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Coaches Mark Pope, Kenny Brooks release signature Nike shoes. Vote for your favorite

Kentucky basketball fans, you can get ready for March Madness with shoes designed by coaches Mark Pope and Kenny Brooks.

Pope and Brooks have released pairs of signature shoes with Nike, now available on the Nike website, the university announced on social media Wednesday.

Pope’s shoes — Air Force 1 Lows — are selling for $130 and feature white and blue leather, with a gold Nike swoosh. Brooks’ are dunks, with gray and white leather and a blue Nike swoosh, selling for $160.

As of Wednesday afternoon, all men’s and women’s sizes were still in stock.

We want to hear from you: Which shoe do you like more? There’s no wrong answer, so vote the poll below for your favorite.

Kentucky Basketball Coaches Mark Pope and Kenny Brooks have released signature shoes with Nike ahead of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky Basketball Coaches Mark Pope and Kenny Brooks have released signature shoes with Nike ahead of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. University of Kentucky

Both the men’s and women’s teams are playing in the NCAA Tournament starting later this week.

The women’s team plays Liberty Friday at noon, at Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington. The men’s team plays Troy Friday at 7:10 p.m. in Milwaukee.

This story was originally published March 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM with the headline "Coaches Mark Pope, Kenny Brooks release signature Nike shoes. Vote for your favorite."

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Monica Kast covers higher education for the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com. Previously, she covered higher education in Tennessee for the Knoxville News Sentinel. She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, and is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. Support my work with a digital subscription
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