Mark Pope once made a life-changing decision in a medical school dean’s office. Fifteen years later, he and the Wildcats are ...

On one of men’s college basketball’s biggest regular-season stages, Kentucky coaching made a decisive difference as the No.

It wasn't an easy decision, but when Mark Pope decided to return to coach his alma mater, he took on all the pressure of UK ...

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At 37, with four kids and his wife's blessing, Mark Pope dropped out of med school and took an assistant coaching job.

The Cats were led by 20 points from Dayton transfer Koby Brea. The 3-point shooting “maestro” made 6 of his 8 attempts from ...