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Mark Pope looks to veterans and being himself as he adapts to coaching Kentucky after John Calipari
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Mark Pope looks to veterans and being himself as he adapts to coaching Kentucky after John Calipari

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Meeting one challenge of playing for the Kentucky Wildcats gave Mark Pope a blueprint for the taller task of coaching them after John Calipari. “I’m just as much a member of BBN as anyone, and he’s a Hall of Fame coach,” said Pope, a member of Kentucky’s 1996 NCAA title team led by Hall of Famer Rick …

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Mark Pope introduced as Kentucky’s coach, affirms expectation that ‘We are here to win banners’
8 months, 1 week ago

Mark Pope introduced as Kentucky’s coach, affirms expectation that ‘We are here to win banners’

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — One of the last players to exit a bus full of Kentucky greats on the Rupp Arena floor, Mark Pope held the 1996 NCAA championship trophy aloft and basked in the cheers during his introduction as the Wildcats’ new men’s basketball coach. We are here to win banners.” Pope’s introduction came two days after Kentucky hired him …

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Pitino wears all white, St. John’s shreds No. 15 Creighton 80-66 for best win under new coach
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Pitino wears all white, St. John’s shreds No. 15 Creighton 80-66 for best win under new coach

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Dressed in white from head to toe, Rick Pitino and his St. John’s players handed No. Daniss Jenkins scored a season-high 27 points and St. John’s shredded the Bluejays 80-66 on Sunday for its best win yet under the Hall of Fame coach. “I think we learned a lot tonight, what great basketball looks like,” said Pitino, …

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Shot Takers mailbag: Creighton looks like a contender, while Arkansas is a mess
10 months ago

Shot Takers mailbag: Creighton looks like a contender, while Arkansas is a mess

New York Times  

Hello again, friends and people reading their phone to avoid eye contact, and welcome to another Shot Takers Mailbag. GO DEEPER Marks: The Bronny James experience at USC raises more questions than it answers Dana: I would say the odds of Collier returning to USC are about as good as Andy Enfield’s. If the Huskies make another Final Four, yes, …

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Rick Pitino unleashes on St. John’s facilities, players following loss to Seton Hall
10 months, 1 week ago

Rick Pitino unleashes on St. John’s facilities, players following loss to Seton Hall

New York Times  

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino didn’t mince words after the Red Storm lost 68-62 to Seton Hall on Sunday. Brady ’s physically weak, Drissa is slow laterally.” Pitino said that the team “lost this season the way we recruited.” He said that the players don’t align with how he coaches. “It’s a good group, they try hard, but they’re just …

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Six days on the bubble with America’s most eclectic team
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Six days on the bubble with America’s most eclectic team

New York Times  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s 9:40 a.m. in the southeast parking lot at The Pit, and a man in black-and-white face paint circles on a dirt bike. “It was a no-brainer to come from Minnesota over here,” Mashburn Jr. says, “because I trusted, and he trusts me.” The relationship isn’t like their fathers’ connection, as coach and player at Kentucky. “He …

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Rick Pitino is obsessed. He doesn’t have time to stop
1 year, 1 month ago

Rick Pitino is obsessed. He doesn’t have time to stop

New York Times  

NEW YORK – Rick Pitino bought a powerboat in the summer of 2017. Afterward, Giannotti, whose mother is a St. John’s grad and a “bat— crazy fan,” told Pitino the city is desperate for him. “He has an absolute obsession with maximizing every minute, every second, of every day,” says Richard Pitino, Rick’s 41-year-old son and head coach at the …

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College basketball predictions: Virginia, TCU and more surprise teams
1 year, 1 month ago

College basketball predictions: Virginia, TCU and more surprise teams

New York Times  

Preseason rankings are fun, but with so much player movement in the transfer portal era, men’s college basketball is harder than ever to predict. — Brendan Quinn GO DEEPER Preseason Mid-Major Top 10: FAU, Saint Mary's and Boise State lead the way St. John’s Maybe you’ve heard of this Rick Pitino fellow? In came Jordan Dingle, the nation’s second-leading scorer …

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Defending Big East champion Marquette chosen to win the conference again by the league’s coaches
1 year, 2 months ago

Defending Big East champion Marquette chosen to win the conference again by the league’s coaches

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino doesn’t think the Big East has changed much since his last stint in the conference. There are three new schools since Pitino’s last run in the Big East. “I don’t think we’d be a very good basketball team if I had to rely on high school basketball players.” Defending Big East champion Marquette has been …

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Pitino again a hot commodity at 70 and with checkered past
1 year, 9 months ago

Pitino again a hot commodity at 70 and with checkered past

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — It’s a March Madness tradition as predictable as a 12-5 upset. “You’re not hired by the internet,” Iona coach Rick Pitino said. “Probably the best basketball coach I’ve seen or gone up against,” said Boeheim, who hired Pitino as an assistant at Syracuse in 1976. “That’s not a lot when you look at more than 40 years.” …

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