Rick Pitino was the headliner at Big Blue Madness, ... It’s been nearly three decades since he wore blue and white with the UK logo on his chest — of course that’s going to be a big deal.

Toward the end of Big Blue Madness on Friday night — the first of the Mark Pope era — famous figures from UK basketball’s past poured onto the Rupp Arena court. Rick Pitino was one of them.

“Big Blue Madness is famous throughout the college basketball world. Since we saw the ASB GlassFloor at the U19 World Cup last year we’ve been intrigued by the possibilities playing on this court.

And that's what he did in leading the Blue Devils to the ... stopped with his heels just ahead of the March Madness logo at halfcourt and drilled a 25-foot 3-pointer as time expired to put the ...

Pitino was welcomed back to Rupp Arena with a standing ovation during Friday night's Big Blue Madness. To stream WHAS11 on your phone, ... dressed in a blue zip pullover with a white UK logo.