Kentucky head coach Mark Pope made an excuse about his team's performance after one of the worst losses in program history.

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While the 2025-26 college basketball season could have been worse for the Wildcats, the program holds higher expectations than a second-round appearance. In fact, following another early NCAA Tournament exit, many fans are calling for Pope to be fired after just two years as head coach.

Kentucky's season is officially over after losing 82-63 to No. 2 seed Iowa State on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Just over 48 hours after No. 7 seed Kentucky secured a dramatic win over Santa Clara to advance behind late-game heroics from Otega Oweh,

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After winning a tight, emotional game on Friday against Santa Clara, Kentucky must now turn its attention to second-seeded Iowa State, whom the Cats will face on Sunday in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament (2:45 p.m. ET, CBS).

Otega Oweh and the Kentucky Wildcats have seen their college basketball season come to an end on Sunday. Kentucky ended the regular season with a 22-14 record, finishing 10-8 in conference, tying for seventh in the SEC conference standings with the Georgia Bulldogs and the Missouri Tigers.

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