On Tuesday, while the Wildcats managed a narrow victory over Tennessee, there lingered one notable issue. The post Mark Pope’s Misery Sees No End as National Reporter Uncovers “Unsettling” Roster Issue appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Kentucky will be without both of its point guards Tuesday night against the No. 1-rated defense in college basketball. What will Mark Pope do?

Kerr Kriisa could not stop name-dropping as Kentucky men's basketball players revealed the most famous person in their phone contacts. Most of the guys on

Mark Pope and the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats were without Lamont Butler in Tuesday's game against No. 8 Tennessee.

Ignore the hype. Ignore the noise. Ignore the circus that is sure to surround the return of John Vincent Calipari, who in a 15-year run as the UK coach took the Wildcats to four Final Fours and a national championship before his Big Blue express ran out of steam.

Coach Mark Pope was washed about the grit of this team and where this game ranks for him. Check out this great answer Coach Pope says Coach Brooks used a term he had never heard in the team prayer. Check it out. pic.twitter.com/H2AowxfjhJ

Coming into this game, many gave Kentucky very little chance with the point spread over double digits. The Cats were without two of their top stars and had

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope knows this is a really good Wildcats team. That's been evident since the start of the regular season, and a win over Duke in just the third game of the season proved how good this Wildcats team could be this season.

Kentucky senior Lamont Butler, a guard who transferred from San Diego State last spring, has started 17 games for the Wildcats this season, but is now dealing with a shoulder injury and is out for Tuesday night's game against the Tennessee Volunteers.

With three key Kentucky players sidelined, Mark Pope’s team pulled off its most impressive victory of the season. Here’s how the Wildcats did it.

Mark Pope and the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats have been dealt another blow ahead of their game against No. 8 Tennessee tonight, with Lamont Butler ruled out due to a shoulder injury.