Mark Pope Signed Autographs Until Rupp Arena Emptied [Video]

Since the day Mark Pope was hired to be the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, he’s shared an inclusive message with Big Blue Nation. He is one of us.

“It is the greatest honor that I will ever have in my professional or this family career to be able to come back here and do this with you,” Pope said at his introductory press conference. “The difference between Kentucky and every other program in the country is that this is not my team. It is our team.”

He’s not taking for granted the opportunity to sit in the seat reserved for the Kentucky head basketball coach. He’s soaking in every single second of it. That was on display Saturday night after the Wildcats downed Bucknell 100-72, his second win on the job.

As is tradition for all Kentucky basketball coaches in recent memory, the head coach speaks with the Voice of the Wildcats after the …