For the first time in 16 years, Kentucky will open the season with someone other than John Calipari at the helm. Kentucky alumnus Mark Pope, a former BYU coach, took over the program in April after Calipari shockingly left his post to take the Arkansas job. The Wildcats open against Wright State on Monday in Lexington, Ky. Pope directly was referred to the program by Rick Pitino, who coached him as a member of the 1996 Kentucky team that won Pitino’s first national title. Pope is bringing one of his best players from BYU with him: Jaxson Robinson. The senior shooting guard had a breakout season last year off the bench for the Cougars, averaging a career high 14.2 points per game on his way to earning Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year honors. Robinson is just one of a handful of highly touted transfers who are set to make up a completely new look Kentucky squad. He joins Kerr Kriisa, a point guard with extensive experience at Arizona and West Virginia, as well as former Dayton…..