LEXINGTON, Ky. —

In year two for Kentucky men's basketball head coach Mark Pope, the Wildcats welcome both newcomers and some returnees.

Year one under head coach Mark Pope was nothing but a success for Kentucky basketball. The Wildcats finished with 24 wins, a winning record against ranked opponents, and of course, a deep run in the tournament, coming up just one game short of advancing to the Elite Eight.

Pope admits with a new group, a handful of freshmen and players from the transfer portal, the expectations remain the same heading into year two.

"That's what I think anybody outside of Kentucky just will never understand. You know, some people might say, you know, last year we were a veteran team. So there's a lot of pressure to win this year," Pope said. "You know you got a deep t

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