1 day ago · Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope talks about the Rupp Arena return of John Calipari and how UK fans will react to the new Arkansas coach.

Coach Mark Pope and John Calipari are about to coach against one another in one of the most highly anticipated games this season. Year one in Arkansas for Coach Calipari has not gone great, as the ...

2 days ago · Tonight Mark Pope was asked about John Calipari’s return to Lexington and his opinion on the reaction he will receive from the BBN this Saturday evening. Mark Pope gives the most gracious answer ...

2 days ago · All eyes will be on Lexington this Saturday night when John Calipari makes his long-awaited return to Rupp Arena.. To preview what’s in store for No. 12 Kentucky’s matchup with the struggling Arkansas Razorbacks, head coach Mark Pope spoke with the media on Thursday afternoon. Of course, he discussed Calipari coming back to his former team and the emotions that will come with it for both ...

2 days ago · Where does Mark Pope stand on the boo vs. cheer debate currently tearing Big Blue Nation apart as Kentucky prepares for John Calipari‘s return to Rupp Arena? He understands both sides and the wide range of emotions that come with a homecoming of this magnitude. On one end, Calipari became a Hall of Fame coach in Lexington while leading the Wildcats to four Final Fours and a national ...

2 days ago · The ensuing Kentucky coaching search had its twists and turns, but it ultimately landed on beloved alum Mark Pope, previously the coach at BYU.Replacing the larger-than-life Calipari was an ...

3 days ago · Last offseason’s seismic coaching shakeup — which saw John Calipari leave UK after 15 seasons to take the head coaching job at Arkansas, leading Kentucky to hire ex-Cat Mark Pope as his ...

Mark Pope, John Calipari and the rest of the conference’s college basketball coaches are in Destin, FL this week for the annual SEC Spring Meetings. Pope recently showed the former longtime Kentucky basketball head coach some love, saying that he’ll forever be “grateful” to the new Arkansas headman for what he did during tenure which ...

Nov 12, 2024 · For the first time in 15 years, it's not John Calipari at the helm of the Kentucky basketball team. The longtime head coach of the Wildcats made the stunning decision to leave the blue...

Apr 12, 2024 · Kentucky has hired BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari.