Both Kentucky and Arkansas suffered tough losses over the weekend to Auburn and South Carolina, respectively, but how coaches Mark Pope and John Calipari responded couldn't have been more different.

Kentucky coach Mark Pope takes a different approach than his predecessor regarding the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Kentucky men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope weighed in on the debate on whether the college basketball season should be expanded. Mark Pope on Expanding College Basketball Regular Season Pope favored the expansion and gave his reasons in an Instagram video on Friday,

Ament — a 6-foot-9 power forward who is a five-star prospect and the No. 4 national recruit in the 2025 class — is down to just five schools in his recruitment. Ament is still considering going to Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville and Tennessee.

Is the momentum UK would gain with a strong showing in Nashville worth the potential of getting worn down prior to the NCAA tourney?

With a down-to-the-wire victory over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, the Arkansas Razorbacks finish the regular season with a 19-12 overall record and an 8-10 mark in SEC play. And while 8-10 will only be good enough for the 9-seed in the SEC Tournament,