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Rick Pitino, St. John's Set to Face Kentucky in 2025 CBS Sports Classic, Replaces UCLA
Rick Pitino is set to face one of his former teams next season with St. John's scheduled to play Kentucky during the 2025-26 season. Pitino and Kentucky head coach Mark Pope announced on Thursday their teams will square off in the 2025 CBS Sports Classic. The game will be played on Dec. 20 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
St. John’s to face Kentucky in CBS Sports Classic
According to a person with knowledge of the event, St. John’s will replace UCLA in the annual CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta in December, meaning Pitino will face the school he led to the 1996 NCAA championship. The person requested anonymity because the news was not officially announced.
Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff have been one of the most active programs in the NCAA transfer portal this ...
Pope, a former Wildcat himself, returned to Lexington after successful head coaching stints at Utah Valley and BYU. With his ...
Kentucky brought in five players via the transfer portal who will help the Wildcats have one of the best rosters in the ...
Tickets for the return of The Basketball Tournament, featuring former Kentucky stars, will be available Friday, and it’ll be a race for the fans.
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The Washington Mystics announced Wednesday that former Kentucky women's basketball guard Georgia Amoore tore her ACL in ...
Mark Pope and Rick Pitino will face off during the 2025-26 college basketball season, but the game won’t take place in Rupp Arena.
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