St. John’s Pitino says Coach K and Jay Wright ‘probably would have been fired’ early ‘in today’s market'
Pitino, 72, said legendary coaches like Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, who won five NCAA championships, and Villanova’s Jay Wright, ...
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Rick Pitino named Big East Coach of the Year after leading St. John’s to conference title
Rick Pitino has won the Big East Tournament three times and owns multiple national coaching awards, but one distinction had eluded the St. John’s coach throughout his Hall of Fame career.
Iona fires Tobin Anderson just two years after he replaced Rick Pitino as the school’s coach
The Gaels made the announcement after losing in the MAAC championship game and missing out on an NCAA Tournament bid.
Rick Pitino explains why he doesn’t view his St. John’s comeback as a ‘redemption’ story
Rick Pitino doesn’t look at his return to college basketball’s biggest stage as a redemption story. He said as much Saturday after leading St. John’s to its first Big East Tournament championship in ...
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Rick Pitino sex scandal, explained: Revisiting the 2010 waitress extortion trial at Louisville
Later, Pitino was fired when Louisville came under federal investigation for a pay-for-play scheme involving recruits before ...
The relentless genius of Rick Pitino
The native New Yorker has St. John’s poised for a tournament run. But his life is a complex character study, gripping and raw ...
Rick Pitino's improbable path back to college basketball's spotlight
When the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament begins Thursday, one of its most unexpected national title contenders will ...