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We’re in for a late Tuesday night inside Rupp Arena, but that didn’t stop the stars from showing up. During La Familia’s third-round matchup in The Basketball Tournament against Herd That, plenty of familiar faces made an appearance in support of Kentucky’s alumni team. Among the attendees include Kentucky head coach Mark Pope, five-star class of 2025 guard Jasper Johnson, former Kentucky guard Rajon Rondo, and Kentucky football associate head coach Vince Marrow, among others. Pope even came in a custom-made No. 41 La Familia jersey. As expected, his arrival was met with a chorus of cheers fro...
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Mark Pope is going to Rupp Arena tonight. Are you? The new head coach of Kentucky men’s basketball has called on the Big Blue Nation to show up and support La Familia (Kentucky’s alumni team) in tonight’s The Basketball Tournament showdown against Herd That (Marshall’s alumni team) in the Sweet 16. Tipoff is set for 9:00 p.m. EST inside Rupp where the winner will move on to the Elite 8 and the possibility of facing The Ville (Louisville’s alumni team) in the next game. “Tonight at 9:00, our TBT team, La Familia, takes on — I don’t even know who,” Pope said. “But we’re about to get a win in the...
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In previous years, one of Kentucky’s biggest problems was running a “modern” offense that could be competitive against the teams that can match your talent, especially in the postseason. John Calipari’s dribble-drive concept worked for the better part of a decade, but it slowly turned into stall ball, and Kentucky’s offense became stagnant more often than not. However, from what little we have seen through various practice clips and highlight packages, it doesn’t appear that will be much of an issue moving forward. Instead, ball movement and moving without the ball in your hands will be key in...
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The bridging of two eras is currently underway in Lexington. With La Familia — Kentucky’s alumni team for this week’s The Basketball Tournament — setting up shop in the Joe Craft Center for practice, it’s created a unique situation for the state of the program. Of course, John Calipari, who coached nine of the 10 players on La Familia’s roster, is now at Arkansas after 15 seasons in Lexington. In came Mark Pope, a 1996 national champion with the Wildcats who has injected new life into Kentucky men’s basketball. Although none of the La Familia players ever had the chance to learn under Pope, al...
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Now that the Kentucky basketball roster has taken shape off the court, the pieces are really starting to fit together on the court, according to head coach Mark Pope. He was asked at a recent press conference whether there had been any surprises thus far since his team began some actual practicing. He answered that the only real surprise is how little issue he’s had with this thrown-together group. “Actually, there have been very few surprises in terms of what we thought we got, which is exciting,” answered Pope. “The pieces fit.” He even pointed to some specific transfers who have really tran...
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It doesn’t take much time being around him to realize Mark Pope is — well, different. He’s goofy and passionate, but clean and calculated. Again, this is the same guy who dropped out of medical school at Columbia to become a glorified towel boy under Mark Fox at Georgia, going skydiving without a parachute. But, hey, that leap of faith ultimately landed him the Kentucky gig, so who are we to judge? The way he operates clearly works. And most importantly, it works with his players. “It’s different. We’re just all adults and he handles it like everybody is an adult. I like that, I respect it,” F...
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On Friday, former Kentucky head coach Tubby Smith stopped in at Rupp Arena to watch a Wildcats practice. The former AP College Coach of the Year provided poignant advice for the ‘Cats. “You have to trust like you’re doing now,” Smith said. “Trust each other. Trust the system. The culture here at Kentucky is far bigger than anyone that’s ever played here, coached here. Good luck.” Smith would know. He took over at Kentucky on May 12, 1997. Smith replaced Rick Pitino, who left the program after accepting an offer to become the Boston Celtics’ head coach. The Kentucky culture was at an all-time h...
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Mark Pope knows the importance of the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry because he lived it, playing in it twice and watching from the bench a third time as an incoming transfer. He knows the hatred blue has for red and red has for blue, passion that is permanently engrained in folks from Pikeville to Paducah. “Kentucky-Louisville is a brawl, it is like brothers going in the backyard and getting after it. I love everything about it,” Pope told Kent Spencer of WHAS 11 back in June. Pat Kelsey is different. As a Cincinnati native, he’s seen the rivalry closer than others, maybe, but he’s never experie...
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Mark Pope feels good in Kentucky Blue. After the Wildcats’ sixth practice under the first-year UK head coach, Pope revealed how recruiting differs at Kentucky compared to his former school, BYU. “Every time that I get to walk into a building with UK on my chest, it just feels different recruiting,” Pope said. “I’m a way handsomer guy with UK on my chest. Man, it just comes out of my soul every time I get to introduce myself to a recruit and say ‘I’m Coach Pope, the head coach at the University of Kentucky.’ Like, I can’t — that just doesn’t roll off my tongue. “It catches me every single time ...
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Amid his renewed battle with cancer, legendary college basketball announcer and former head coach Dick Vitale has seen a massive outpouring of love and support. And new Kentucky head coach Mark Pope was among the chorus of well wishers, sending a brief video to Vitale. On Tuesday, Vitale shared the video and expressed his gratitude to hear from Pope, along with so many others among the Kentucky fanbase. Just received a video message from [Kentucky head coach Mark Pope] about my recent cancer surgery,” Vitale said on social media. “I have received many prayers from BBN fans & they are truly app...
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