Kentucky basketball revealed some vital injury updates ahead of John Calipari's return to Rupp Arena on Saturday

Where fans can watch, listen to or follow the SEC contest between Mark Pope’s No. 12 Wildcats and John Calipari’s Razorbacks.

Kentucky point guard Lamont Butler dribbled stealthily along the baseline before turning on a dime back toward the basket, attempting to muster a decent look late in the shot clock. With the No. 9 Wildcats nursing a four-point lead at Vanderbilt and under eight minutes remaining,

Mark Pope is not just the head coach of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team, he’s also an alumnus of UK. So, when asked about how he feels about former UK head man John Calipari, who brings his Arkansas team to Rupp Arena on Saturday night, Pope had nothing but high praise.

Kentucky men's basketball suffered a 74-69 loss on the road to Vanderbilt. In their first year since 2008 without John Calipari coaching, the No. 9 Wildcats have kicked off their conference schedule with a 3-3 record against SEC opponents.

From Adolph Rupp’s post-retirement gig in basketball to John Calipari’s current job, just about every former Kentucky coach has seen his life after the Wildcats take a weird turn.

Since hitting his season best, 23 points and seven 3-pointers, in a win against Florida in the conference opener on Jan. 4, Koby Brea struggled to find his shooting stroke, hitting just 7 of 26 attempts from deep before Kentucky’s win against rival Tennessee on Tuesday night.

Kentucky's Ansley Almonor and Koby Brea, forced into the starting lineup because of key injuries, helped lead the Cats past host Tennessee on Tuesday.

The atmosphere promises to be charged when Arkansas meets No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky. The Wildcats are returning home after an uplifting win at No. 8 Tennessee. It's a prime-time national TV game.

John Calipari and three of his Razorbacks now visit their old Kentucky home. Rupp Arena in Lexington where Calipari coached the past 15 years. Arkansas junior forward and leading scorer Adou Thiero played the last two years for Calipari at Kentucky.

We have a full slate of SEC action in college basketball on Saturday. Eight games stretch from noon to 9 p.m. ET. The schedule features 3 ranked-on-ranked matchups. Two ranked teams are going on the road to face unranked opponents. And then there’s the return of coach John Calipari to Rupp Arena.