Since the hire of Mark Pope at Kentucky, St. John’s has been an obvious opponent for them to want on the schedule being coached by his own former coach while with the program in Rick Pitino ...

The court isn’t the only place that Mark Pope is hoping to beat St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino on Dec. 20. The Kentucky headman is hungry to outshine Pitino in the fashion department, as ...

Fittingly, this season marks the 30th anniversary of Kentucky’s 1995-96 national championship run, when Rick Pitino was the head coach and Mark Pope was the team captain. A Kentucky vs. St. John ...

This is extremely exciting for Kentucky fans as it means Mark Pope will face off with his former coach, Rick Pitino. Ever since Pope took the job in Lexington, the two elite coaches have wanted to ...

The captain of the 1996 team that won the title was Mark Pope. Both Pope and Pitino are very close to this day and Coach Pitino actually came out to support Coach Pope at his first Big Blue Madness.

The 6-4 guard is looking to have a great jump in his sopomore year after developing under Rick Pitino last season, but it's worth asking if Mark Pope and the staff are really willing to take the ...

Mark Pope is ready for Rick Pitino—and not just on the court. The Kentucky head coach, who led the Wildcats to a Sweet 16 in his first season, is already looking ahead to a marquee showdown in ...

Mark Pope is doing everything he can to make sure Rick Pitino coaches inside Rupp Arena one more time. Basically since the day he was hired at Kentucky, Pope has been adamant about wanting to ...

The captain of the 1996 team that won the title was Mark Pope. Both Pope and Pitino are very close to this day and Coach Pitino actually came out to support Coach Pope at his first Big Blue Madness.