Saturday marks two weeks since John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena. It feels like most fans have moved past Kentucky’s loss to Arkansas (the win over Tennessee certainly helped), but on Monday night,

John Calipari was the face of Kentucky Wildcats basketball for fifteen years, leading the program to national prominence. He built championship teams, sent players to the NBA, and shaped the team into a powerhouse.

The end of the John Calipari era at Kentucky opened an opportunity for Mark Pope to return to the school he played for. It was an opportunity he jumped on, and he now leads the Wildcats even if from a distance he had been surprised to see a situation where Calipari would leave for Arkansas.

Mark Pope made history as head coach of Kentucky basketball by leading the Wildcats to break a school record with their win over No. 5 Tennessee. The victory surpassed the 2002-03 team coached by Tubby Smith,

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.

What was supposed to be a friendly reunion turned ugly as John Calipari stepped onto Rupp Arena for the first time since joining Arkansas! The post Kentucky Community on the Verge of a Breakdown After John Calipari “Badly Outcoached” Mark Pope appeared first on EssentiallySports.

With Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson watching how it ended from the sidelines, Mark Pope saw the best of Kentucky basketball right before his eyes.

When Mark Pope was hired as the head coach of the Kentucky basketball program, some were worried that he was not ready for this job. Quickly into his first year in Lexington, Pope has proven he is one of the young stars in the coaching profession,