Over the last week or two, the two goals for Mark Pope and the Kentucky coaching staff have been to get Malachi Moreno back for another year in Lexington and to land Milan Momcilovic. The first of these two is done as on Sunday night, it was announced that Moreno will be back for his sophomore season in Lexington.

Marcus Spears was a standout football player in the SEC and NFL. He's the father of a star basketball prospect being recruited by Kentucky.

Kentucky coach Mark Pope's public Q&A backfired spectacularly as frustrated Wildcats fans unloaded over transfer portal losses and recruiting woes.

Mark Pope spoke with The Courier Journal at SEC spring meetings. What he said about Kentucky basketball's roster, staff, Malachi Moreno and more:

Mark Pope and Kentucky have a pivotal opportunity to get both of the biggest names currently on their board.

Mark Pope is having a very, very bad spring in Kentucky

Kentucky men's basketball head coach Mark Pope's daughter, Avery Pope, has committed to play tennis for the Wildcats after transferring from BYU.

If Mark Pope wants to land his biggest pickup of the offseason, Kentucky must be comfortable paying top-dollar.

That reality was underscored when Pope welcomed a snoozer of a debut high school recruiting class, which included middling in-state prospects Travis Perry and Trent Noah. The crown jewel was former BYU commitment Collin Chandler, a four-star guard who was coming off a two-year church mission.

The Kentucky Wildcats got some big time news, which should help Mark Pope breathe a little easier.