Mark Pope was all smiles after securing his first win as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. It was a blowout win over Wright State 103-62 in front of almost 20,000 fans in Rupp Arena. Pope raved about his team and how intentional, poised, and aggressive they were. He loved how they shared the ball with 30 assists (the most assists ever in a season-opener for Kentucky). However, he said there is one area where he would love to see them continue growing as a team.