Mark Stoops isn't the only Mark at Kentucky making news in the off-season. Mark Pope speaks on what it means to do things the right way.
Mark Pope is betting big on the blueprint.
Fresh off a rollercoaster Year 1 that included eight top-15 wins and some painful blowout losses, Kentucky’s second-year head coach is doubling down on a long-term vision built on fundamentals, buy-in, and daily habits.
“This is the bet we’re making,” Pope said while meeting with the media “If we spend an extraordinary amount of time now on the foundation in a new but 100 percent way, then the framing of the house and finishing the house is actually going to go way faster.