The state of Kentucky and sport of basketball felt a great loss Tuesday as former Louisville great Junior Bridgeman passed away at 71. Both current Kentucky coach Mark Pope and former Wildcats coach John Calipari were among the many people to offer their condolences.

John Calipari was very open during his time in Lexington about how he did not care about the SEC Tournament. Clearly, this opinion traveled with Calipari to Arkansas as he doubled

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.

The ESPN broadcaster did not hold back his feelings toward John Calipari's recent comments on the SEC Tournament.

The Arkansas Razorbacks have closed their regular season rather dramatically. Their last match was against the No. 25-ranked Mississippi State. The game took an absolute turn in the last 11 seconds, with Jonas Aidoo making a crucial free throw and Billy Richmond coming up with a massive block.

John Calipari had a very successful tenure with the Kentucky Wildcats, but it took Mark Pope just one season to accomplish something his predecessor never did.

John Calipari's Arkansas Razorbacks will be one of the first teams tipping off the SEC Tournament after a 19-12 (8-10) mark in the regular season. The Razorbacks have the chance to take the conference crown for the first time since the year 2000 with a strong week in Nashville.

The Arkansas basketball team just wrapped up its first regular season of the John Calipari era with an upset of 25th-ranked Mississippi State. That win

John Calipari has Arkansas resurgent ahead of the SEC Tournament, but he's doing his best to tamp down expectations.