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© Imago Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates with his team during the trophy ceremony after beating the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at State Farm Stadium on April 08, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona.

Similar to his BYU teams, Pope’s Wildcats share the ball well and score a lot of points. Kentucky ranks third nationally in scoring (89.0 points), is sixth in assists (18.7) and is making 35.5% of nearly 30 3-point attempts per contest.

Every time Kentucky's players talk to the media, one thing they talk about time and time again is how much confidence Mark Pope has in his guys. Sometimes athle

Kentucky basketball put up another clunker Tuesday night in Athens. Mark Pope’s UK team fell behind by 13 points at halftime and eventually lost by that same margin, 82-69, to Georgia in the Wildcats’ first SEC road game of the season.

While Tuesday’s game may have reinforced a clear strategy for opponents to exploit, head coach Mark Pope remains confident that these challenges can be addressed and resolved quickly. “It’s not triage where we have a bad team,

Kentucky got another top 10 signature win added to their resume on Saturday when they defeated No. 6 Florida to open up SEC play, and they had to embrace the physicality of the SEC when they matched up with the best rebounding team in the country.

Thanks to a stellar team effort, the Georgia men’s basketball team pulled off a stunning 82-69 victory over Mark Pope's Kentucky on Tuesday evening. The post Kentucky Earns a Target on Their Back Following Mark Pope’s Recent SEC Embarrassment appeared first on EssentiallySports.