Pitino, who's in contention for coach of the year, has taken quite the journey back to the grandest stage of college basketball since being fired at Louisville, where he won a national title. He'll face a coach he's very familiar with, and the one who replaced him after he left the Wildcats.

Rick Pitino and John Calipari have had an amazing rivalry through the years, and they will renew acquaintances when Pitino's second-seeded St. John's Red Storm faces Calipari's Arkansas Razorbacks in the second round.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — John Calipari looked bemused as Arkansas' Billy Richmond paused as he was leaving the elevated press conference table. The freshman guard wanted to take the placard with his name and the Arkansas and March Madness logo as a souvenir, but he wasn’t sure if he was allowed to and started to leave without it.

John Calipari explained his decision not to call a timeout in the final seconds of Arkansas basketball's loss to Texas Tech in the Sweet 16.

However, there was enough time for John Calipari to call a timeout and draw up a play for his team with the season on the line. Instead, the Arkansas head coach decided not to call a timeout. It was quite the move,

The Arkansas Razorbacks blew a 13-point lead to Texas Tech in the final five minutes as their offense bottled up and they struggled to keep the Red Raiders off the offensive boards in the Sweet 16 showdown.