Pitino, Calipari's Unlikely Friendship

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Pitino, Calipari both share love for basketball — 'that's where similarities end'

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Rick Pitino and John Calipari are the only two coaches in NCAA Men's Basketball history to take three different teams to the Final Four .

They each have two wins against each other in NCAA Tournament showdowns, and this could be their final encounter in the Big Dance to determine who takes the all-time series.

Pitino: "We don't know each other's wives or children. We're not really close friends".

St. John's has relied on the nation's top-ranked defense and a red-hot guard in RJ Luis .

The two main characters meeting under these circumstances, in this situation, with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line, epitomizes March Madness in every way.

Pitino: "I don't go against coaches, I go against teams".

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