Rick Pitino, Kentucky and Rupp Arena
Watch: Rick Pitino returns to 'Camelot' for Kentucky Big Blue Madness event
The end of Kentucky's Big Blue Madness event was marked by the return of former Wildcats coach Rick Pitino, who shared a few words with the crowd.
Emotional Rick Pitino returns to Kentucky's Rupp Arena
Rick Pitino told the Kentucky crowd Friday night that new coach Mark Pope will carry Kentucky -- which suffered two first-round exits in the last three NCAA tournaments -- to "greatness."
Rick Pitino returns to Rupp Arena for Big Blue Madness. ‘I am so happy to be back.’
Rick Pitino was back in Rupp Arena and wearing blue and white to support new UK basketball coach Mark Pope at his first Big Blue Madness on Friday.
So how do we actually feel about Rick Pitino’s return?
To the surprise of the Big Blue Nation, Rick Pitino made his return to Rupp Arena for the first Big Blue Madness of the Mark Pope era. Hours after the event wrapped up, we still don’t know if what we experienced was real.
Former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino makes triumphant return at Big Blue Madness
At the end of Kentucky's Big Blue Madness event, Rick Pitino's former player, Mark Pope, introduced Pitino to the crowd Friday night at Rupp Arena.
Rick Pitino makes emotional return to Rupp Arena
Former Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino got a hero's welcome Friday from a place he was once very familiar with. Pitino has had a complicated relationship
CRAWFORD | Pope rings in his first Big Blue Madness with Pitino’s return to Rupp
If there were any question about whether Rick Pitino’s return to the Bluegrass State this weekend would include an appearance in front of Rupp Arena fans
Video: Rick Pitino Honored By Kentucky, Gets Standing Ovation in Return to Rupp Arena
Those boos from the Kentucky faithful when Rick Pitino returned to college basketball to coach archrival Louisville? A thing of the past. Pitino returned
Big Blue Madness magic returns and so does Rick Pitino
The Kentucky coach introduced his squad to the Bluegrass during Big Blue Madness on Friday night at Rupp Arena. A former player who helped lead the Wildcats to a national championship in 1996, Pope was the main attraction during the annual preseason event to kick off the season.
Rick Pitino makes appearance at Rupp Arena for Kentucky's Big Blue Madness event
Pitino, now the head coach at St. John’s, wore Kentucky blue as he was re-introduced to the rowdy crowd at Rupp Arena on Friday night. He presence was a surprise — he was the last member of the 1996 national championship team to walk out onto the floor.
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