coach Mark Pope hasn't been shy about his admiration for Tennessee's head coach, Rick Barnes. In a recent press conference, Pope lauded Barnes. "He's one of the best, if not the best coaches in ...

Coach Mark Pope hasn't been shy about his admiration for Tennessee's head coach, Rick Barnes. In a recent press conference, Pope lauded Barnes, stating, "He's one of the best, if not the best ...

What Kentucky’s men’s basketball players said after their season ended with an NCAA Tournament loss to Tennessee revealed Pope’s achievement.

Rick Barnes should be in the Naismith Basketball ... Friday at 7:39 p.m. in the semifinals of the Midwest Regional at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mark Pope coaches Kentucky. He won his first two NCAA ...

The Vols have made the Regional Semifinal twice under Rick Barnes, including last year, but they have never played in the Final Four. Kentucky and Tennessee may be rivals, but Mark Pope was ...

First-year head coach Mark Pope got Kentucky back to the Sweet ... ever been to the Elite Eight one time in program history. Rick Barnes is about to do it in back-to-back years.

Pounding UK on the offensive glass and slicing and dicing the Wildcats’ leaky pick-and-roll defense, Rick Barnes’ Volunteers ... it was too late.” So Mark Pope’s debut season as the ...

Despite a significant amount of roster turnover, Alabama still ranks highly in the 2025-26 way-too-early SEC basketball power ...

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope isn’t dwelling on his team ... and an experienced head coach in Rick Barnes. Pope had high praise for Barnes, calling him one of the best coaches in college ...

The Wildcats lead the all-time series 163-78. As UK head man, Mark Pope is 2-0 vs. Tennessee. Volunteers coach Rick Barnes is 12-14 overall against Kentucky, 11-12 as Tennessee coach. Tennessee ...

Even though Mark Pope and his staff have a good idea of what they’ll be up against Friday night in round three, Pope expects Rick Barnes to have some tricks up his sleeve. In fact, he told Tom ...