Mark Pope's first season guiding Kentucky, his alma mater, always will be viewed through the prism of how the Wildcats fare in the NCAA Tournament.

Full transcript from Mark Pope, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams from Kentucky's postgame press conference after getting blown out by Alabama 99-70 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

During UK’s pregame radio program, Kentucky coach Mark Pope said the Wildcats received “the best possible news” about Butler given his injury recurrence.

Sports released its annual basketball coaching salary database Thursday. Where does Kentucky's Mark Pope rank nationally and in the SEC?

The Crimson Tide and Wildcats will meet for the third time this season in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.

UK was without fifth-year guard Lamont Butler for the contest after he reinjured his left shoulder on Thursday night during Kentucky’s SEC Tournament second round win over Oklahoma. Prior to Friday’s game, Pope offered a positive injury update on Butler, indicating that Butler will be back for Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament run next week.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats finished up the regular season on Saturday with a massive road win over #15 Missouri, locking up the number six seed in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats finished the season 21-10 overall and 10-8 in SEC play.

The Kentucky basketball team played their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night as they took down LSU in dominant fashion. The Tigers led 2-0 early in the game, and they would never see a lead again.