How a friend and a priest from Northeast Philly helped John Calipari decide to leave Kentucky for Arkansas
John Calipari was at a crossroads. Stay at Kentucky or go to Arkansas? He went to Las Vegas and got his answer from a ...
Why did Calipari leave Kentucky? Pitino scandal at Louisville? St. John's-Arkansas ties to Ky.
Rick Pitino and John Calipari will meet again in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. What you need to know about the two coaches ...
John Calipari appreciated Rick Pitino’s touching gesture before Kentucky return
As John Calipari was getting ready to return to Kentucky, Rick Pitino posted a video imploring Wildcats fans to take it easy ...
Rick Pitino-John Calipari saga adds another chapter on Saturday
Not only did Calipari win eight of their 10 Kentucky-Louisville matchups, he turned the tables from the 1996 Final Four ...
John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino March Madness history: Who leads all-time series?
When St. John's and Arkansas play in 2025 NCAA Tournament second round, it will pit John Calipari against Rick Pitino for ...
Rick Pitino and John Calipari write a new chapter in their storied rivalry
Two coaching giants of college basketball with complicated history are set to spar again at the NCAA Tournament.
Rick Pitino and John Calipari share a mutual respect. Just don't call them friends
Though they downplayed the animosity, the coaches also noted that they are not friends. Earlier in the week, Calipari waxed ...
March Madness 2025 scores, winners and losers: Kentucky, Florida get redemption; ACC makes (bad) history
Redemption was Friday's theme, as several teams that suffered first round losses in the 2024 NCAA Tournament began the 2025 ...
How old is Rick Pitino? St. John's coach brings experience from Kentucky, Louisville
Calipari, who succeeded Pitino at Kentucky and faces the now-St. John's coach in the Round of 32 on Saturday, is the ...
Rick Pitino on John Calipari: ‘We’re not really close friends….He’s a terrific basketball coach'
PROVIDENCE -- The relationship between Rick Pitino and John Calipari stretches back decades to their time at the famed ...
St. John’s Rick Pitino and Arkansas’ John Calipari are more alike than they care to admit
PROVIDENCE— Rick Pitino and John Calipari. Gucci loafers vs. sneakers. The native New Yorker back in his hometown against a ...
Looking Back on Rick Pitino, John Calipari Matchup History Ahead of Arkansas-St. John's
The No. 10 seed Arkansas got past Bill Self and his No. 7 seed Kansas Jayhawks in the first round, 79-72. Pitino's second-seeded Johnnies waxed the Omaha Mavericks, 83-53, after a slow start in their ...