The No. 8 Vols will host the No. 12 Wildcats on Tuesday, but this matchup is different from years past. For the first time in 15 years, John Calipari will

Unlike Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr was unable to take the floor against the Commodores on Saturday afternoon. A back injury prevented the fifth year senior from practicing for multiple weeks, and on Saturday, Pope made the decision to keep him out for the game.

Mark Pope left BYU 10 months ago to return to his alma mater Kentucky, where he plied his craft at the direction of legendary coach Rick Pitino. Now, as head coach roaming the sidelines of Rupp Arena, that leap of faith is paying off big time.

The latest edition of the Tennessee-Kentucky rivalry goes down Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET, when the No. 8 Volunteers host the No. 12 Wildcats. It’ll be the 241st men’s basketball matchup between the two programs, but the first for Kentucky coach Mark Pope.

Predictions, picks and odds as No. 8 Tennessee basketball faces No. 12 Kentucky. Plus, injury updates and the latest news

Calipari returns to Kentucky for the first time Saturday when the Wildcats host Arkansas. The Razorbacks (12-8, 1-6) have this week off but No. 12 Kentucky (14-5, 3-3) has a huge game tonight at No. 8 Tennessee (17-3, 4-3).

The Missouri Tigers get a welcomed week off from the Southeastern Conference basketball wars after winning five of their first seven games in league play.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats took a 3-2 SEC ... team that looked a whole lot different than the running-and-gunning Florida Gators squad that the Cats beat three days earlier.

Sure, UK won its SEC opener earlier this month against Florida in an offensive shootout at Rupp Arena ... “Clearly that’s a major, major issue for us, is this glass,” a stern-faced Mark Pope said after that loss. Questions soon followed about ...

Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats were close to pulling ... victories over ranked teams this campaign including Duke, Gonzaga, Florida, Mississippi State and Texas A&M.

It's Kentucky Wildcats vs Tennessee Volunteers in an SEC regular-season showdown. We run down who has the edge and predict the winner.

"I love winning a game where we never felt great," UK coach Mark Pope said. SEC basketball has ... during this stretch including its win over Florida. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...