It wasn't an easy decision, but when Mark Pope decided to return to coach his alma mater, he took on all the pressure of UK ...

Mark Pope once made a life-changing decision in a medical school dean’s office. Fifteen years later, he and the Wildcats are ...

At 37, with four kids and his wife's blessing, Mark Pope dropped out of med school and took an assistant coaching job.

After a lopsided season-opener and two lopsided exhibitions before that, we’re basking in the glow of the beginning of the ...

Kentucky beat Wright State by 41 points in Mark Pope’s first game as the team’s head coach. Afterward, Pope talked about the ...

Mark Pope is an American college basketball coach ... Pope's coaching journey began in Georgia when he left his medical school to join the University of Georgia as the director of basketball ...

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope watches his team scrimmage during ... obviously bright — he dropped out of medical school to go all-in on this pursuit instead — but he said he sat him down ...

Mark Pope, the new head coach for Kentucky men ... from playing in the NBA to pursuing medical school before transitioning into coaching. His nine-year coaching record, primarily at BYU, is ...

The history books will show that Mark Pope was named the University of Kentucky’s head ... 3:57 through 1:19 as UK went from ...