Rick Pitino coached his first game at Hawaii in 1976, under odd circumstances. Before Pitino ever won a game, a newspaper cartoonisted predicted his great career. NCAA probe resulted in Rick ...

In the span of one week last February, Rick ... Pitino’s résumé and reignited a somewhat controversial debate: Is Pitino — not John Wooden, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Adolph Rupp or Bobby ...

Rick Pitino returns to Providence for the NCAA tournament, where he coached the Friars to the Final Four in 1987. Pitino expresses his fondness for Providence and his excitement to be back in a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Rick Pitino is AP's national coach of the year. It’s the kind of honor that says, officially, you’re back in the club. But let’s be honest — it’s not the award ...

SAN ANTONIO – Rick Pitino’s direct connection to this Final Four runs through Walter Clayton, Jr., the senior point guard whose clutch shotmaking propelled Florida through tough tests against ...

St. John's head coach Rick Pitino yells during the first half of a game against Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference tournament, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in New York.

Rick Pitino had already established himself as one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, but this past season he reached another milestone. Pitino led St. John's to the No. 2 ...

Rick Pitino isn’t second-guessing his decision to bench RJ Luis at the end of St. John’s season-ending NCAA Tournament loss to Arkansas in the second round. In the final episode of the ...