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Rick Pitino on Mark Pope’s first UK season: ‘I thought he did a fabulous job’
Kentucky finished 24-12 in its first season under Pope, captain on Pitino’s 1996 national championship team at UK. While No.
Rick Pitino plans to return to Louisville for home-and-home series
SAN ANTONIO -- After saying he couldn’t envision a return to Louisville -- the school that fired him in 2017 -- Rick Pitino ...
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"He was sheer terror...He put fear in our hearts": When Mark Pope narrated hilarious Rick Pitino story from his Kentucky days
Mark Pope played at Kentucky for two years under Rick Pitino from 1994 to 1996. He won the national championship in his final year with the Wildcats and has often shared some of his experiences from ...
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Rick Pitino on Mark Pope’s first UK season: ‘I thought he did a fabulous job’
Though he was busy coaching St. John’s to the Big East regular season and conference tournament titles, Rick Pitino found time to keep an eye on Mark Pope this season. “I always follow the ...
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Rick Pitino praises Mark Pope’s first season coaching Wildcats: ‘Kentucky hired the right man.’
Since the moment Mark Pope was hired at Kentucky, Rick Pitino has had his back. And now that his protege has wrapped up his ...