The Boston Celtics hired Rick Pitino in 1997, hoping that he would bring back the glory of the NBA's winningest franchise.

The matchup puts St. John's coach Rick Pitino against his former school and player in Kentucky coach Mark Pope.

Pitino vs. his pupil, Mark Pope, in what could be a top-10 matchup the weekend before Christmas. An elite game just got added ...

Rick Pitino is set to face one of his former teams next season with St. John's scheduled to play Kentucky during the 2025-26 ...

When Mark Pope took the job as the head coach of the Kentucky basketball program, all of Big Blue Nation wanted him to ...

Rick Pitino has put St. John’s basketball back on the national map in just two seasons at the helm. This past year, he led ...

For the first time since his final season at Louisville in 2016, Rick Pitino will square off against his former Kentucky ...

Pitino, 72 and entering his third season at St. John’s, coached at Kentucky from 1989-97 and won the 1997 national ...

According to a person with knowledge of the event, St. John’s will replace UCLA in the annual CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta ...

Basketball coaching legends Dan Hurley and Rick Pitino are gearing up for this coming season, and NCAA analyst Jeff Goodman ...

St John's basketball head coach Rick Pitino will face Kentucky next season, but the catch is that the game will be on a ...