Mark Pope scouts Bucknell, a fast-paced veteran team with shooters at all 5 positions [Video]

Mark Pope and his staff have dove deep into the Bucknell tape. He’ll have Kentucky’s next opponent scouted quite well when the Bison come to Rupp Arena on Saturday.

What should the Big Blue Nation expect to see from the opponent when the Wildcats take the floor in a couple of days? Pope gave us some insight during his Thursday press conference.

For some background context, Bucknell, led by second-year head coach John Griffin III, was picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League prior to the season. 7-foot junior center Noah Williamsonwas a Third Team All-Patriot League member as a sophomore and was tabbed to the Preseason First Team going into 2024-25. The native of Latvia went for 19 points and 12 rebounds on 6-8 shooting in Bucknell’s 85-73 season-opening win over Delaware on Monday. The Bison actually trailed that game for nearly all of the first 36 minutes before closing on …