, 24-12 is not an exceptional season.

When the Kentucky Wildcats replaced John Calipari with Mark Pope, the fan base wasn't thrilled. Yes, Pope had the Kentucky connection as a player, and had done a nice job at BYU, but the SEC is a ...

Tubby Smith won The Courier Journal poll for which Kentucky basketball coach had the best debut season ... Updates on Mark Pope's 2025-26 UK roster Brown: It wasn’t ending Kentucky basketball ...