Mark Pope is following in the footsteps of his mentor Rick Pitino, and “Slick Rick ... program back to the same heights they experienced together in 1996. “Mark Pope will go on to greatness ...

Rick Pitino has been calling for a the Big East to become a mega-conference for some time. And in his latest appearance ...

When Kentucky hosted its annual Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena to introduce the Mark Pope era, there was one familiar face in ...

In the same bracket, Rick ... Pitino also coached at Louisville from 2001-2017. After Kentucky was selected as a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, first-year coach Mark Pope was asked about ...

Current Kentucky head coach Mark Pope embraces former UK head coach Rick Pitino during Big Blue Madness in Rupp Arena last October. Ryan C. Hermens [email protected] Pope reintroduced him ...

And so for me, Rick and St John's were meant to be together.” No one, however, figured on things happening this fast, less than two years after Pitino came aboard. Sure, the Red Storm talked ...

This year’s college basketball season has been full of surprises for fans of Rick Pitino’s ... him with the hiring of Mark Pope last year, a key player on Pitino’s 1996 championship squad.