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 …

Pitino led Kentucky to an NCAA championship in 1996 and Louisville to a national championship in 2013. He was the first coach to lead three different schools (Providence, Kentucky, and …

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 …

1 day ago · — Rick Pitino (@RealPitino) January 30, 2025 That's a great message of respect from a coach who was a longtime rival of Calipari. Pitino coached the Wildcats for eight …

22 hours ago · Former Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari is making his return to Lexington Saturday. Rick Pitino had a message for Big Blue Nation while thinking back on his …

1 day ago · Pitino can speak from firsthand experience when it comes to returning to Rupp Arena as a rival head coach. After leaving Kentucky, Pitino was booed in Lexington when he returned …

1 day ago · Rick Pitino, right, shakes hands with John Calipari before the first half of an NCAA Final Four game between Louisville and Kentucky, Saturday, March 31, 2012, in New Orleans.

1 day ago · Calipari left Kentucky after 15 seasons, including four Final Fours and a national title, to become the coach at Arkansas. He was replaced by Mark Pope , a captain on Pitino’s 1996 …

1 day ago · St. John’s coach Rick Pitino sent a somewhat surprising message to Kentucky fans on Thursday about the upcoming return of John Calipari to Lexington. Calipari, now head …

Oct 12, 2024 · 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 …