The court isn’t the only place that Mark Pope is hoping to beat St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino on Dec. 20. The Kentucky ...

The matchup puts St. John's coach Rick Pitino against his former school and player in Kentucky coach Mark Pope.

Mark Pope and Rick Pitino will face off during the 2025-26 college basketball season, but the game won’t take place in Rupp ...

The Kentucky head coach, who led the Wildcats to a Sweet 16 in his first season, is already looking ahead to a marquee ...

Rick Pitino is set to face one of his former teams next season with St. John's scheduled to play Kentucky during the 2025-26 ...

The matchup marks a fun reunion for Kentucky and former head coach Rick Pitino, who now coaches St. John's. Pitino coached at Kentucky from 1989 to 1997. In 1996 he won the national championship with ...

Xavier's Richard Pitino has worked closely with his father, Rick Pitino, and the Chicago Bulls' Billy Donovan.

When St. John's men's basketball heads to Atlanta for the CBS Sports Classic next season, head coach Rick Pitino will draw a very familiar foe. The Red Storm face Kentucky at State Farm Arena on Dec.

Kentucky coach Mark Pope gave a playful take on his former coach Rick Pitino's legendary all-white suit, issuing a challenge for their CBS Sports Classic showdown on Dec.

Rick Pitino has coached six different schools to the NCAA Tournament. He has been involved in horse racing for decades and has connections to the 2025 Kentucky Derby field. Pitino has ties to 3 ...

In massive college basketball scheduling news, Kentucky men's basketball will face off against St. John's in the 2025 CBS Sports Classic, setting UK Head Coach Mark Pope against his former coach in ...

With no school willing to give “Slick Rick” a shot ... In the same way that Pitino led Kentucky to the 1996 National Championship, so, too, did Pope, only he did it as a player and the ...