Guard DJ Wagner ran down the court, dribbled the ball into traffic, and clanged a contested jumper off the side of the rim as the Razorbacks season came to a close with Calipari taking his final timeout with him to the locker room after a disappointing defeat.

Before losing to Texas Tech, the Razorbacks made some noise in the earlier rounds. Arkansas defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and followed that with an upset win over St. John's in the round of 32.

Regardless of when Kentucky's run ends, Pope has restored optimism at Kentucky. He is a passionate, sincere and capable leader who has guided Kentucky to a whopping eight wins over top-15 foes while navigating health issues with Jaxson Robinson, Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr and Kerr Kriisa.