Mark Pope, Kentucky and SEC Tournament

Mark Pope needs to shut down Lamont Butler for rest of SEC Tournament to give UK NCAA hope
Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball team dispatched Oklahoma without Lamont Butler. If Pope wants Cats to thrive in NCAA tourney, he needs to rest guard.
Mark Pope on Kentucky fans traveling to SEC Tournament: ‘There’s no fanbase like this in the world’
As they typically do, Kentucky fans are expected to travel in large numbers to watch the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament this week. The tournament officially tipped off on Wednesday, but UK is not scheduled to play until Thursday,
Are Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats peaking at the perfect time for the NCAA Tournament?
The main reason the Wildcats have been playing well of late is strictly due to the improvement on defense. The defense is all the way up to 56th on KenPom, which is a massive impr
Kentucky gears up for first SEC Tournament under Mark Pope
Prior to Pope, two of the previous three first-year head coaches at Kentucky have won the SEC Tournament Championship.
Mark Pope reveals his favorite SEC Tournament memory from Kentucky playing days
Mark Pope was a member of two special Rick Pitino-coached Kentucky teams in 1995 and 1996. The ’96 team went on to win the national title, but came up short in the SEC Tournament. That wasn’t the case in ’95 though,
It’s SEC Tournament time. What is Mark Pope’s coaching history in conference tournaments?
How did Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope fare in conference tournaments when he was the coach at Utah Valley and BYU?
Kentucky fans will love hearing Mark Pope’s thoughts on preparing for the SEC Tournament
As the Kentucky Wildcats prepare for the SEC Tournament, the Wildcats are taking a different approach compared to previous years. Under head coach Mark Pope, the emphasis on scouting and preparation has intensified,
Mark Pope says playing for Rick Pitino at Kentucky helped prepare him for first postseason as coach
Mark Pope has not won a game in the NCAA Tournament across nine seasons at Utah Valley and BYU, earning two bids in 2021 and 2024 with one-and-done exits in both appearances. In conference tournaments,
Where does Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope's salary rank nationally? In the SEC?
Sports released its annual basketball coaching salary database Thursday. Where does Kentucky's Mark Pope rank nationally and ...
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SEC Fault Causes Distress in College Basketball Community as Mark Pope’s Kentucky Faces Huge Delay
Tre Johnson’s clutch three in double overtime sealed Texas’ gritty 94-88 win over Texas A&M — but it also pushed Kentucky’s ...
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Lamont Butler injury update: Mark Pope offers latest on Kentucky star at halftime vs. Oklahoma
Lamont Butler went back to the locker room with an injury during the first half of Kentucky‘s SEC Tournament matchup against ...
Kentucky PG Lamont Butler exits due to ailing shoulder
Kentucky standout point guard Lamont Butler exited the Wildcats' Southeastern Conference tournament second-round game against ...
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Kentucky on Cloud Nine as Mark Pope’s 28-Year-Old Rick Pitino Memory Becomes X-Factor
When Kentucky hosted its annual Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena to introduce the Mark Pope era, there was one familiar face in the crowd—Rick Pitino. The post Kentucky on Cloud Nine as Mark Pope’s ...
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Live from Nashville: KSR’s Pregame Show before Kentucky tips off in the SEC Tournament
Soon, Kentucky will play its first SEC Tournament game under Mark Pope, with sights on winning the whole thing. Pope recently ...
No. 15 Kentucky looks to go on a run, starting with Oklahoma
Mark Pope's first Kentucky squad has found it difficult to go on sustained runs, having last recorded a three-game winning streak during the first half of December.
Mark Pope Praises Collin Chandler Growth as Key to Kentucky’s Success
Kentucky freshman guard Collin Chandler is beginning to find his rhythm just in time for postseason play, and head coach Mark ...