Though he was busy coaching St. John’s to the Big East regular season and conference tournament titles, Rick Pitino found time to keep an eye on Mark Pope this season.

Named AP Co-Coach of the Year along with Auburn's Bruce Pearl, St. John's coach Rick Pitino talked about Kentucky's Mark Pope during a press conference at the Alamodome in San Antonio on April 4, 2025.

The collaboration Kentucky men’s basketball fans have been asking for has come to fruition.

It’s now been a week since the first Kentucky season of the Mark Pope era ended.

Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston are here along the River Walk for college basketball’s 2025 Final Four, which begins Saturday and finishes Monday.

Starting Thursday, there won’t be any more potential basketball transfers on Kentucky’s campus.

Mark Pope has roster spots to fill, and transfer portal season for the Kentucky Wildcats has now been fully engaged.

Future Kentucky basketball player Malachi Moreno competed on one of the biggest stages in all of high school basketball Tuesday night.