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 well. “I’m ...

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope is embracing all eras of UK basketball. Last year, Pope welcomed Kentucky’s TBT team, La ...

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.

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 ...

According to sources, St. John’s may replace UCLA in the prestigious event, potentially setting up an electrifying showdown between Kentucky’s Mark Pope and his former mentor, Rick Pitino.

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 ...

Rick Pitino appears to be getting his wish of playing ... and will meet up against Mark Pope and Kentucky in the marquee non-conference showcase game. It was first reported by Dave Berov of ...