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Mark Pope jokes about $200M NIL budget — but genuinely wants Kentucky to ‘win at everything’
NIL valuation of your current roster?” one reporter asked Mark Pope during his first press conference of the offseason, just ...
Kentucky’s $200 Million Statement: Mark Pope Jokes About Massive NIL Spending
It’s close to $200 million,” Pope joked, referencing the rumored NIL investment into the Wildcats’ 2025–26 roster. “We would ...
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Mark Pope refuses to lower expectations at Kentucky: “We failed at our job last year”
If you ask almost any Kentucky fan, they’d say that year one of the Mark Pope era was a success. Kentucky tied an NCAA record ...
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Mark Pope jokes Kentucky has spent nearly $200 million on its roster through NIL
The Kentucky head coach embraces bold investment as the Wildcats aim to lead in college basketball’s evolving landscape.
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Mark Pope thrilled to host Purdue in exhibition: “I’m excited about it for college basketball.”
Mark Pope was (jokingly) taken aback when he heard the news Kentucky would be taking on Purdue — a preseason top-five team ...
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Mark Pope, Kentucky coaches went to see Tay Kinney for an in-home visit
Mark Pope is always out recruiting ... “Coach Pope is really outgoing. He’s real funny, but he’s real cool though.” Kinney’s recruitment will heat up as we get into the summer.