Rick Pitino adamant Big East will ‘miss the boat’ if it doesn’t expand into mega conference
Rick Pitino is again calling on the Big East to make changes and expand to a super basketball conference. In an interview on ...
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Is Rick Pitino the Greatest Basketball Coach of All Time? Recent Historic Mark Indicates So
Rick Pitino has always embodied the essence of New York basketball. Born in New York City 72 years ago, he has spent decades shaping the sport—from his early days as an assistant coach at Syracuse to ...
St. John’s turnaround under Rick Pitino is in full effect after program’s best January since Lou Carnesecca
With Tuesday’s 66-41 win at Georgetown, the Johnnies improved to 7-0 since the calendar flipped to 2025. They completed their ...
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Rick Pitino has St. John's basketball resurgence in high gear
For much of the past two decades, St. John’s basketball has struggled to reclaim its former glory. Since 2000, the Red Storm have made just three NCAA Tournament appearances, their last coming ...
Rick Pitino Begs Kentucky Not To Boo John Calipari In Return To Rupp Arena
Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari will return to his former stomping grounds on Saturday when his Razorbacks square up against the Kentucky ...
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Rick Pitino's Red Storm climb five spots in Top 25 national rankings to No. 15
Call it the Rick Pitino Effect. St. John’s still was a big part of the New York basketball discourse when it reached the 1999 Elite Eight and won the 2000 Big East championship. Then it spent ...
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Rick Pitino asks Kentucky fans not to boo Arkansas' John Calipari in return to Lexington
Glad this footage of Rick Pitino's return to Rupp in 2001 as UofL's coach is out there. I'll never forget the moment he walked onto the court. Cal's exit was different, but will be interesting to ...
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Rick Pitino-coached St. John's completes the program's first unbeaten January since 1985
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Pitino joked that senior guard Kadary Richmond was like a fine wine. “He keeps getting better with age,” Pitino quipped. “And he’s 35.” ...
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Rick Pitino reflects on emotional Rupp Arena return ahead of John Calipari facing Kentucky
Pitino said his return to Rupp for the first time as a visiting coach in 2001 was "the toughest day of my coaching career at Louisville." He added, "the reception, it tore me apart." Pitino hopes ...