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814BasketballMark Pope Sends Friendly Suit Challenge to Rick Pitino
Mark Pope sent a friendly suit challenge to Rick Pitino on Friday. “Coach P, watch your back…I’m working on my suit game,”...
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772BasketballSeth Davis names Rick Pitino his most intriguing coach of 2025-26
Seth Davis has named his top 10 most intriguing coaches of the 2025-26 college basketball season. St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino...
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599BasketballMark Pope and Rick Pitino chat about CBS Sports Classic matchup
Mark Pope and Rick Pitino chatted briefly about next season’s CBS Sports Classic game on a video call this afternoon. Of course,...
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Kentucky to play St. John’s and Rick Pitino in CBS Sports Classic
St. John’s is replacing UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic after the Bruins opted to pull out of the annual four-team event....
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937BasketballRick Pitino leads St. John’s to first Big East title in 25 years
Rick Pitino led St. John’s to its first Big East Conference Tournament championship in 25 years this afternoon. The Red Storm defeated...
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1.6KBasketballRick Pitino gave a fiery motivational speech to get his team going against Providence
St. John’s struggled in the first half against Providence earlier this season. The Red Storm went into the halftime locker room trailing...
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Rick Pitino encourages Kentucky fans to give John Calipari a standing ovation
John Calipari got some support from an unlikely place this afternoon. St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino, who admitted he’s not best...
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Rick Pitino says home-and-home between Kentucky and St. John’s no longer happening
Rick Pitino says the proposed home-and-home between St. John’s and Kentucky is likely no longer happening because UK wants to skip a...
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2.6KBasketballRick Pitino talks about return to Kentucky and more with Matt Jones of KSR
Rick Pitino did an 11-minute interview with Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio over the weekend. Pitino talked about his return to...
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Rick Pitino says he’s trying to schedule a home-and-home between St. John’s and Kentucky
Rick Pitino reportedly told Kentucky Sports Radio he is trying to schedule a home-and-home series between St. John’s and Kentucky. The first...
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1.8KBasketballRick Pitino thanks Big Blue Nation for emotional night at Rupp Arena
Rick Pitino thanked Kentucky fans this morning for his emotional return to Rupp Arena during Big Blue Madness last night. “Thank you...
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2.3KBasketballRick Pitino returns to Rupp Arena wearing Kentucky blue
Rick Pitino returned to Rupp Arena for Big Blue Madness Friday night. Fans were ecstatic when Pitino walked out with former players...
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Rick Pitino plans to attend Kentucky football game this weekend
There are multiple reports that St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino plans to attend Kentucky’s home football game against Vanderbilt on Saturday....
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1.1KBasketballBusting Brackets ranks all 364 head coaches in college basketball
Busting Brackets has put together their annual ranking of all 364 head coaches in Division I college basketball. Kentucky head coach Mark...
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Rick Pitino’s Office at St. John’s Robbed of Basketball Memorabilia
Rick Pitino’s office at St. John’s was reportedly robbed of memorabilia earlier this week. According to reports, three alleged thieves were seen...
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2.1KBasketballFour Former Kentucky Coaches Make List of Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Coaches of All Time
Jason Fray of New Arena recently ranked the top 25 college basketball coaches of all time, and four former Kentucky coaches made...
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7.2KBasketballKentucky is reportedly going head-to-head against Calipari and Pitino for Duke transfer Jeremy Roach
Mark Pope and Kentucky are reportedly going head-to-head against John Calipari and Rick Pitino for the services of Duke transfer Jeremy Roach....
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Rick Pitino seems to confirm home-and-home series between Kentucky and St. John’s
During his introductory press conference, new Kentucky head coach Mark Pope hinted at games against St. John’s and Rick Pitino in the...
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Watch: Rick Pitino talks about Mark Pope
St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino gave his thoughts on Kentucky hiring Mark Pope this morning in a short video. “Nobody epitomizes...
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1.5KBasketballRick Pitino was at Keeneland today
Former Kentucky and Louisville head coach Rick Pitino was back in the Bluegrass state today to enjoy some horse racing at Keeneland....