FILE -Mark Pope speaks to fans and media after being named Kentucky men's NCAA college basketball head coach in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, April 14, 2024. Mark Pope looks to veterans and being himself as he adapts to coaching Kentucky after John Calipari. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Meeting one challenge of playing for the Kentucky Wildcats gave Mark Pope a blueprint for the taller task of coaching them after John Calipari.
