Mark Pope's hiring as Kentucky's new head basketball coach has now reached Vatican City.
Father Jim Sichko, a Lexington-based priest, presented Pope Francis with a customized Wildcats No. 23 jersey featuring Pope's last name.
Matt Jones @KySportsRadioLexington priest <a href="https://twitter.com/JimSichko?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JimSichko</a> gives the Pope a Pope jersey <a href="https://t.co/z7f96XXTTz">pic.twitter.com/z7f96XXTTz</a>
Tyler Thompson of On3.com noted that Sichko was in Vatican City for meetings when he was able to present the Pope with a gift.
"He loved it," Sichko told KSR (h/t Thompson) of Pope Francis' reaction to the jersey.
It's unclear why No.