"He Was Going to Kill Us": Mark Pope Recalls Rick Pitino’s Chilling Words to Kentucky Team originally appeared on Athlon ...

Rick Pitino told his 1996 Kentucky basketball team that he would kill them if they didn't win every game, according to Mark ...

Mark Pope has never shied away from the expectations at Kentucky. He wants to win national titles. Pope was asked during ...

Mark Pope made it known when he took the job over a year ago now that he understood the expectations of Kentucky basketball, he knew the mission of coaching Kentucky ...

Entering his second season as coach at Kentucky, Pope knows the assignment and remains committed to the high standard that’s ...

He just told us if we didn’t win every game, he was going to kill us,” Pope said. “I never knew exactly what that meant, if it was just going to be figuratively in practice or actually kill us. It was ...

Ejiofor may be St. John’s acknowledged returning star, but he's not the only player on the Red Storm roster who has been ...

Vince Marrow’s move to Louisville is the biggest heel turn in Kentucky sports since Rick Pitino took the job as the head coach of the Cardinals back in 2001. The circumstances are slightly ...

With that in mind, former Greece and Panathinaikos coach — and current St. John’s coach — Rick Pitino shared his honest ...

Former Boston University men’s basketball coach and current University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino has accumulated many accolades in his storied career: seven Final Four appearances, one national ...

St. John’s Red Storm head coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2013 inductee Rick Pitino congratulated one of his former players on his latest career milestone.