Mark Pope is the new head coach of the Kentucky basketball team after John Calipari left the Wildcats to go coach at Arkansas. Pope recently came close to landing some big transfer portal commits, but he missed on a couple early on.
Mark Pope has already landed an elite shooter in the transfer portal today as Koby Brea decided to bring his talents to Kentucky, but now another is joining him. Former West Virginia point guard Kerr Kriisa just announced he will make the move to Lexington to play for the Wildcats.
Kentucky has already started to load up in the frontcourt, so now they are looking to add guards and wings. Head Coach Mark Pope is putting together a roster that can compete in the SEC right now, which might surprise some.
Williams was the first big man to commit under Mark Pope and discusses why he ended up at Kentucky. Amari Williams was the first big man to transfer to the Kentucky Wildcats under new head coach Mark Pope, and with his size and physical presence, he will easily make an impact on the court.
The Cats have reached out to the No. 1 overall recruit in 2025. Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are currently working on building out the roster for the 2024-25 season as they look to take on the new look of the SEC.
Big Blue Nation is having a great time watching the Wildcat's new head basketball coach, Mark Pope, add to the 2024-25 roster. Things are starting to
It’s a new dawn for the Kentucky Wildcats. The program has moved on from John Calipari who became the new head coach at Arkansas following another disappointing finish in the NCAA Tournament.
“He’s an incredible person with a brilliant, joyful smile that BBN will fall in love with.” The Kentucky Wildcats have officially signed Oklahoma State transfer Brandon Garrison, the school announced Tuesday.
AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns will need to look elsewhere in the transfer portal for their frontcourt needs this offseason. Per an announcement Tuesday from his social media accounts, Oklahoma State transfer center Brandon Garrison has committed to Kentucky, choosing the Wildcats over Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
When the entire roster from the season before leaves, it will take a ton of transfer portal additions to fill a roster for the next season. It took Mark
The Cards appeared set to land the marquee recruit, but he ended up at ASU instead. The Kentucky Wildcats are currently working on filling out their roster as Mark Pope and his new staff hit the ground running on the recruiting trail.
Mark Pope is a busy man. After being introduced as the new coach of the Kentucky Wildcats a few weeks ago, Mark Pope is putting together quite the roster for his first year coaching the Wildcats.
The Kentucky Wildcats are ushering in a new era under new head coach Mark Pope. It will be the first time since 2009 that John Calipari is not at the helm for the Wildcats.
Darryn’s father says that Kentucky was the “dream school” growing up. The new Kentucky coaching staff is busy working on building a roster for the 2024 season, but they’re already starting work for 2025.
Will the Cats land the talented transfer guard? Good morning BBN! It has been a full sports weekend as we have had the NBA Playoffs, the NHL Playoffs, and the NFL Draft all rolling.
Mark Pope is getting hot in the transfer portal as he just landed another player. Yesterday, former San Diego State guard Lamont Butler who is, an elite defender committed to Kentucky.
New Kentucky coach Mark Pope is rebuilding his squad through the transfer portal, and he is bringing in some experience to do it.
There’s a new head honcho in Lexington and the first order of business is to get new recruits. The Kentucky basketball program lost quite a few commitments and had some players hit the NCAA Transfer Portal and NBA Draft after John Calipari left.
Amari Williams has made his decision. He has committed to the Wildcats, first reported by Joe Tipton of On3. Williams’ decision comes after visiting Lexington this past weekend.
New Arkansas Razorbacks head coach John Calipari, who resigned from his position as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats earlier this month, is already
Exciting times are ahead for the Kentucky Wildcats as Mark Pope seems to be off to a bright start. The amount of support he got from his introductory press conference turned the event into a rally that the program and its fanbase badly needed.
Reed Sheppard is still not sure if he'll enter the NBA Draft as a certain lottery pick or come back to Kentucky.
Another Kentucky Wildcats big man is leaving the program, with Ugonna Onyenso declaring that he’s ready to turn pro by way of the 2024 NBA Draft. The option to return to Lexington — or college in general — is still there for Onyenso but it doesn’t sound like it’s part of his plan.
A huge section of Kentucky Wildcats fans reacted harshly the moment they announced Mark Pope would take over as the program’s new head coach. Understandably, some sections of fans would be unhappy with the hire after missing out on some of the big-name coaches they were initially linked with.
New Kentucky HC Mark Pope certainly has the fans behind him, for now anyway.
New Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope looked around a full Rupp Arena on Sunday afternoon and ramped up the expectation. Part of why John Calipari
Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats staged quite the event for their new coach’s introduction on Sunday.
Kentucky fans might be underwhelmed by the hire of HC Mark Pope, but that doesn't mean it was a bad hire.
BYU coach Mark Pope, who won a national title as a player with Kentucky, will return to his alma mater and succeed John Calipari as head coach, Wildcats athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced Friday.
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