Rick Pitino continues to be publicly smitten with his old school after Kentucky opted to hire a former Pitino player, Mark Pope, for their head coaching job.
When Pope was initially hired, Pitino praised the decision and even pledged to donate to the Wildcats’ NIL fund, despite the fact he coaches at a Division I competitor to the ‘Cats with St. John’s. The Pitino-Pope connection is certainly strong, and Pope even suggested the idea of playing Pitino’s St. John’s club at his opening press conference.
Fans cheered at the idea of playing then Johnnies and getting a chance to honor Rick Pitino one last time. After that news reached Pitino, he tweeted out that he’d love a chance to get to play a home-and-home between Kentucky and St. John’s. Here was that post:
“Wow, just saw clips from our Captain’s press conference. Not shocked, but pleasantly surprised. Would expect nothing less from @CoachMarkPope. Also, St. John’s accepts, this year at UK, next year at the Mecca! Looking forward to saying goodbye to Kentucky.”
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