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Why did Calipari leave Kentucky? Pitino scandal at Louisville? St. John's-Arkansas ties to Ky.
Here's a look at Pitino and Calipari as the two coaches prepare to clash head-to-head: Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. What did Rick Pitino ...
John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino head-to-head coaching record: Which legend has the edge?
Pitino and his St. John’s squad will play Calipari and his Arkansas team in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, setting up another marquee coaching matchup for Calipari. He ...
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John Calipari and Rick Pitino have stood the test of time, just not together
It might feel like nostalgia. Or a hallucination. Advertisement Rick Pitino, coaching the St. John’s Red Storm, and John Calipari, coaching the Arkansas Razorbacks, will go head-to-head for the ...
Rick Pitino and John Calipari will meet Saturday for the fifth time in the NCAA Tournament. The first was in Philly.
The nicknames and comparisons followed John Calipari wherever he went. He was “The next Rick Pitino” or “Rick Pitino’s clone,” and it was time to have some fun. It was the day before Calipari’s ...
John Calipari, Rick Pitino Seemed to Have Heated Moment During Arkansas's Win Over St. John's
Calipari and Pitino are no strangers to getting big wins in the month of March. They have also not been afraid to show their emotions on the sideline. The two seemed to have a hea ...
John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino recap: How Arkansas topped St. John’s in March Madness
Rick Pitino and John Calipari faced off for the 30th time on Saturday when St. John's and Arkansas battled in the NCAA ...
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John Calipari and Rick Pitino shared a classy moment after Arkansas upset St. John's
The two coaches have been going at it for years at various spots, most notably when Calipari was at Kentucky and Pitino was at Louisville. After Arkansas' upset victory, Arkansas coach Calipari ...
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Rick Pitino on facing John Calipari: ‘I don’t go against coaches, we go against teams’
Two hall of fame basketball coaches in Rick Pitino and John Calipari will square off for a spot in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. After winning their NCAA Tournament openers, No. 2-seed St. John’s will ...
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Rick Pitino on John Calipari: 'We're not really close. Everybody tried to talk that way'
PROVIDENCE — It’s the matchup that most craved. John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino for a spot in the Sweet 16. The two Hall of Fame coaches will sport different colors than they wore in their ...
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Rick Pitino and John Calipari aren't friends, but mutual March Madness respect is obvious
Not good friends but not enemies, either, the Pitino and Calipari dynamic can be described as unenthusiastically respectful: not bitter or unkind but lacking the warmth and camaraderie that come ...
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John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino recap: How Arkansas topped St. John’s in March Madness
The second round of the men’s NCAA Tournament has gifted basketball fans a coaching matchup with a long history: St. John's Rick Pitino vs. Arkansas' John Calipari. This is the 30th meeting ...