Before he decided to take the men’s basketball job at Louisville in 2000, he had accepted the Michigan job, which also was vacant at the time. Pitino revisited the path that led him back to Kentucky during a press conference at the Georgia Dome Sunday. The Cardinals will take on Michigan for the NCAA title …
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Apr 01
Pitino: Louisville survived ‘death bracket’ to reach Final Four
Louisville is the only No. 1 seed to advance to this week’s Final Four. The Cardinals defeated N.C A&T and Colorado State, followed by wins over Oregon and Duke to make a return trip to the national semifinals in the NCAA Tournament. Louisville coach Rick Pitino, whose team lost to eventual national champion Kentucky in …
Apr 16
A look back: How UK teams have fared after winning the NCAA title
Kentucky has already been tabbed as one of four top seeds in next year’s NCAA Tournament. Of course it’s really too early to tell if the Wildcats will repeat, considering what will likely be a mass exodus of five underclassmen who will declare for the NBA Draft possibly as early as this week. Here’s a …
Apr 03
UK Basketball: Calipari delivers on promise
I remember when John Calipari was introduced as Kentucky’s basketball coach on April 1, 2009. At the time, many critics, including Louisville coach Rick Pitino, urged against dismissing Billy Gillispie after a two-year tenure as the school’s coach. Pitino said firing one coach and hiring another in such a short time would set the program …
Mar 31
NCAA Tournament: UK-Louisville the aftermath
Louisville coach Rick Pitino will be rooting for his former team in the NCAA finals Monday night and praised the Wildcats, especially Anthony Davis following a 69-61 loss in the national semifinals Saturday night. “Anthony Davis is as fine a basketball player as there is. They have a great basketball team, one that I know …
Mar 31
Final Four: Sound bites, UK vs. Louisville
To help get you ready for today’s national semifinal game between Kentucky and Louisville. Here are some quotes from Friday’s press conferences in New Orleans. John Calipari on separating his team from the “craziness.” We’re staying above the fray, the drama. If you want to buy into the drama, then you buy into it. If …
Mar 29
Pitino: UK-Louisville rivalry ‘pure hatred’
Louisville coach Rick Pitino offered his thoughts on the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry Thursday in New Orleans. Pitino, who led the Wildcats to their sixth national title in 1996 and a runner-up finish one year later in 1997, offered these thoughts. “People always ask me what the best rivalry is. Purists will say it’s North Carolina-Duke because …
Mar 15
NCAA Tournament: Sound bites
Louisville opened the NCAA Tournament with a 69-62 victory over Davidson in the second round in Portland, Oregon Thursday. The Cardinals avoided an upset and moved on to the third round. Louisville coach Rick Pitino offered the following thoughts on his team following the red-eye game out West. “You know what, every team is unique …
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