Mark Pope says Collin Chandler has huge upside | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Thursday, November 14 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught The player with the biggest upside on coach Mark Pope’s basketball team likely is freshman guard Collin Chandler, a former top 30 ranked recruit who spent the previous two years on a church mission trip overseas. “I have been recruiting him... Read More.

Mark Pope learned not to panic if a team was not making shots from NBA Hall of Fame coach George Karl | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, November 12 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Kentucky coach Mark Pope wants his team to shoot 3-pointers. He also wants the players to make 3-point shots but if they do not, he’s not going to panic and have any player quit taking open 3-pointers. He learned the importance... Read More.

Pope likes the way Andrew Carr stacks decisions | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, November 5 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Wake Forest transfer Andrew Carr has a passion for basketball that not every college player today has. “I love basketball, I study basketball. I’ve watched basketball throughout the years. My dad played basketball and he taught me how to play. And... Read More.

Texas coach Rodney Terry has his dream job and believes Mark Pope feels the same way at Kentucky | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, October 22 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Oklahoma coach Porter Moser coached against Kentucky’s Mark Pope when Pope was at BYU and knows what a “good coach” that Pope is. “He teaches great spacing. Offensively he had such -- the way the ball moved, the way he could... Read More.

Mark Pope believes he could have best staff in college basketball | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Monday, September 23 by Zac Oakes

By LARRY VAUGHT No matter where he’s coaching, Mark Pope knows one thing that will not change. “We believe in the way we play and our approach to the game for a bunch of reasons,” said Pope. “We believe it wins and believe that... Read More.

Jaxson Robinson knew UK was going to hire Mark Pope | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Monday, September 2 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Maybe some were surprised when Mark Pope was named the head basketball coach at Kentucky but Jaxson Robinson was not one of them. Robinson played the previous two seasons at BYU for Pope after spending his first two collegiate seasons at... Read More.

Darius Miller is a fan of Reed Sheppard and Mark Pope | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, July 23 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Darius Miller won a state championship at Mason County and was also named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in 2008. Once he got to Kentucky, he won a national title in 2012 to give him three honors no other Kentucky player has been... Read More.

Mark Pope respects what John Calipari did at Kentucky but knows he has to be his own coach with the Cats | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Thursday, July 4 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Kentucky will host Arkansas and new coach John Calipari next season and it should be one of the nation’s most highly anticipated games after the messy breakup between UK and Calipari. "We're in the same league and we get to go... Read More.

Ansley Almonor believes he fits perfectly into what coach Mark Pope wants to do | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, June 25 by Zac Oakes

By Larry Vaught Fairleigh Dickinson transfer Ansley Almonor had already thought about how he might fit into coach Mark Pope’s plans this season even before UK started summer practice last week. “I see myself fitting in perfectly, especially after the way the coaching staff... Read More.

Fran Fraschilla is a big fan of Kentucky head coach Mark Pope | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, June 18 by Zac Oakes

ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla, a former head coach at Manhattan, St. John’s and New Mexico, had a chance to get to know new Kentucky coach Mark Pope when he first got into coaching. “I am a huge fan of him as a... Read More.

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Mark Pope says Collin Chandler has huge upside | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Mark Pope learned not to panic if a team was not making shots from NBA Hall of Fame coach George Karl | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Pope likes the way Andrew Carr stacks decisions | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Texas coach Rodney Terry has his dream job and believes Mark Pope feels the same way at Kentucky | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Mark Pope believes he could have best staff in college basketball | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Jaxson Robinson knew UK was going to hire Mark Pope | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Darius Miller is a fan of Reed Sheppard and Mark Pope | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Mark Pope respects what John Calipari did at Kentucky but knows he has to be his own coach with the Cats | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Ansley Almonor believes he fits perfectly into what coach Mark Pope wants to do | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Fran Fraschilla is a big fan of Kentucky head coach Mark Pope | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

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