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.

Depending on how the first round of the NCAA Tournament plays out, there's a chance we could see John Calipari and Rick Pitino square off in the West Region. Calipari and Pitino have squared off in March multiple times over the course of their incredible careers.

This all really started for Rick Pitino, in all the most important ways, in Providence. Now it is where he and his St. John’s team play their first round game on Thursday in one more NCAA