The Mark Pope era unofficially started with a bang, defeating Kentucky Wesleyan 123-52 on Wednesday night in the first of two exhibition games for Kentucky this preseason. Kentucky made 21 3-pointers during the contest, which would have tied a regular season record for the Wildcats in Pope’s Rupp Arena debut. They shot 50% (21-42) from deep and only turned the ball over five times as Big Blue Nation watched on. The first-year Kentucky head coach joined his former teammate Cameron Mills and UK Sports Network’s Darren Headrick after the beatdown to recap the exciting Wednesday night in Lexington…