Though he was busy coaching St. John’s to the Big East regular season and conference tournament titles, Rick ... under Pope, captain on Pitino’s 1996 national championship team at UK.

John's head coach Rick Pitino doesn ... The chance to place UK in the same quadrant as two of their legendary head coaches feels like a missed opportunity by the committee. Pope would agree.

Since the hire of Mark Pope ... That will now have Pitino, Pope’s coach back from 1993 to 1996, opposing Pope, a team captain for Pitino during that span back when he was at UK himself, in ...

Since the moment Mark ... 2019. Pitino, who recently mentioned the possibility of an exhibition game between UK and St. John’s, was following along the entire time. We can only figure Pope ...

The court isn’t the only place that Mark Pope is hoping to beat St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino on Dec. 20. The Kentucky headman is hungry to outshine Pitino in the fashion department ...

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 ...

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. 20 at the State Farm ...

When Mark Pope took the job as the head coach of the Kentucky basketball program, all of Big Blue Nation wanted him to schedule a game against St. John's. The head coach of the Red Storm happens ...

Mark Pope took questions for over half ... The CBS Sports Classic recently announced that Pope will face his old coach, Rick Pitino, in 2025, as Pitino’s Johnnies replace UCLA in the annual ...