Kentucky, Mark Pope and SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

Mark Pope has Kentucky fans ready to run through a wall with quote after SEC tourney win
Mark Pope proudly wears his heart on his sleeve — through thick and thin. So after No. 15 Kentucky's dramatic second-round SEC Tournament win over Oklahoma on Thursday night, you better believe the Wildcats head coach was demonstrably riding high.
Mark Pope on Kentucky fans traveling to SEC Tournament: ‘There’s no fanbase like this in the world’
As they typically do, Kentucky fans are expected to travel in large numbers to watch the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament this week. The tournament officially tipped off on Wednesday, but UK is not scheduled to play until Thursday,
What Mark Pope, Kentucky Basketball Said About Facing Alabama for Third Time
The Crimson Tide and Wildcats will meet for the third time this season in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
What Mark Pope said after more late-game heroics by Kentucky’s Otega Oweh against Oklahoma
UK, the 6 seed, claimed an 85-84 win over 14 seed Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament’s second round early Friday morning at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville in the most dramatic of circumstances. After blowing a six-point lead inside the final 40 seconds of the game,
Mark Pope and Otega Oweh recap wild win over Oklahoma, plus postgame notes
With five seconds remaining, the Sooners pulled ahead by one, but Kentucky’s Otega Oweh secured the win with a decisive game-winning shot. Oweh finished with 27 points on 8/14 shooting, along with five assists and four rebounds.
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Lamont Butler injury update: Mark Pope addresses possibility of sitting Kentucky star for SEC Tournament
Kentucky’s Lamont Butler has been dealing with a shoulder injury since mid-January. He has now re-aggravated that again in ...
Kentucky falls short in SEC Tournament again. Alabama blows out the Cats in Nashville
Alabama beat Kentucky for the third time this season, and the Wildcats — playing Friday night without Lamont Butler — will ...
No. 5 Alabama routs No. 15 Kentucky as SEC's top 4 seeds all advance to tourney semis
Labaron Philon scored 21 points and fifth-ranked Alabama never trailed in routing No. 15 Kentucky 99-70 on Friday night to ...
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Mark Pope reveals his favorite SEC Tournament memory from Kentucky playing days
Mark Pope was a member of two special Rick Pitino-coached Kentucky teams in 1995 and 1996. The ’96 team went on to win the ...
Mark Pope has a favorite SEC Tournament memory. ‘One of the most special games in my life’
Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has a favorite memory from the SEC Tournament, and he’s hoping his players can experience ...
Mark Pope needs to shut down Lamont Butler for rest of SEC Tournament to give UK NCAA hope
Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball team dispatched Oklahoma without Lamont Butler. If Pope wants Cats to thrive in NCAA tourney, ...
Will Lamont Butler return for Kentucky basketball? Injury update during SEC Tournament
Lamont Butler, Kentucky basketball's starting point guard, departed in the middle of the first half Thursday during UK's ...
SEC basketball tournament predictions: How far Wildcats can go in bracket
The Kentucky men’s basketball team opens the 2025 SEC Tournament Thursday. Our experts predict how far the Wildcats can go in ...