Pope had one vision for this UK squad in the preseason. The circumstances of the past several weeks led him to accept that a totally different style would need to be embraced.

Kentucky basketball faces former coach Rick Pitino in this year's CBS Sports Classic. Here's a look at memorable games between the Cats and Pitino.

The Athletic spoke with coaches and watched UK's games to assess what Kentucky must do to salvage its still-young season.

Mark Pope joined a short list with UK basketball's win over Rick Pitino and St. John's. Pope is the third ex-Pitino mentee to beat his former coach.

Kentucky reportedly had the highest payroll in college basketball. There was no debating it had one of the deepest rosters with 13 legitimate rotation-caliber talents. That came after assembling the No.

Kam Williams led the way, but he wasn’t the only Cat filling it up from the perimeter Tuesday afternoon. Will it translate to tougher games?

St. John's just fell to Kentucky on Saturday by a 78-66 score. Rick Pitino spoke on the performance of his team, but also defended Kentucky in the process. In the post-game conference, Pitino defended Kentucky head coach Mark Pope against the recent narrative from the media.

Quaintance had alongside senior athletic trainer Brandon Wells, head strength coach Randy Towner, and assistant coach Mikhail McLean with all wearing “We Workin’” shirts featuring Quaintance’s likeness, a nod to the nine-month rehab journey since his ACL tear.