Who will be on the Kentucky basketball roster for Mark Pope’s first season as head coach?

Mark Pope will be the next men’s basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, replacing John Calipari, who stepped down from the position earlier this week after 15 years on the job. Pope will have his work cut out for him to build a formidable roster for his first season in charge. Even before Calipari’s departure — he was announced as the new head coach at Arkansas on Wednesday — the outlook for the Wildcats’ 2024-25 season was filled with uncertainty. Calipari had lined up the nation’s No.