Shortly after St. John’s was added to Kentucky’s schedule back in May, Mark Pope couldn’t believe that he wasn’t asked about the matchup during a summer press conference. The reunion with his old coach at Kentucky, Rick Pitino, never came up during a half-hour Q&A, so Pope brought it up himself before he exited stage left. Pope said they had been working hard to make the game happen, as St. John’s took UCLA’s place in the CBS Sports Classic.
That led to Pope challenging Pitino’s wardrobe for the game, even calling out Pitino’s tailor. “I am bringing the suit game,” Pope said. “I already started planning. Coach, just be ready. Okay, bring it.”
[Mark Pope called out Pitino and his tailor ahead of the Kentucky-St. John’s game]…