re: Is Kentucky’s basketball team suffering because the football team was decent this season?

You're not wrong. Things went to shite after the Florida game. Administration is making some commitments to the program now that Stoops resuscitated the program, but they could do better. And Stoops had better get another bowl game next year unless he wants to be on the hot seat
Still the suck was less this year than it often is, more medicore-poor than awful