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Rick Pitino offers Kentucky fans advice on how to handle John Calipari’s return

Rick Pitino knows a thing or two about leaving Kentucky -- and returning. And now with John Calipari set to return to Rupp Arena with Arkansas on Saturday night (9 p.m., ESPN), the St. John’s coach has some advice on how Big Blue Nation should treat their former coach.

The Big Lead on MSN · 23h

Rick Pitino asks Kentucky fans not to boo Arkansas' John Calipari in return to Lexington

Former Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino took to social media on Thursday to appeal to Wildcats fans to give former head coach John Calipari a warm welcome in his return to Rupp Arena this weekend. “As you all know,

The New York Times · 1d

Rick Pitino urges UK fans to show John Calipari ‘respect and admiration’ in return

John Calipari and his Arkansas Razorbacks visit Kentucky, where he spent 15 seasons and won a national title, on Saturday.

Rick Pitino, St. John's Red Storm

New York Daily News · 4m

St. John’s turnaround under Rick Pitino is in full effect after program’s best January since Lou Carnesecca

With Tuesday’s 66-41 win at Georgetown, the Johnnies improved to 7-0 since the calendar flipped to 2025. They completed their first undefeated January since 1985, a year in which the late Lou Carnesecca led St. John’s to the Final Four.

The Washington Post · 4h

Nobody will want to face Rick Pitino and St. John’s come March

The Hall of Fame coach has the Red Storm looking strong. Plus, new-look Wisconsin, Utah Valley is in the mid-major spotlight, and this weekend’s games to watch.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Rick Pitino has St. John's basketball resurgence in high gear

For much of the past two decades, St. John’s basketball has struggled to reclaim its former glory. Halfway through the 2024-25 season, that's changing.

Fayetteville Flyer4h

My Old Kentucky Home: Cal returns to Wildcats country

Calipari said Thursday that he still expects for better extended play to kick in for the Hogs at some point this season.

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Mark Pope’s Kentucky honeymoon phase refuses to fade: ‘This means something’

The Wildcats are beating expectations and playing pretty ball in Year 1, but their new coach's link with the fan base is ...

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One of the oddest chapters in Kentucky basketball history comes to an end Saturday night

John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena as coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks will be the final strange event to complete a trilogy of surreal experiences in the building over the past year.

SB Nation on MSN1h

Rick Pitino hypes up the future of Kentucky vs. Louisville rivalry

The Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals have one of the best rivalries in college hoops. The in-state battle routinely ...

On3 on MSN1h

KSR Staff Predictions: No. 12 Kentucky vs. Arkansas

It’s finally here — well, almost. John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena as Arkansas’ head coach Saturday night. The debate over ...

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What happened to basketball coaches after they left Kentucky? Most took strange turns

From Adolph Rupp’s post-retirement gig in basketball to John Calipari’s current job, just about every former Kentucky coach has seen his life after the Wildcats take a weird turn.

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