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Mark Pope looks to veterans and being himself as he adapts to coaching Kentucky after John Calipari

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Meeting one challenge of playing for the Kentucky Wildcats gave Mark Pope a blueprint for the taller task of coaching them after John Calipari. “I’m just as much a member of BBN as anyone, and he’s a Hall of Fame coach,” said Pope, a member of Kentucky’s 1996 NCAA title team led by Hall of Famer Rick …

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Mark Pope introduced as Kentucky’s coach, affirms expectation that ‘We are here to win banners’

LEXINGTON, Ky. — One of the last players to exit a bus full of Kentucky greats on the Rupp Arena floor, Mark Pope held the 1996 NCAA championship trophy aloft and basked in the cheers during his introduction as the Wildcats’ new men’s basketball coach. We are here to win banners.” Pope’s introduction came two days after Kentucky hired him …

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After Scott Drew stays at Baylor, what’s next for Kentucky? Donovan, Pope, Pitino and other options

Kentucky’s coaching search is not off to a great start. Barnhart and Kentucky moved quickly to target Drew; Calipari had not even left town before a UK contingent flew to Texas to collect Drew’s family and show them around Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday. Billy Donovan, the Chicago Bulls coach who led Florida to consecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007, …

Kentucky basketball coaching candidates list: Nate Oats? Rick Pitino? Scott Drew?

John Calipari is expected to become the next head coach at Arkansas, and Kentucky needs a new men’s basketball coach. Bruce Pearl, Auburn head coach: We have long heard that Barnhart would not be interested in hiring someone who has served a three-year NCAA show-cause penalty, but he’s among the multiple SEC coaches who did more than Calipari with less. …