Could St John’s basketball and Arkansas square off in the same pod? If they do, the Red Storm head coach, Rick Pitino, isn’t concerned about facing John Calipari. After St John’s basketball won the Big East title,

So in a sport in which the coaches long have been the most familiar stars, look who’s roaming the halls of Amica Mutual Pavilion on practice Wednesday: 66-year-old John Calipari in Arkansas cardinal (still an unusual sight),

Calipari, now with Arkansas, and Self, still with Kansas, will face each other in the NCAA Tournament for the third time on Thursday night in Providence for the opening round of the West Region. The others were both in the national championship game, with the winner walking away with the trophy.