Mark Pope embraced Rick Pitino‘s return to Kentucky with open arms from the beginning, pushing for the fanbase to see the ...

The end of Kentucky's Big Blue Madness event was marked by the return of former Wildcats coach Rick Pitino, who shared a few ...

Pitino took the floor and the microphone in front of former UK men’s basketball players as the crowd erupted in applause.

Though it hasn't yet been officially announced, it's been widely speculated Pitino also will make an appearance during ...

By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The Mark Pope era is officially – and magnificently – launched. The Kentucky coach introduced ...

UK welcomed back players from all decades and former head coach Rick Pitino was back at Rupp Arena for the first time since ...

Then, he spoke. A visibly emotional Rick Pitino, back at Rupp Arena donned in Kentucky blue for the first time in decades, was a fitting finale Friday night to a Big Blue Madness event that ...

Rick Pitino was back in Rupp Arena and wearing blue and white to support new UK basketball coach Mark Pope at his first Big ...

If there were any question about whether Rick Pitino’s return to the Bluegrass State this weekend would include an appearance ...

It was a night to usher in a new era of Kentucky basketball at the annual Big Blue Madness event but also a night to pay respect to the past.

"Every coach that has coached here has done amazing things, contributed to Big Blue Nation, but Coach Pitino changed me," Pope said during his introductory press conference in April. "And I will ...