Wildcats head coach Mark Pope also seems to be looking forward ... However, Pope's coach from his college days, Rick Pitino, believes Kentucky fans do not respect Calipari as much as they should.

T he NCAA Tournament is quickly approaching, which means Mark Pope will be making his tournament debut as the Wildcats head ...

It’s been a weird year for Rick Pitino, who has gone from hated figure in Lexington to embraced once again by Big Blue Nation, putting that move to Louisville in the past and wrapping our arms around ...

Mark Pope chest-bumps coach Rick Pitino on Senior Day in Rupp Arena in 1996. The current UK coach also chest-bumped Pitino during a game at Vanderbilt. Frank Anderson Herald-Leader File Photo ...

Rick Pitino returned to Rupp Arena to face UK in 2001. John Calipari will face Kentucky basketball in Lexington next. How ...

The Kentucky basketball team took down SEC rival Tennessee in Rupp Arena on Tuesday night to land a season sweep of the Vols. During the halftime break, ...

Coach Rick Pitino gave his take on the rivalry between Kentucky and Louisville under Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey. The St. John's ...

The Kentucky Wildcats' back-to-back ugly losses have the vocal portion of the fanbase quickly turning on first-year head ...

Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats don’t play any more defense than John Calipari’s final team that couldn’t guard a Division II ...

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

The head coach of St. John's is former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino. The 1996 National Championship team was coached by Pitino, and the captain of this team was Kentucky's coach Mark Pope.