"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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Arkansas Razorbacks coach John Calipari appeared on CBS Sports, where he discussed defeating Rick Pitino's St. John's Red Storm during last season’s NCAA tournament and advancing to the second round.

By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The roster has changed, but the expectations remain the same at Kentucky. He knew what was ...

With that in mind, St. John’s coach — and former Greece and Panathinaikos coach — Rick Pitino put Americans on notice with ...

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

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

Who’s the best men’s college basketball player of the 21st century? The Athletic set out to answer that — and much more — ...