PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rick Pitino has matched wits with Mike Krzyzewski and Dean Smith, with John Thompson and Jim ... if not rooted in the same venom that shaped Pitino’s rivalry with Calhoun ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rick Pitino has matched wits with Mike Krzyzewski and Dean Smith, with John Thompson and Jim ... if not rooted in the same venom that shaped Pitino’s rivalry with Calhoun ...

PROVIDENCE-- The relationship between Rick Pitino and John Calipari stretches back decades to their time ... was Tark [Jerry Tarkanian] in Vegas, Jim Calhoun at Connecticut and John at UMass ...

But it’s not about them, right ... directly opposed have maintained some genuine friendships. Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun. John Thompson and John Chaney. Many, many others.

The native New Yorker back in his hometown against a quintessential ... Pitino did the same about coaches like former UConn coach Jim Calhoun who have been important to him. But for each other ...

The native New Yorker back in his hometown against a quintessential ... Pitino did the same about coaches such as former UConn coach Jim Calhoun who have been important to him.