John Calipari Tastes Sweetest Victory in Leading Arkansas Past Bitter Rival Rick Pitino
The two coaches’ long history broke somewhere along the way and the Razorbacks’ upset of No. 2 seed Red Storm is latest chapter in Cal getting the upper hand.
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Sweet 16: John Calipari guides Arkansas past Rick Pitino, St. John's 75-66 for 16th trip to regional semifinal
Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks beat longtime nemesis Rick Pitino and No. 2 seed St. John’s 75-66 on Saturday, sending their ...
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Calipari bests Pitino in March Madness and leads Arkansas to sweetest Sweet 16 appearance yet
John Calipari is heading back to the Sweet 16 after sending a second straight Hall of Famer home from the NCAA Tournament’s ...
March Madness: St. John's says farewell to Kadary Richmond, Aaron Scott and Deivon Smith after loss to Arkansas
Rick Pitino: "I'm very appreciative. I'm very thankful to the guys that gave me every single thing they had. I hate to see ...
Rick Pitino defends benching RJ Luis Jr. in loss to Arkansas
No. 2 seed St. John's was knocked out of the NCAA tournament by 10th-seeded Arkansas on Saturday, with its No. 1 player on ...
March Madness: Rick Pitino's curious coaching decisions prove costly for St. John's in NCAA tournament loss
Pitino kept his best player on the bench in crunch time, and the Johnnies are out of the tournament after their loss to ...
Arkansas Razorbacks advance to Sweet 16 with win over St. John’s
John Calipari is heading to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time, and this one could be the sweetest of all. Calipari’s Arkansas ...
Rick Pitino did his part in St. John's renaissance; now New York City deliver the NIL funds a champion needs?
Rick Pitino built a roster good enough to dominate the Big East. But if St. John's is going to take over college basketball, ...
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14 facts about the tournament's biggest upset so far — No. 10 Arkansas over No. 2 St. John's
Someone had to be first. The first big fish to fall in the NCAA tournament, that is, after the top four seeds in each region ...
St. John’s coach Rick Pitino addresses benching RJ Luis Jr. in NCAA Tournament loss to Arkansas
A dream season for St. John’s ended with the Big East Player of the Year on the bench. RJ Luis Jr. did not play the final 4:56 of Saturday afternoon’s 75-66 loss to Arkansas in the second round of the ...
Rick Pitino Sounds Off on Reason for Benching RJ Luis in NCAA Tournament Loss to Arkansas
St. John's head coach Rick Pitino has revealed why he decided to bench star guard RJ Luis for the final stretch of Saturday's ...
John Calipari (Arkansas) claims War of the Coaches over Rick Pitino (St. John’s) in NCAA Tournament upset
Calipari one-upped his frenemy. Arkansas had an up-and-down season on its way to a 10 seed for the tourney, while Pitino's' ...