WATCH: Mark Pope previews Texas, provides injury updates

Kentucky is coming off a huge win over No. 5 Tennessee, completing the season sweep of the Volunteers in the process. But as has been the case all season in the hellacious Southeastern Conference, the next opponent won’t be much easier.

The Wildcats will be in Austin, TX this weekend for just the second time in program history and first since the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The Texas Longhorns (15-10; 4-8 SEC) will host Kentucky on Saturday with tipoff set for 8:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. Rodney Terry‘s crew has dropped its last three games and will be looking to get back on track against the ‘Cats.

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope spoke with reporters Thursday to share his thoughts on the matchup. He talked about what makes Texas star freshman Tre Johnson so dangerous, what the Longhorns do well on the court, injury updates on Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, and much more. Dive into Pope’s entire 20-minute press conference below.

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