The Kentucky head coaching job hasn’t lost its luster for Mark Pope after coaching the Wildcats for 23 games. During an interview with ESPN’s Matt Barrie on Tuesday, Pope discussed his appreciation for the opportunity to be at the helm of Kentucky.

Even with injuries affecting the Kentucky basketball roster, Mark Pope would prefer to play with a 10-man rotation. The returns have been uneven.

In the big picture of Kentucky basketball, the 23 games Mark Pope has served as head coach is not an ample sample size. Nevertheless, as No. 15 UK (16-7, 5-5 SEC) prepares to face No. 5 Tennessee (20-4, 7-4 SEC) at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night, some trends have emerged that seem likely to shape the future of Pope’s tenure as Wildcats coach.

Mark Pope‘s offense has been a thing of beauty at Kentucky, ranked No. 2 in overall efficiency and No. 3 in scoring while sitting inside the top 25 in effective field goal percentage (No. 14), three-point efficiency (No.

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

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.

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope answers questions after UK’s dismal defensive showing in a road loss at Ole Miss.

The Kentucky Wildcats' back-to-back ugly losses have the vocal portion of the fanbase quickly turning on first-year head coach Mark Pope.