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.

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.

Lamont Butler's status is still up in the air for the foreseeable future. After fighting through a shoulder injury for a couple of games, Butler did not play in

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

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Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope gives an update on the status of injured guard Lamont Butler in Lexington on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.

Butler has missed the previous games dealing with an injury, and Kentucky urgently needs their star guard back.