The first words out of Mark Pope‘s mouth during his debut Kentucky Basketball Media Day to open the preseason focused on his team’s desire to find moments to be still, a message stemming from a recent sermon at church that “just hit my heart hard.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats took on Wright State on Monday to start the Poper era, and the Wildcats won this game in blowout fashion 103-62. College bas

Kentucky scored 103 points in its 41-point victory over Wright State on Monday night. (Yes, Pope wore the No. 41 during his playing days as a Wildcat. Karma.) That’s the highest point total by a Kentucky team for a brand new coach since Tubby Smith’s first edition defeated Morehead State 88-49. Those Cats went on to hang a banner.