Mark Pope has a ton of confidence in his 2025-26 Kentucky team and for good reason

Kentucky coach Mark Pope had a press conference on Tuesday with the local Kentucky media, and he was asked a lot of interesting questions about his roster for the 2025-26 season. One thing that was clear from the start was that he has a ton of confidence in his 2025-26 roster.

The first question of the press conference was when Pope was asked three words to describe his team, and the words he used were competitive, deep, and skilled.

Coach Pope has a roster that should have the Wildcats ranked inside of the top ten when the seasons starts, and this team is going to have an excellent year.

During his year in Lexington, Pope has had a lot of press conferences, but something about his demeanor in this press conference seemed different and in a good way. It really seemed that Coach Pope understands just how good his team can be this season, and he had a bit of swagger to him.

Coach Pope raved about all of the new faces that are coming in and talked about how players like Brandon Garrison, Trent Noah, Collin Chandler, and Otega Oweh (assuming he pulls out of the NBA Draft) are set to take a step forward next season.

Kentucky has a very humble head basketball coach in Mark Pope, but in this press conference, it was easy to see that he believes that he has a roster capable of winning banners.

This is going to be one of the most fun Kentucky basketball seasons in recent memory for fans, which could lead to nets being cut down.

Swaggy Mark Pope is here to stay in Lexington, Kentucky.