A familiar face is waiting for Kentucky at the CBS Classic, which was planned in Atlanta on December 20th.
Kentucky is St. John's and Rick Pitino, who coached three final Four trip to Lexington from 1989 to 1997 and a national championship in 1996. One of the players in the squad was Mark Pope, the current coach of Kentucky.
“I've been trying to get this game for more than a year.” He said. “This is an excellent scenario. The 30th anniversary of coach Pitino's first championship – and only one. Thirty years ago, Rick Pitino took BBN back to national. Thirty years later, Johnnies took Johnnies to the top in New York.”
Pitino and St. He won the John's Big East Championship and won the number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The red storm finished 31-5.
“Obviously, Kentucky was Camelot for me, I said many times,” Pitino said in a statement. “So now to play against the captain [Mark Pope]It is quite special, which makes very special moments for me and the team in a battle wearing CBS. I will remember a long, long time. “
The Pope took Wildcats to the NCAA tournament in March. Kentucky (24-12) lost at the sweet 16 and has finished his first season since he replaced John Calipari.
UCLA came out of the annual basketball showcase, including Ohio State and North Carolina.
Wildcats remains part of the annual event, including Duke, Michigan State and Kansas, Champions Classic.
Pitino recently coached Kentucky as a coach in Louisville in 2016.
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