Mark Pope will always carry the lessons he learned playing for Rick Pitino at Kentucky with him throughout his coaching career. It was that experience, which included winning a national championship in 1996, that ultimately brought Pope back to Lexington to take over the Wildcats. Pope explained that Pitino was a tough coach to play for who always demanded the best from him. However, at the same time he always had an unwavering belief in his players. He’s since developed his own coaching style, but taking elements of Pitino’s along with him. “I get emotional about coach,” he said on the Colleg…