The Kentucky Wildcats' back-to-back ugly losses have the vocal portion of the fanbase quickly turning on first-year head coach Mark Pope.

Mark Pope has suffered his worst loss at Kentucky thus far. Pope’s No. 12-ranked Wildcats fell 89-79 at home to Arkansas Saturday afternoon — and it wasn’t an ordinary upset defeat. The contest marked Pope’s first meeting with former Kentucky head coach John Calipari, whom Pope replaced after Calipari left for Arkansas last April.

T he Kentucky Wildcats were ready to get their sixth win of the season as an underdog on Tuesday when they faced Ole Miss on the road, but they dug a hole that was too much to get

The Kentucky basketball team dropped its third game in the last four outings on Saturday, this time a painful one against Arkansas and former coach John Calipari. The Razorbacks got hot shooting and never really cooled off.

For the Wildcats to end the 2024-25 season on a positive note, at least four areas of concern must be addressed.

Kentucky and Arkansas both have new head basketball coaches, and these coaches are set to face off in Rupp Arena on Saturday evening. Coach Mark Pope and John

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope answers questions after UK’s dismal defensive showing in a road loss at Ole Miss.

In a battle between Kentucky basketball coaches past and present, Mark Pope came up short against John Calipari.