Rick Pitino told his 1996 Kentucky basketball team that he would kill them if they didn't win every game, according to Mark ...

Mark Pope has never shied away from the expectations at Kentucky. He wants to win national titles. Pope was asked during ...

Mark Pope made it known when he took the job over a year ago now that he understood the expectations of Kentucky basketball, he knew the mission of coaching Kentucky ...

Mark Pope, now at the helm of Kentucky basketball, knows this firsthand. Back when he was lacing up as a player, he had a ...

Entering his second season as coach at Kentucky, Pope knows the assignment and remains committed to the high standard that’s ...

At the end of Kentucky's Big Blue Madness event, Rick Pitino's former player, Mark Pope, introduced Pitino to the crowd Friday night at Rupp Arena.

In 36 seasons at the college level, Pitino has an on-court record of 854-306 (.736) during stints at Hawaii, Boston University, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville, Iona and St. John's.

Rick Pitino says he has donated to Kentucky football's NIL, would do the same for Mark Pope and basketball. Craig Meyer, USA TODAY NETWORK. June 28, 2024 at 9:42 PM UTC ...

LOUISVILLE. Rick Pitino looked so young when he arrived in the Commonwealth back in 1989, the bright young star from the Big Apple who would resurrect Kentucky basketball.

Kentucky elected to roll with the mentee instead of the mentor by naming former team captain and BYU head coach Mark Pope as the heir apparent to John Calipari in favor of Rick Pitino, and here is ...

But he had an illustrious tenure at Kentucky, guiding the program for eight seasons (1989-90 through 1996-97).. Pitino compiled a 219-50 (81.4%) record with the Wildcats, taking a program that was ...

At the end of Kentucky's Big Blue Madness event, Rick Pitino's former player, Mark Pope, introduced Pitino to the crowd Friday night at Rupp Arena.