Inside why Mark Pope and Kentucky basketball's big-ticket roster is struggling
Posted Dec 13, 2025
Kentucky basketball spent a reported $20 to $25 million this offseason on its 2025 roster, believed to be among the most expensive, if not the most expensive, in college basketball history. And 10 games into the season it feels as if the sky is falling in Lexington. It probably is. Kentucky has problems that it can't fix with its in-house personnel.
(CBS Sports)
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