It’s been a weird year for Rick Pitino, who has gone from hated figure in Lexington to embraced once again by Big Blue Nation, putting that move to Louisville in the past and wrapping our arms around ...

Mark Pope chest-bumps coach Rick Pitino on Senior Day in Rupp Arena in 1996. The current UK coach also chest-bumped Pitino during a game at Vanderbilt. Frank Anderson Herald-Leader File Photo ...

Wildcats head coach Mark Pope also ... against Calipari's team, Pope had some kind words for the Wildcats legend. However, Pope's coach from his college days, Rick Pitino, believes Kentucky ...

Coach Rick Pitino gave his take on the rivalry between Kentucky and Louisville under Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey. The St. John's ...

Former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino released a social media video asking UK fans to show their class on Saturday.

Pitino hopes Calipari receives a more positive response from UK fans than what he faced 23 ... boos that rained down on him Dec. 29, 2001. Mark Pope played for Pitino for three seasons at Kentucky.

John Calipari and his Arkansas Razorbacks visit Kentucky, where he spent 15 seasons and won a national title, on Saturday.

Rick Pitino hopes Kentucky’s fans take it easy on John Calipari in his return to Lexington on Saturday night. Pitino posted a ...

Kentucky's Mark Pope started his coaching career at Rupp Arena with 11 straight wins. How does that start compare to other ...

Rick Pitino returned to Rupp Arena to face UK in 2001. John Calipari will face Kentucky basketball in Lexington next. How ...

Pitino hopes Calipari receives a more positive response from UK fans than what he faced 23 ... 9 others with offers Brown: Kentucky's Mark Pope, Louisville's Pat Kelsey on same page when it ...