It's not often that a lot of hype surrounds an exhibition game in any sport. But fans are excited for a preseason matchup between No. 9 Kentucky and No. 1 Purdue in Lexington on Friday, Oct. 24.

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope is no stranger to getting down in a big deficit in games against power conference opponents in his time at Kentucky. In fact, in one-and-a-half seasons since arriving in ...

Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope has been no stranger to falling behind quickly in games. in the two seasons so far of the Pope era, the Wildcats have found themselves behind at least 15 points in ...

Mark Pope referred to an exhibition game between his ninth-ranked Kentucky team and No. 1 Purdue as a "gift" for his team. He explained why. It's not often that a lot of hype surrounds an exhibition ...