Mark Pope has never shied away from the expectations at Kentucky. He wants to win national titles. Pope was asked during ...

Rick Pitino told his 1996 Kentucky basketball team that he would kill them if they didn't win every game, according to Mark ...

"He Was Going to Kill Us": Mark Pope Recalls Rick Pitino’s Chilling Words to Kentucky Team originally appeared on Athlon ...

He just told us if we didn’t win every game, he was going to kill us,” Pope said. “I never knew exactly what that meant, if ...

By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The roster has changed, but the expectations remain the same at Kentucky. He knew what was ...

He went to Rupp Arena multiple times as an opposing coach with Louisville, but he never enjoyed the warm reception he received Friday night, an opportunity created when Kentucky hired Mark Pope ...

Still, Ricky P is at it again. The 72-year-old Pitino is proving once again he is one of the best basketball coaches to ever walk a college sideline.

Kentucky has had some elite coaches during the 2000s and seen a lot of success in the NCAA Tournament. Calipari and Pitino are elite college basketball coaches, but it's a new time in Lexington, and ...