8 hours ago · Rick Pitino hopes Kentucky’s fans take it easy on John Calipari in his return to Lexington on Saturday night. Pitino posted a video on X on Thursday on the matter and explained his reasoning ...

18 hours ago · The rivalry with UK and Louisville will be awesome for years to come. Two great young coaches with Pat Kelsey and our captain Mark Pope. — Rick Pitino (@RealPitino) January 29, 2025

1 day ago · Rick Pitino has asked a favor of Big Blue Nation with John Calipari -- the former Kentucky coach now at Arkansas-- returning to Rupp Arena this weekend.His request: don't boo the coach who once ...

1 day ago · Pitino, for his part, appealed to Kentucky fans to give Calipari a warm reception despite their somewhat checkered history with each other. “Toughest day of my coaching career at Louisville was ...

1 day ago · LEXINGTON — More than two decades ago, Rick Pitino returned to Rupp Arena for the first time as a visiting coach. After an ultra-successful run guiding the Kentucky basketball program, he now ...

1 day ago · Pitino asked Kentucky fans to give Arkansas coach John Calipari a standing ovation Saturday when he returns to the place he coached for 15 years. Arkansas (12-8, 1-6 SEC) is scheduled to face No ...

1 day ago · Pitino had coached Kentucky for eight seasons, taking the Wildcats to three Final Fours and a national title, before leaving for the NBA’s Boston Celtics. He became U of L’s coach before the ...

2 days ago · Pitino’s tweet comes the day after both Kentucky and Louisville got big wins. Starting with Big Blue Nation, another rivalry game took place in Knoxville. Pope’s squad was down a few key players, mainly point guard Lamont Butler. Even so, Kentucky was able to break through and earn a massive win against Tennessee. Considering the ...

2 days ago · St. John’s men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino, who was the head coach at Kentucky from 1989-1997, released a video on social media regarding Arkansas head coach John Calipari’s anticipated ...

Oct 12, 2024 · LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rick Pitino was wildly cheered in a surprise return to Rupp Arena, with the Hall of Fame coach saying “I am so happy to be back” in a show of support for first-year Kentucky coach and former captain Mark Pope on Friday night at the Big Blue Madness public practice.