Kentucky Basketball's NCAA Tournament Journey

0:00On March 18, Kentucky basketball heads into the NCAA tournament as a number-seven seed, facing Santa Clara on Friday after tying for seventh in the SEC. The team spends $22 million on his roster, but expectations remain sky high for the Wildcats. Four years back, they entered as a number-two seed in title favorites, only to stumble with upsets against St. Peter's and later Oakland. That Oakland loss marked the end of John Calipari's time in Lexington. Many fans are voicing real frustration with new coach Mark Pope and the outgoing athletic director, Mitch Barnhart, who's shifting to a 9, $150,000 a year university role that feels like a soft landing. Meanwhile, Calipari has Arkansas rolling with a 48 and 22 record, grabbing their first SEC tournament title since 2000. His success things, especially with the hogside, as a potential final for threat. The split made sense for both sides. Calipari's early years brought a national title, but things faded later.

1:01A fresh start revived him at 67, while Kentucky moves forward, no matter how the bracket shakes out this March.