Mark Pope was not included in the Naismith Midseason Coach of the Year Watch List, which is very surprising to see. For reference, fellow first year coach Pat Kelsey, who is at in-state rival Louisville,

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope chatted with the media after the Wildcats defeated Vanderbilt on Wednesday night at Rupp Arena.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are heading into the rematch with the Vanderbilt Commodores limping, but this team needs to find a way to get revenge. More than likely, the Wildcats will once again be without Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson,

Even though he's had success after taking over a new-look Kentucky program in year one, Mark Pope is a notable omission in a recent midseason award watchlist