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

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope dismissed any concerns about the Wildcats being distracted by John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena. Arkansas pulled off the upset on the road, 89-79, to give Kentucky their sixth loss of the season.