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.

Mark Pope and Rick Pitino celebrate the upcoming basketball season during Big Blue Madness on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 at Rupp Arena. ...

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.

That didn’t take long. Hours after word broke that St. John’s will replace UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic, Mark Pope and Rick Pitino confirmed that the Red Storm will play the Cats in this ...

Rick Pitino matchup in the Round of 32. After the selection show, Mark Pope went on ESPN Radio with Matt Jones and Myron Medcalf, where the two asked him about this potential Calipari vs. Pitino ...

That former Wildcats is the team's current head coach, Mark Pope. On June 26th, 1996, Pope was selected by the Indiana Pacers ...

Mark Pope is set to begin his second season with Kentucky basketball. ... Rick Pitino. First season: 1989-90. Record in first season: 14-14 (10-8 SEC) Second season: 1990-91.

Mark Pope is set to begin his second season with Kentucky basketball. Here's how other coaches have fared during Year 2 leading the Kentucky Wildcats.