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Big Blue Brew 3/17: Coach Pope Speaks on the NCAA Tournament

Hear what head coach Mark Pope said about the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning, Wildcats. Don’t forget to vote for the Cats here! 

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew?

🏀 The Mark Pope Show
⚽️ New assistant coach
🔵 And much, much more!

Want More?

🔼 Must Watch. Men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope is ready to compete! Check out his thoughts on the NCAA Tournament in the link above. Also, the men will have an open practice on March 19 at 11:45am CT at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO.

🔼 Sweep! The men’s tennis team swept its doubleheader on Monday. The Cats beat Southern Indiana 4-1 and 4-0 at home. Kentucky won the doubles point in each match. Overall, the men are 12-7 this season.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

The Connection. The women’s basketball team is playing James Madison on Saturday.

Coach Kenny Brooks is the all-time winningest coach in JMU women’s basketball history and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in what year?

Got a guess? Check below for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

🔼 New Coach. The men’s soccer team welcomes Sean Lawlor as the new assistant coach. Lawlor previously worked as an assistant coach at Penn State for three seasons. During his first season, Lawlor helped lead the Nittany Lions to a Big Ten Regular Season Title and a conference tournament championship game appearance in 2023. Prior to Penn State, he worked at Syracuse as an assistant coach for four seasons

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, March 18

🏊 Women’s Swim & Dive NCAA Championship
🥎 Softball at Houston @ 7pm ET

Thursday, March 19

🏊 Women’s Swim & Dive NCAA Championship
📣 Stunt vs. East Stroudsburg @ 6:30pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Ole Miss @ 8pm ET

Friday, March 20

🏊 Women’s Swim & Dive NCAA Championship
⛳️ Men’s Golf Linger Longer Invitational
👟 Track & Field Black & Gold Challenge
📣 Stunt vs. McNeese/Northern Kentucky @ 10:25am/4:15pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Texas @ 12pm ET
🏀 #7 Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament vs. #10 Santa Clara @ 12:15pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis at South Carolina @ 5pm ET
🥎 Softball at Texas A&M @ 7pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Ole Miss @ 7:30pm ET

Saturday, March 21

🏊 Women’s Swim & Dive NCAA Championship
⛳️ Men’s Golf Linger Longer Invitational
👟 Track & Field Black & Gold Challenge
🤸 Gymnastics SEC Championships @ 3pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Ole Miss @ 2:30pm ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament vs. James Madison @ 2:30pm ET
🥎 Softball at Texas A&M @ 5pm ET

Sunday, March 22

⛳️ Men’s Golf Linger Longer Invitational
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Texas @ 1pm ET | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Texas A&M @ 1pm ET
🥎 Softball at Texas A&M @ 2pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2022!

🔵 Have a great Tuesday, y’all!