Rick Pitino talks about John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena ...
2 days ago · In the video, Pitino referenced his first trip back to Rupp Arena in 2001 as coach of the Louisville Cardinals. Pitino had coached Kentucky for eight seasons, taking the Wildcats to three Final ...
Rick Pitino reflects on emotional Rupp Arena return ahead of …
LEXINGTON — More than two decades ago, Rick Pitino returned to Rupp Arena for the first time as a visiting coach. After an ultra-successful run guiding the Kentucky basketball program, he now ...
Rick Pitino pleads for Kentucky fans to 'show class' when John …
2 days ago · Rick Pitino has asked a favor of Big Blue Nation with John Calipari -- the former Kentucky coach now at Arkansas-- returning to Rupp Arena this weekend.His request: don't boo the coach who once ...
John Calipari to become latest coach to return to Kentucky's Rupp Arena
1 day ago · The Cardinals and Wildcats play annually and with the game taking place at Rupp Arena during the 2001-02 season, Kentucky fans didn’t have to wait long to let Pitino know how they felt about him.
Rick Pitino Urges Kentucky Fans to Welcome John Calipari Back …
2 days ago · Rick Pitino wants Kentucky to treat John Calipari like one of their own when he returns this week. Calipari will return to Rupp Arena for the first time since he left Kentucky to become the head ...
Remembering Rick Pitino's first trip back to Rupp with Louisville …
On December 29, 2001, Rick Pitino brought his Louisville Cardinals to Lexington, his first trip back to Rupp since leaving for the Boston Celtics in 1997 and taking the job as head coach of Kentucky’s biggest rival four years later.
Emotional Rick Pitino returns to Kentucky's Rupp Arena - ESPN
Nearly three decades after he led Kentucky to the 1996 national championship, Pitino walked onto the floor at Rupp Arena and was cheered loudly by fans during Kentucky's Big Blue Madness...
Video: Rick Pitino Honored By Kentucky, Gets Standing Ovation …
Oct 11, 2024 · Those boos from the Kentucky faithful when Rick Pitino returned to college basketball to coach archrival Louisville? A thing of the past. Pitino returned to Rupp Arena in familiar...
Rick Pitino offers advice to fans as John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena
3 days ago · If anyone knows what former Kentucky coach John Calipari is walking into on Saturday when he returns to Rupp Arena as head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, it's Rick Pitino.. Pitino resurrected a ...
Rick Pitino Asks Big Blue Nation to Show "Great Class", Greet …
3 days ago · Better than anyone, Rick Pitino knows what it feels like to return to Rupp Arena as the opposing coach. One of his fiercest coaching rivals will be doing the same thing this Saturday, John Calipari. Despite not being “best friends”, he respects Calipari and has posted a message for Big Blue Nation asking them to show “great class” in ...