It wasn't an easy decision, but when Mark Pope decided to return to coach his alma mater, he took on all the pressure of UK ...

At 37, with four kids and his wife's blessing, Mark Pope dropped out of med school and took an assistant coaching job.

After 21 years at Baylor, the one job Scott Drew always knew he would have to consider came open. Instead, he's back with the Bears.

When John Calipari fled to Arkansas on the eve of last season’s national title game, Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart responded with two big swings. He made Dan Hurley tell him no ...

(Ryan C. Hermens/Getty Images) (Lexington Herald-Leader via Getty Images) When John Calipari fled to Arkansas on the eve of last season’s national title game, Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart ...

Mark Pope has refused to let the transition of power in Lexington be anything but peaceful, raving about the job John ...

Cooper Flagg The last time a celebrated freshman siphoned mainstream attention away from the NBA or NFL, Zion Williamson was ...

However, Kentucky is 3-5 and athletic director Mitch Barnhart's biggest distraction now works for Arkansas in men's basketball coach John Calipari. UK has Mark Pope and just went to the CWS ...

John Calipari and Rick Pitino brought towering ... By then, athletic director Mitch Barnhart was angry. Two-time national champion Dan Hurley declined interest in the job, opting to stay at ...