St. John's basketball coach Rick Pitino praises Thunder defense with revealing tweet amid 2025 NBA Finals appearance ...

The matchup puts St. John's coach Rick Pitino against his former school and player in Kentucky coach Mark Pope. Both teams were also in the top 10 of ESPN's top 25 rankings in April. "I think we ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder has produced one of the more lethal defenses we’ve seen in modern NBA history. OKC’s ability to suffocate opposing offenses through an endless rotation of elite on-ball ...

Rick Pitino is officially on the 2025-26 college basketball schedule. But this matchup between student and teacher won’t be happening in Rupp Arena, as was originally hoped. Instead, Kentucky ...

Kentucky coach Mark Pope gave a playful take on his former coach Rick Pitino's legendary all-white suit, issuing a challenge for their CBS Sports Classic showdown on Dec.

St. John's subbing in means Rick Pitino will coach against Kentucky at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Dec. 20 later this year. (North Carolina will play Ohio State in the other matchup).

Mark Pope is ready for Rick Pitino—and not just on the court. The Kentucky head coach, who led the Wildcats to a Sweet 16 in his first season, is already looking ahead to a marquee showdown in ...

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The schedule will then kick into high gear again for Kentucky in December. The Wildcats will play Gonzaga on Dec. 5 in ...

Last season, both programs were taken over by new coaches when Mark Pope became the head coach at Kentucky and Pat Kelsey started leading Louisville. In their inaugural seasons, Kelsey and Pope were ...