Rick Pitino reflects on emotional Rupp Arena return ahead of John Calipari facing Kentucky
Rick Pitino returned to Rupp Arena to face UK in 2001. John Calipari will face Kentucky basketball in Lexington next. How ...
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 asks Kentucky basketball fans to give John Calipari a standing ovation
Former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino released a social media video asking UK fans to show their class on Saturday.
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Rick Pitino urges Kentucky fans to give John Calipari 'a huge standing ovation'
Rick Pitino knows how John Calipari might feel when the former Kentucky coach returns to Lexington on Saturday as Arkansas visits the 12th-ranked Wildcats. Pitino's first visit there -- and many ...
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Rick Pitino reflects on emotional Rupp Arena return ahead of John Calipari facing Kentucky
He added, "the reception, it tore me apart." Pitino hopes Calipari receives a more positive response from UK fans than what he faced 23 years ago. "Show him what respect and admiration is all ...
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Rick Pitino reflects on emotional Rupp Arena return ahead of John Calipari facing Kentucky
LEXINGTON — More than two decades ago, Rick Pitino returned to Rupp ... I respect him, certainly," Pitino said. "But (his departure from UK) was a mutual thing. The fans wanted a change.