BBasketball Read More Mark Pope’s ideal roster management role: ‘Get me all the best players for zero dollars.’February 27, 2026 Kentucky is going to go from a $22 million roster to a zero-dollar roster if Mark Pope can…
NNBA Draft Read More Jayden Quaintance injury update: Mark Pope provides concerning update on Kentucky centerFebruary 20, 2026 Kentucky forward Jayden Quaintance hasn’t played since the Wildcats’ loss to Missouri on Jan. 7. Quaintance is reportedly…
NNBA Draft Read More Jaland Lowe, Jayden Quaintance injury updates: Mark Pope reveals latest on status of Kentucky duoJanuary 12, 2026 After only playing for three minutes in Kentucky‘s win over Mississippi State on Saturday, Wildcats guard Jaland Lowe…
BBasketball Read More CBS Sports gives Mark Pope a D grade so far this season; he calls that ‘generous’January 11, 2026 Mark Pope isn’t pretending that this season has been anything but a near disaster for the Kentucky men’s…
BBasketball Read More Mark Pope is experimenting more with playing Jayden Quaintance at the 4January 1, 2026 During his weekly call-in show on Monday, Kentucky men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope teased the idea of…
BBasketball Read More Alabama’s Labaron Philon ‘pretty likely’ to play vs. Kentucky – and Mark Pope knows he’ll be ‘really hard to contain’December 31, 2025 For those interested in a high-level battle between First Team All-SEC competitors and KenPom top-20 foes to open…
BBasketball Read More As Kentucky finds offensive identity, Mark Pope embraces ‘smash mouth basketball’December 19, 2025 Maybe it was Mo Dioubate‘s return for the Wildcats, maybe it was Kentucky‘s desperation as it fought for…
BBasketball Read More Mark Pope talks Louisville pregame, Michigan State loss, injuries, and moreNovember 21, 2025 Kentucky men’s basketball has a game on Friday night, but the conversations happening during Thursday’s press conference focused…
BBasketball Read More Mark Pope defends Brandon Garrison, but admits there were struggles vs. Michigan StateNovember 21, 2025 Brandon Garrison wasn’t the only Wildcat who failed to deliver a productive performance against Michigan State, but his…
BBasketball Read More Mark Pope believes Andrija Jelavić is ‘capable’ of playing center for KentuckyNovember 17, 2025 With so much depth at his disposal, Mark Pope continues to tinker with lineups and rotations early into…
BBasketball Read More How expensive is this Kentucky roster? New payroll, rev-share estimates are outOctober 17, 2025 Mark Pope joked his second roster at Kentucky had a payroll of “close to $200 million,” deflecting on…
NNCAA Basketball Read More Todd Golden wanted Denzel Aberdeen back, but ‘other things that were more important to him’ led to Kentucky transferOctober 16, 2025 Coming off a national championship with the Gators, Denzel Aberdeen made it clear this offseason that he “really…