Travis Perry ready to step into leadership role for Wildcats next season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Travis Perry didn’t take his first season at Kentucky for granted. “We approached each day,…
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Kentucky tops Illinois 84-75 to advance in NCAA Tournament; next up Tennessee in Sweet 16
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky is alive and dancing. The third-seeded Wildcats advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the…
Cats give coach Mark Pope first NCAA tournament victory, keep on dancin’ to delight of BBN
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mark Pope’s return to Milwaukee was a memorable one. The Kentucky coach, who played two…
UK coach Mark Pope anxious to see how dividends will pay off for Wildcats in NCAA Tournament
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It’s a brand new season for Kentucky. The Wildcats (22-11) earned a No. 3 seed…
Kentucky coach Mark Pope hopeful Butler, Robinson will soon make return to Wildcat’s lineup
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope isn’t sure when starters Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson will return…
Coach Mark Pope’s Wildcats looking ‘inward at each other’ to help deal with recent adversity
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats are searching from within to find answers after…
Kentucky Coach Mark Pope says Cats will be healthier when they face Vanderbilt Saturday in Nashville
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It’s been a good week for Kentucky to get healthy again. The No. 9 Wildcats…
Coach Mark Pope, Wildcats suffer first home loss of season in high-scoring showdown with Alabama
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Alabama was the first team to 100 points and it was just enough to hold…
Wildcats working on becoming more physical without reinventing the wheel following loss to Georgia
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope isn’t returning to the drawing board after his team’s 82-69 loss…
UK Basketball Notebook: Wildcats still ‘trying to learn from every game’ one month into season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today One month into the season, Kentucky coach Mark Pope says the Wildcats haven’t reached their…
Wildcats picked to finish 8th in Southeastern Conference, Robinson third team preseason pick
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The votes are in and Kentucky was picked to finish eighth in the Southeastern Conference…
Kentucky to host John Calipari’s Razorbacks, play at Texas and Oklahoma next season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Coach John Calipari will bring Arkansas to Rupp Arena and Kentucky will have some new…
UK coach Mark Pope expects latest addition Kerr Kriista to have ‘massive impact’ on Wildcats’ roster
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope added another veteran guard to his roster on Thursday with the…
Kentucky coach Mark Pope adds veteran guards from San Diego State, Oklahoma to first roster
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope’s first roster is starting to come together with the addition of…
Kentucky coach Mark Pope adds to staff with hire of former Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky coach Mark Pope added another member to his coaching staff on Thursday. Former Baylor…
Jamie Vaught: Mark Pope may not have been ‘blue blood’ choice fans expected, but he has BBN excited
Thanks to Eric Musselman, the University of Kentucky has a new basketball coach. If the 59-year-old Musselman hadn’t left Arkansas…
Keith Taylor: Mark Pope’s return to University of Kentucky like a family reunion for Big Blue Nation
Mark Pope left Kentucky as a player and returned as coach and it was like a family reunion Sunday at…