Mark Pope, Alabama and Kentucky

UK basketball’s Rupp Arena winning streak is over. Mark Pope recaps the loss to Alabama.
For the first time under Mark Pope’s leadership, UK basketball lost at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky coach explains a home defeat to Alabama.
Kentucky HC Mark Pope's big regret after heartbreaking loss to Alabama
One of the best games of the college basketball season took place on Saturday as Nate Oats and No. 4 Alabama went on the road to Rupp Arena to take on Mark Pope and No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington. The two teams battled back and forth in a high-scoring affair before Alabama eventually made a few more plays to come out on top 102-97.
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope discusses loss to Alabama Crimson Tide at Rupp Arena
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope discusses the Wildcats' tough loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday at Rupp Arena.
UK basketball, unable to slow Alabama, falls at Rupp Arena for first time under Mark Pope
Kentucky basketball, for the first time under Mark Pope, lost at Rupp Arena on Saturday. The Kentucky Wildcats weren't able to slow Alabama's offense.
Mark Pope explains what went wrong for Kentucky down the stretch against #4 Alabama
Kentucky faced off against #4 Alabama in their fifth game of the season against an AP top 15 team, and their third-straight at home, which marked the first time
No. 4 Alabama puts Kentucky away in final minutes. Pope suffers first loss in Rupp Arena.
In one of the most-anticipated battles of the SEC basketball season, No. 4 Alabama handed No. 8 Kentucky its first loss in Rupp Arena this season.
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Brown: Kentucky basketball's Lamont Butler embodies toughness Mark Pope wants to play with
Lamont Butler, in UK basketball's game vs Alabama at Rupp Arena, played with the toughness Mark Pope is trying to instill in his Kentucky Wildcats.
Mark Pope says Kentucky left 'so much' on the table in loss to #4 Alabama
Kentucky basketball had another top 15 matchup in Rupp Arena, this time against #4 Alabama, and while the Wildcats hung around, the final minutes were the story of how Alabama ultimately came away with the win.
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Kentucky Walking on Shaky Ground but Mark Pope Delivers Promising Update on 23YO National Star
Mark Pope’s Kentucky faced Alabama at their very own Rupp Arena, and in what was a nail-biting, high-octane game, the Crimson ...
One major change for UK basketball in the Pope era? The Rupp Arena fans are more into it.
The arrival of Mark Pope has turned back the clock on the Rupp Arena crowds, which had been getting angsty by the end of the ...
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Kentucky coach Mark Pope says week off serves as ‘pathway’ for Wildcats to get healthy
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky gets a rare break this week to prepare for the remainder of the regular season. The ...
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Mark Pope gives an update on Kerr Kriisa's progress from his injury
Kentucky basketball is getting set to take on #11 Texas A&M Tuesday night inside Rupp Arena, and will once again be without ...
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Caleb Wilson’s ready to make his college basketball commitment. What are UK’s chances?
The Wildcats first extended a UK scholarship offer in June 2023, and Wilson visited Big Blue Madness — the annual Kentucky basketball kickoff event at Rupp Arena — in October 2023. Current ...
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Jaxson Robinson propels Kentucky basketball to SEC win vs Texas A&M, his former team
Robinson, a fifth-year senior guard, scored a game-high 22 points to lift UK to an 81-69 victory over A&M in a tilt between ranked teams at Rupp Arena ... toughness Mark Pope wants to play ...
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Lexington announces schedule for 250Lex Basketball Week celebration
The renovated Memorial Coliseum at the University of Kentucky provided the perfect backdrop for the city, and its basketball ...
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Hey, college basketball. Don’t look now, but the great Rick Pitino is at it again.
He was genuinely touched by the reception he received at Big Blue Madness when he came to support his former player, new UK coach Mark Pope. Mike Breen ... since its 1985 trip to the Final Four at ...