Here's a look at Pitino and Calipari as the two coaches prepare to clash head-to-head: Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. What did Rick Pitino leave Louisville?

Pitino, who's in contention for coach of the year, has taken quite the journey back to the grandest stage of college basketball since being fired at Louisville, where he won a national title. He'll face a coach he's very familiar with, and the one who replaced him after he left the Wildcats.