When John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats parted ways over the offseason, it signified the end of a 15-year relationship that resulted in multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, three Final Fours, and Kentucky’s first national championship since 1998,

Rick Barnes and John Calipari have been lifelong coaching friends, first meeting in 1975 while working together at a basketball camp at the University of Pittsburgh. Nearly five decades later, they’re still kicking atop the sport as legendary coaches and friendly foes in the SEC — albeit with a new twist.

As a former Kentucky player, new head coach Mark Pope knows all about the program, the expectations, and what it means to suit up in the blue and white. To Pope

After a 15-year run with John Calipari, Kentucky basketball has a new coach: Mark Pope. Here's what SEC coaches have to say about Pope's first team.

The college basketball season is just 20 days away. Today, talking season really heats up with SEC Basketball Media Day in Birmingham, our first such event featuring both Mark Pope and John Calipari.

Mark Pope left no doubt where he played college basketball, in case anyone didn’t already know. The new Kentucky coach and former Wildcats player sported a UK letterman-style ja

The new Kentucky coach and former Wildcats player sported a UK letterman-style jacket at the podium for Southeastern Conference media day on Tuesday. Pope claimed the jacket from a rack of blue and white swag set up by equipment man Mark Evans for recruits to try on for a photo shoot.