There were a lot of questions after Kentucky’s poor showing at No. 25 Ole Miss on Tuesday night. What can the Wildcats do to turn things around?

Mark Pope doesn’t need the Big Blue Nation’s online thoughts to know what everyone else is already saying: Kentucky was flat-out embarrassed on the road against Ole Miss Tuesday night. “Right now, in this moment,

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

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 Wildcats have played eight SEC games and currently sit with a 4-4 record in conference play. If the Wildcats want to have a winning record in SEC p

The Wildcats are beating expectations and playing pretty ball in Year 1, but their new coach's link with the fan base is powering the vibes.

Mark Pope left BYU 10 months ago to return to his alma mater Kentucky, where he plied his craft at the direction of legendary coach Rick Pitino. Now, as head coach roaming the sidelines of Rupp Arena, that leap of faith is paying off big time.

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?