Arkansas, John Calipari and Rick Pitino
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Calipari and Pitino are no strangers to getting big wins in the month of March. They have also not been afraid to show their emotions on the sideline. The two seemed to have a hea
Rick Pitino and John Calipari faced off for the 30th time on Saturday when St. John's and Arkansas battled in the NCAA Tournament second round.
Rick Pitino and John Calipari are set to square off in the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time when No. 2 St. John’s faces No. 10 Arkansas.
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EssentiallySports on MSNRick Pitino Was Never John Calipari’s Concern as Arkansas Coach Remains in Comfortable Spot After Crushing St. John’sIn one of the bigger upsets of the NCAA Tournament, one of the first high seeds lost to John Calipari's team. The post Rick Pitino Was Never John Calipari’s Concern as Arkansas Coach Remains in Comfortable Spot After Crushing St.
The nicknames and comparisons followed John Calipari wherever he went. He was “The next Rick Pitino” or “Rick Pitino’s clone,” and it was time to have some fun. It was the day before Calipari’s Massachusetts Minutemen met Pitino’s Kentucky Wildcats in a 1992 Sweet 16 at the Spectrum,
Though they downplayed the animosity, the coaches also noted that they are not friends. Earlier in the week, Calipari waxed on about his relationship with Self, and how it’s hard to play against friends; Pitino did the same about coaches like former UConn coach Jim Calhoun who have been important to him.
The No. 2 St. John's Red Storm meet No. 10 Arkansas on Saturday in Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Providence.
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. Pitino is 72. Calipari is 66.