Mark Pope and Kentucky fell at home to Alabama 102-97 in quite the basketball game in the SEC. The No. 8 Wildcats brought a lot to the table but the No. 4 Crimson Tide were just a little bit better. Pope threw that word out during the postgame presser though.

One of the best games of the college basketball season took place on Saturday as Nate Oats and No. 4 Alabama went on the road to Rupp Arena to take on Mark Pope and No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington. The two teams battled back and forth in a high-scoring affair ...

The Kentucky Wildcats will kick themselves for their self-inflicted loss to Alabama, but Mark Pope and Co. shouldn't lose sleep over it.

Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats were close to pulling off another ranked win, but Alabama escaped with a 102-97 victory. At Rupp Arena on Saturday, No. 8 Kentucky fell to No. 4 Alabama in a back-and ...

Mark Pope and Nate Oats matched wits on the court, and Kentucky and Alabama put on a show in Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon.

For the first time under Mark Pope’s leadership, UK basketball lost at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky coach explains a home defeat to Alabama.

On a two-game losing streak, Kentucky faces a road trip to Tennessee and then John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Mark Pope admires John Calipari and looks forward to coaching against his predecessor on Saturday. “I love competing against people that I admire and look up to and love, and Cal is certainly one of those people,” the Kentucky coach said earlier this week.

Kentucky Wildcats coach Mark Pope shouts at an official during the first half against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. No. 12 Kentucky beat the No. 8 Vols 78-73 on Tuesday. / Randy Sartin-Imagn Images

There is no bigger story in college basketball this season than John Calipari‘s long-awaited return to Lexington — whether the out-of-touch suits making the calls on national coverage agree or not. It’s consuming our lives in the best way possible,