Big Blue Nation was already familiar with Mark Pope as a member of the 1996 National Championship team, but he was presented today as the University of Kentucky’s next head basketball coach.
Pope and his teammates from the 1996 National Championship squad arrived in a bus, as they did after winning the Natty, and Pope was the last to exit with the trophy. The audience roared as if the Wildcats had struck a game-winning shot against Louisville.
Mitch Barnhart began the opening news conference by thanking various people before rallying the audience. After that, he let Coach Pope give his address, and the entire Big Blue Nation was prepared to
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