Rick Pitino Interview

Rick Pitino, John Calipari aren't friends

The John Calipari and Rick Pitino Rivalry Takes an Unusual Turn in the NCAA Tournament

Ten years doesn’t seem that long ago. The Commonwealth of Kentucky was atop the college basketball world. Over a four-season span, Louisville and Kentucky combined to win two National Championships and went to six Final Fours.

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Rick Pitino and John Calipari will meet Saturday for the fifth time in the NCAA Tournament. The first was in Philly.

The nicknames and comparisons followed John Calipari wherever he went. He was “The next Rick Pitino” or “Rick Pitino’s clone,” and it was time to have some fun. It was the day before Calipari’s Massachusetts Minutemen met Pitino’s Kentucky Wildcats in a 1992 Sweet 16 at the Spectrum,

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Rick Pitino-John Calipari saga adds another chapter on Saturday

Not only did Calipari win eight of their 10 Kentucky-Louisville matchups, he turned the tables from the 1996 Final Four storyline. His Wildcats dispatched Pitino’s Cardinals in the 2012 Final Four semis en route to winning the national title.

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'He's a wizard. He's a basketball genius, basically': The comeback of Rick Pitino

In Part 3 of "Postcards of Pitino," FOX Sports spoke with five of Pitino's former players during his return to college at ...

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Legendary Coach Rick Pitino Has Shocking Choice For Best Dunker He's Coached

Before Rick Pitino became a college basketball legend, he coached the New York Knicks for two seasons. It was then when ...

'Going through that experience propelled me for life': The early years of Rick Pitino

In Part 1 of "Postcards of Pitino," FOX Sports spoke with five of Pitino's former players during his early years coaching at Syracuse, Boston University and Providence College.

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March Madness: Rick Pitino has No. 2 seed St. John’s back in NCAAs after latest coaching revival

Standing in the middle of a sold-out Madison Square Garden, confetti sticking to his suit, Rick Pitino was asked about his ...

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Rick Pitino vs. John Calipari: Rivalry once stoked in hate gets proper resurrection Saturday in March Madness

These two classic foes facing off one more time, with a Sweet 16 trip on the line, is the matchup of the weekend ...

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John Calipari and Rick Pitino have stood the test of time, just not together

That was a sentence said out loud on Friday. A mind-bending statement, one conjuring thoughts of writer Julian Barnes. The English author once wrote, “When we are young, we invent different futures ...

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Rick Pitino and John Calipari share a mutual respect. Just don't call them friends

Rick Pitino and John Calipari are a pair of basketball lifers who are more alike than they care to admit. The Hall of Famers ...

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John Calipari, Rick Pitino trade quips about similarities, differences ahead of Arkansas/St. John’s

John Calipari and Rick Pitino have an interesting history, and they'll face off once more on Saturday during the Round of 32.

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Rick Pitino gives hilarious, outlandish answer on celebrating St. John's Big East tournament title

Rick Pitino gave a hilarious and outlandish answer while celebrating St. John's Big East Tournament title. Check out more ...

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