Mark Pope talks Louisville pregame, Michigan State loss, injuries, and more
Kentucky men’s basketball has a game on Friday night, but the conversations happening during Thursday’s press conference focused…
Mark Pope defends Brandon Garrison, but admits there were struggles vs. Michigan State
Brandon Garrison wasn’t the only Wildcat who failed to deliver a productive performance against Michigan State, but his…
Mark Pope believes Andrija Jelavić is ‘capable’ of playing center for Kentucky
With so much depth at his disposal, Mark Pope continues to tinker with lineups and rotations early into…
How expensive is this Kentucky roster? New payroll, rev-share estimates are out
Mark Pope joked his second roster at Kentucky had a payroll of “close to $200 million,” deflecting on…
Todd Golden wanted Denzel Aberdeen back, but ‘other things that were more important to him’ led to Kentucky transfer
Coming off a national championship with the Gators, Denzel Aberdeen made it clear this offseason that he “really…
Tubby Smith’s version of Tyran Stokes was ‘pound for pound’ the best athlete he coached at Kentucky
Rajon Rondo grew up in Louisville and became a five-star recruit and eventual McDonald’s All-American finishing up his…
Mark Pope is ‘down to the wire’ pushing for ‘special’ Big Blue Madness surprises
Mark Pope nailed his first Big Blue Madness as head coach, pulling out all the stops to give…
Through changes in college basketball, Mark Pope believes it’s the ‘best time to coach’
In a time when many coaches are stepping away from the game entirely using NIL and rev-share hurdles…
Anonymous coach says Mark Pope ‘would have to be a complete bozo’ to not win title at Kentucky soon
Just how good is this Kentucky basketball roster — and the program’s financial situation to help build it,…
Now cleared, Andrija Jelavic is finally ‘catching up’ after missing summer
You never know until you officially know, even if confidence is high there won’t be any hiccups —…
Mark Pope and the Kentucky staff met with SGA, Cason Wallace at Thursday’s Thunder practice
NBA training camp opened up earlier this week ahead of the start of the 2025-26 regular season, which…
Coaches do NOT think Mark Pope is one of the best X’s and O’s minds in college basketball
When he got the Kentucky job — a massive surprise at the time — there were many questions…