Mark Pope spent America’s birthday outside of America. On Thursday morning, Kentucky‘s head basketball coach shared a photo from London, England, part of his travels across the globe to Istanbul, Turkey, where he is recruiting for the future of the Wildcats. Why Istanbul? Because Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Dome is home to the 2024 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup. Today, the United States U17 team beat Canada, 111-60, in the quarterfinals to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round. AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 player in the class, led Team USA with 18 points. Cameron and Cayden Boozer, Koa Peat, and Chris Ce…