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The new-look Kentucky men’s basketball team has spent the last two months practicing as the Mark Pope era gets underway in Lexington. After being hired in April, assembling a staff, and adding 12 fresh faces to the roster, every second of practice has been vitally important for Pope and his group. But some brief time away is also important. Due to NCAA rules, a break in summer practice sessions is mandatory. Thursday morning was Kentucky’s final practice until the end of this month. Workouts start back up again on Monday, August 26 — the same day the fall semester begins at UK. That leaves two…