The gesture by the Kentucky coach drew praise from all circles, including Louisville men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey, who typed the words, “Love your neighbor” on a retweet of the video of Pope talking with the fan in the wheelchair. “Great stuff,” Kelsey said.

By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky collected its first road win of the season and gave coach Mark Pope his 200th career win with a 95-90 triumph over Mississippi State on Saturday night. The No.

The first-year coach took time to snap photos with fans after the game. When one fan couldn't make it to the floor, Pope made the effort to make their day.

Mark Pope went out of his way after Kentucky's win at Mississippi State to greet a fan in a wheelchair who was in attendance.

The key talking points after Mark Pope and the No. 6 Wildcats’ victory against Chris Jans and the No. 14 Bulldogs.

It just felt like the streak was destined to end. Winning 18 straight regular season matchups against Mississippi State and 2008 marking the last home win for the Bulldogs in Starkville, Kentucky had to slip up at some point.

Kentucky coach Mark Pope lauded fifth-year guard Jaxson Robinson following his breakout 27-point outing against Mississippi State on Saturday night at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi.

The first-year coach took time to snap photos with fans after the game. When one fan couldn't make it to the floor, Pope made the effort to make their day.

The No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats get hot from 3-point range, still need a late rally for win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday night in Starkville.

The No. 6 ranked Kentucky Wildcats picked up its first road win of the season Saturday with a wild 95-90 win over No. 14 ranked Mississippi ... Kentucky head coach Mark Pope said on the UK Sports ...

After a brief break, Kentucky is back in action on the road in the SEC. The ninth-ranked Wildcats will travel to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. EST. One week ago, Kentucky fell at home to Alabama,

On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.