Mark Pope’s Kentucky Masterplan: Build Around Two Scorers and Watch the SEC Burn

Most coaches land a big recruit and spend at least a week basking in it. Maybe a celebratory dinner. A couple of glad-handing phone calls. A moment to exhale. Not Mark Pope. The man landed Milan Momcilovic — a five-star transfer — and within the same week had turned around and locked down five-star freshman…

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BRIGHT BLUE FUTURE: Mark Pope Is On A Recruiting Rampage And The Wonderkids Keep Coming To Kentucky

A week ago people were pointing fingers at Mark Pope. Questioning his recruiting. Questioning his future at Kentucky. And then, in the space of about five days, he went and flipped the entire narrative on its head. That’s the thing about college basketball recruiting — it can turn a villain into a hero almost overnight….

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