Rick Pitino

With early entries to the 2012 NBA Draft set, college hoops insider Jon Rothstein updated his early Top 25.

I wrote about Kings swingman Terrence Williams for Friday's Bee, but wanted to add a few things that didn't get into column. Specifically, Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who coached Williams (and Francisco Garcia) in college, was typically engaging an...

According to Andy Katz, Rick Pitino is reporting that his son will take over the reins at Florida International as they move on from the Isiah Thomas era. Richard Pitino is 29 and has coached with his father and Billy Donovan among others. He was mos...

Tonight's Final Four promises some great on the court action, both in the intrastate battle between Kentucky and Louisville, and in the Ohio State vs. Kansas game. The games also feature four prominent college basketball Coaches in John Calipari, Ric...

Louisville vs. Kentucky, by far the more compelling game in this year's Final Four, tips off at just after 6:00 p.m. this evening. There are a few reasons why this game has more going for it than Ohio State vs. Kansas (including not being Ohio State...

Only one person has been in the type of high-profile position in sports that John Callipari is in and handled it with such poise, and that was Joe Torre when he was manager of the New York Yankees.

The Buckeyes don't wow you offensively but are exceptionally tough and seem to land every 50-50 ball. On Saturday, that will be the difference.

Karen Sypher's new book, Guilty Until Proven Innocent: "The Karen Sypher Story," might be the most perfectly planned bestseller: it was released this month, just in time for a deep run for Louisville, and it's got a ton of rape, just like The Kite Ru...

What will it take to beat Kentucky? The tournament’s No. 1 overall seed and betting favorite has the most talent, the best big man and more ways to score than anyone else in the Final Four. That doesn’t mean the Wildcats are unbeatable. B...

In advance of the Kentucky-Louisville showdown in the Final Four, Andy Bottoms looks back at the series history between the two schools, which isn't as extensive as you might assume.

A major element in Saturday's Final Four showdown between Louisville and Kentucky will be the Cardinals' match up zone.

Today, Andy looks at the two biggest stars of Saturday's Final Four matchup: the coaches - Rick Pitino and John Calipari.