Most notably, Pope said he would like to see the regular season extended to 40 games. The NCAA recently added one game, taking the regular season from 31 to 32 games in 2026-27.
“I would love to get to 40,” Pope told Norlander.
Check out his reasoning:
College basketball will increase to a 32-game regular season starting in 2026. Mark Pope wants @KentuckyMBB and most D-I teams to go to 40. Yes: 40. Here's his argument in favor of expanding the regular season: pic.twitter.com/Te7oXGp00B
Pope also said he would like to see a big change to the transfer portal window.