One family was first in line to see Mark Pope. Their feelings sum up a Kentucky fan base.
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Quick Glance: Enthusiastic Kentucky Fans Welcome Mark Pope as New Wildcats Coach at Rupp Arena
- Mark Pope's debut game as Kentucky's coach is still over six months away. However, the manner in which fans packed Rupp Arena for his unveiling as UK's new men's basketball coach would surprise those unfamiliar with the sport's calendar, considering the 2024-25 season doesn't commence until November.
- Rupp Arena accommodates 20,500 spectators. The lower section of the venue features 10,000 theater-style seats, all of which were occupied. The upper section, with an additional 10,500 seats, took longer to fill, but by the time Pope was formally introduced at 4:54 p.m. on Sunday, not a single seat was vacant.
- All of this to greet back a beloved figure.
- "We witness these introductory press conferences frequently," Pope remarked. "No individual worldwide has ever witnessed a spectacle like this."
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9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit
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Quick Glance: Arkansas Saves Kentucky and John Calipari
- John Calipari and Kentucky were on the brink of giving it one more shot. Arkansas saved them from themselves - and that's good for everyone.
- The relationship between the 65-year-old Hall of Fame coach and the elite program was not just dull but also burdensome. When athletic director Mitch Barnhart and Calipari sat for a local television interview last month to assure fans that they were on the same page and committed to getting the Wildcats back on top, it seemed more like a hostage video.
- Arkansas and its billionaire supporters unexpectedly intervened to recruit the coach nobody else pursued and offer him a compensation beyond what others could provide. Everyone benefits. Perhaps not the Razorbacks - time will tell - but certainly Calipari and Kentucky. He was in desperate need of a fresh start, as were the Wildcats. After failing to reach the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year, the individual who led Kentucky to seven Elite Eights, four Final Fours, and a national title in his initial decade came to a realization.
- This is not intended to diminish Calipari's past achievements at Kentucky. He revitalized the Cats, contributed to their national title, and kept UK in contention for a championship nearly every year during his remarkable first ten years. He served as a positive influence in the state, demonstrating his philanthropy in times of crisis. This is about recognizing that since 2020, Calipari was tarnishing this legacy. It's about acknowledging that both sides knew the journey had come to an end and it was time to step away. Just when it seemed that Calipari and Kentucky were considering another attempt, Arkansas intervened and rescued them from themselves.
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Kyra Elzy out as head coach of Kentucky women’s basketball. National search underway.
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Quick Glance: Kyra Elzy Departs as Head Coach of Kentucky Women's Basketball. National Search Begins.
- Kyra Elzy is no longer the head coach of Kentucky women's basketball, as announced by UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart in a press release on Monday morning.
- Following the conclusion of the Wildcats' 2023-24 season with a loss to Tennessee in the second round of the SEC Tournament, finishing with a season record of 12-20 and 4-12 in conference play.
- UK will start a national search for a new head coach as Elzy leaves the program after four seasons as head coach and several years in various assistant roles.
- Elzy struggled to bring in high-level high school recruits during her tenure as head coach of Kentucky and relied more heavily on the transfer portal for player acquisitions.
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Brown: UK basketball showed it can flip switch in a big game, but that won't work in March
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