Mark Pope, Arkansas and Kentucky

What Mark Pope said about losing in John Calipari’s return to Kentucky
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.
Mark Pope admits he felt restricted with Kentucky roster against Arkansas
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.
UK basketball coach Mark Pope explains why the Wildcats lost at home to Arkansas, Calipari
In a battle between Kentucky basketball coaches past and present, Mark Pope came up short against John Calipari.
Mark Pope gives an update on Lamont Butler ahead of the Arkansas game
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
"Posed a bunch of difficult problems for us" - Mark Pope gets candid on struggles after Kentucky losses to John Calipari's Arkansas
The Kentucky Wildcats under coach Mark Pope were beaten 89-79 at the Rupp Arena by the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday evening for their second consecutive home loss.
How much is Mark Pope making this season? What about Calipari? Contract details for both.
The coaching contract details for Mark Pope at Kentucky and John Calipari at Arkansas ahead of Saturday’s SEC basketball showdown in Rupp Arena.
Mark Pope made a strong positive comment on former Kentucky coach John Calipari
Coach Mark Pope and John Calipari are about to coach against one another in one of the most highly anticipated games this season. Year one in Arkansas for Coach Calipari has not g
Can Kentucky overcome its defensive issues in Year 1 under Mark Pope?
The Wildcats have now given up more than 1.2 points per possession in 5 of their last 9 power-conference games. Since that streak began on Dec. 21, UK has gone 4-5 in such games and has a schedule-adjusted defensive rating that ranks 162nd nationally, per BartTorvik. Can this issue be fixed?
Saturday night belonged to John Calipari, but I’d still rather have Mark Pope as UK coach
You can argue that Pope was outcoached Saturday, and you wouldn’t be wrong. Arkansas attacked Kentucky’s weakness. The visitors’ unexpected 3-point success opened the driving lanes for D.J. Wagner, the former Kentucky point guard who scored all 17 of his points in the second half and was the key to the game.
Brown: John Calipari beats Mark Pope at own game, as Arkansas stuns Kentucky basketball
Arkansas basketball shot a season-high 52% from 3 to power just its second win in SEC play and its first on the road for coach John Calipari.
Mark Pope wished he had started the lineup rotation earlier against Arkansas
Kentucky basketball suffered an upset loss to Arkansas on Saturday night in John Calipari's homecoming to Rupp Arena, falling ...
How have Arkansas and UK recruited the 2025 high school class? Comparing Calipari and Pope.
While Arkansas and Kentucky currently find themselves at opposites ends of the SEC men’s basketball hierarchy, both the ...
Kentucky basketball: Mark Pope's Cats shred Tennessee's vaunted defense in victory
Just how impressive was Kentucky basketball's 3-point shooting in Tuesday's win over Tennessee? The Courier Journal puts it ...
Kentucky vs Arkansas score: UK basketball highlights from SEC contest at Rupp Arena
Brown: John Calipari beats Mark Pope at own game, as Arkansas stuns Kentucky basketball Arkansas, John Calipari give Kentucky basketball glimpse of what may have been in upset ...
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Mark Pope will wear shoes painted by young cancer patients vs. Arkansas
Mark Pope‘s gameday shoes on Saturday will look a bit more colorful than usual. Along with it being John Calipari‘s return to ...
Kentucky needs to be ready for Arkansas's best shot on Saturday
Kentucky is the better basketball team, but Arkansas's motivation will be at an all-time high in this basketball game. Thiero ...