Kentucky's Mark Pope started his coaching career at Rupp Arena with 11 straight wins. How does that start compare to other first-year UK coaches?

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope has made a strong first impression in his first year at the helm in Lexington. His efforts (along with Arkansas' struggles) have helped Big Blue Nation quickly forget about the program's former longtime leader,

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.

John Calipari's legacy in Lexington extends beyond what his Kentucky Wildcats did on the court. Kentucky residents share meaningful moments for them.

A Kentucky basketball jersey signed by both Popes?! It exists thanks to Father Jim Sichko of Lexington, who packed a jersey signed by Mark Pope on his latest trip to the Vatican to see Pope Francis. Father Jim has delivered several Kentucky-themed gifts to the Pope in the past–a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle and an unsigned Mark Pope jersey,

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.

Kentucky point guard Lamont Butler dribbled stealthily along the baseline before turning on a dime back toward the basket, attempting to muster a decent look late in the shot clock. With the No. 9 Wildcats nursing a four-point lead at Vanderbilt and under eight minutes remaining,

Mark Pope is in his first year coaching the Kentucky basketball team, and he has a good squad on his hands. The Wildcats are 14-3 and 3-1 in the loaded SEC, and Buzz Williams believes that they have the tools to win it all.

Mark Pope explained his perspective on the late run in the first half that forced Kentucky into a double-digit defecit heading into halftime.

On a two-game losing streak, Kentucky faces a road trip to Tennessee and then John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena.

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A couple things caught the coach’s attention when thinking about his team’s performance — the physicality Kentucky played with, their ability to quell Texas A&M’s offensive rebounding prowess and the Wildcats’ willingness to learn. That’s what Pope decided to rave about once the 12-point win was in the books.