Injuries are an unfortunate part of sports. Kentucky men’s basketball has been no outlier in that regard over the years. But new head coach Mark Pope is trying to change that with a thorough approach to keeping his first Kentucky team as healthy as possible.

Kentucky was able to take down Wright State by a score of 103-62 to get the Mark Pope era started off with a bang. In this game, Coach Pope had ten players pla

Kentucky scored 103 points in its 41-point victory over Wright State on Monday night. (Yes, Pope wore the No. 41 during his playing days as a Wildcat. Karma.) That’s the highest point total by a Kentucky team for a brand new coach since Tubby Smith’s first edition defeated Morehead State 88-49. Those Cats went on to hang a banner.