That advantage should not be slept on. This article was originally published on fansided.com as Mark Pope comes to Rick Pitino realization that John Calipari is about to find out.

Rick Pitino matchup in the Round of 32. After the selection show, Mark Pope went on ESPN Radio with Matt Jones and Myron Medcalf, where the two asked him about this potential Calipari vs.

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 ...

Kentucky coach Mark ... Rick Pitino included, who have advocated for eliminating the postgame handshake line. I didn't know if you had any strong feelings one way or the other about that. POPE ...

Kentucky is the only team in the last 20 years to make the Sweet 16 with zero returning points from the previous season, ...

John Calipari and Kentucky basketball are back in the Sweet 16 (just not together this go-round). Here's the latest on Cal ...

and nobody knows how they feel more than Mark Pope. As a player for Rick Pitino in 1996, Pope's Kentucky team navigated the perilous six-game journey to capture the national championship.

More than 40 years after he last suited up for Rick Pitino in the early 1980s ... of the Boston University men's basketball program, Mark Fiedor can always tell when his former coach is generating ...

St. John's head coach Rick Pitino doesn't want to get in a war of words with John Calipari, but recent comments from Kentucky coach Mark Pope suggest otherwise. The selection committee delivered a ...