The early takeaway from the Mark Pope era has been how much the Wildcat's new coach is trying to make sure Kentucky basketball is about Kentucky. Coach Pope oft

Mark Pope left no doubt where he played college basketball, in case anyone didn't already know. The new Kentucky coach and former Wildcats player sported a UK letterman-style jacket at the podium for Southeastern Conference media day on Tuesday.

Mark Pope wants Kentucky to get exposed. It’s why he’s so excited to finally pit his team against someone other than the blue team or the white team. He wants to see exactly what areas his team needs to improve upon going into the regular season — his debut run as the program’s new head coach.