John Calipari embraces new Cinderella role with 10th seeded Arkansas in the Sweet 16
In an NCAA Tournament sorely lacking in Cinderella stories, coach John Calipari has the unusual role of being the closest ...
Rick Pitino and John Calipari share a mutual respect. Just don't call them friends
Though they downplayed the animosity, the coaches also noted that they are not friends. Earlier in the week, Calipari waxed ...
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John Calipari and Rick Pitino have stood the test of time, just not together
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 24th time in a college game.
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John Calipari, in fresh start with Arkansas, headed to men's NCAA Tournament second round
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — John Calipari walked into his postgame press conference at Amica Mutual Pavilion without his burgundy sport coat, with his two top buttons undone and his dress shirt clinging ...
Rick Pitino and John Calipari write a new chapter in their storied rivalry
Two coaching giants of college basketball with complicated history are set to spar again at the NCAA Tournament.
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John Calipari getting Arkansas to Sweet 16 is a middle finger to all who questioned him
If you talk to enough people who were close enough to the truth, which isn’t easy when it comes to John Calipari and all the myths that surround his every move, they’ll tell you there was a ...
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John Calipari’s wife and daughter in tears after Arkansas’ March Madness 2025 upset over St. John’s
John Calipari’s nearest and dearest breathed a collective sigh of relief Saturday when he coached his Arkansas Razorbacks into the Sweet 16 of this year’s NCAA tournament. As time expired in ...
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John Calipari's not done yet: Sweet 16 run after besting Rick Pitino adds new chapter to complicated career
One of the March or April variety — something John Calipari almost never does. The Razorbacks were 12-7 by the end of that night but still on track to be an embarrassing flop in Year 1 in ...
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John Calipari and Rick Pitino shared a classy moment after Arkansas upset St. John's
After Arkansas' upset victory, Arkansas coach Calipari and St. John's coach Pitino shared a classy moment with each other on the sideline during postgame handshakes. It's clear these two veteran ...
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Rick Pitino, John Calipari reflect on decades of battles before St. John’s meets Arkansas in NCAA Tournament
Rick Pitino wasn’t interested in hyping up his marquee matchup with John Calipari. Sure, the Hall of Fame coaches have traded haymakers throughout their many basketball battles over the past ...
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John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino recap: How Arkansas topped St. John’s in March Madness
Arkansas' John Calipari. This is the 30th meeting between two of basketball’s most well-known coaches. St. John's nabbed a No. 2 seed in the 2025 March Madness bracket and beat Omaha ...
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Rick Pitino and John Calipari write a new chapter in their storied rivalry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rick Pitino and John Calipari won’t be confused for chums. Pitino doesn’t think the two have ever even broken bread together. They respect what each other has accomplished ...