Kentucky Basketball's Season Ends in NCAA Loss

0:00On March 23rd, Kentucky's men's basketball team saw their season end on Sunday, with an 82-63 loss to Iowa State in the NCAA. Tournament's second round. They held the lead for much of the first half and trailed by just one at halftime. But Iowa State turned up the defensive heat right away in the proper AC. Second period. That pressure lets the easy transition buckets for the cyclones, who dismantled any chance of a Wildcats comeback. Now questions swirl around head coach Mark Pope after a season that fell short of expectations, especially following his solid debut year. Kentucky reportedly spent $22 million on name, image, and likeness deals, yet key players underperformed with no recruits lined up for. Next season, putting Pope Squareley on the hot seat as the program eyes big changes ahead.