Pitino faces his former player, Mark Pope, as St. John’s replaces UCLA in the 2025 lineup in the CBS Sports Classic ...

"I think we should give the Johnnies and all the BBN the biggest Christmas gift ever," Pope said to Pitino in a video on social media.

In massive college basketball scheduling news, Kentucky men's basketball will face off against St. John's in the 2025 CBS ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WKYT) - Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats will face St. John’s, coached by Rick Pitino, in the 2025 CBS Sports ...

Mark Pope finished his first year as the Kentucky men’s basketball coach having led the Wildcats to its first Sweet 16 ...

The Buckeyes will take on the Tar Heels in the first game and will be followed by the Red Storm facing the Wildcats. Both ...

According to an interview with CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, Kentucky coach Mark Pope has laid out a plan for his new guard ...

Pitino coached and was a familiar name around the Lexington area for many years, including his stay as one of the top basketball coaches in the game from 1989-97, winning a title with the Wildcats ...

Rick Pitino and St. John's are replacing UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic and will play against Mark Pope and Kentucky. Here's ...

Rick Pitino won a national championship at Kentucky with a team that was led by Mark Pope, who recently wrapped up his first season as the head coach of ...

The youngest member of Mark Pope’s coaching staff has a new deal with the Wildcats, and it comes with a big raise.

Pope, a former Wildcat himself, returned to Lexington after successful head coaching stints at Utah Valley and BYU. With his ...