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St. John's Basketball: A Rising Force on the NCAA Stage
2 months ago

St. John's Basketball: A Rising Force on the NCAA Stage

Associated Press  

St. John's basketball team, led by Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, looks to end its NCAA Tournament drought in its second season under Pitino. The Red Storm compiled its most conference wins since 2011 and reached the Big East semifinals for the first time in 24 years. Graduate transfer Kadary Richmond, a first-team All-Big East pick, joins a promising …

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Mark Pope introduced as Kentucky’s coach, affirms expectation that ‘We are here to win banners’
8 months, 1 week ago

Mark Pope introduced as Kentucky’s coach, affirms expectation that ‘We are here to win banners’

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — One of the last players to exit a bus full of Kentucky greats on the Rupp Arena floor, Mark Pope held the 1996 NCAA championship trophy aloft and basked in the cheers during his introduction as the Wildcats’ new men’s basketball coach. We are here to win banners.” Pope’s introduction came two days after Kentucky hired him …

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Shot Takers mailbag: Creighton looks like a contender, while Arkansas is a mess
10 months ago

Shot Takers mailbag: Creighton looks like a contender, while Arkansas is a mess

New York Times  

Hello again, friends and people reading their phone to avoid eye contact, and welcome to another Shot Takers Mailbag. GO DEEPER Marks: The Bronny James experience at USC raises more questions than it answers Dana: I would say the odds of Collier returning to USC are about as good as Andy Enfield’s. If the Huskies make another Final Four, yes, …

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Rick Pitino unleashes on St. John’s facilities, players following loss to Seton Hall
10 months, 1 week ago

Rick Pitino unleashes on St. John’s facilities, players following loss to Seton Hall

New York Times  

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino didn’t mince words after the Red Storm lost 68-62 to Seton Hall on Sunday. Brady ’s physically weak, Drissa is slow laterally.” Pitino said that the team “lost this season the way we recruited.” He said that the players don’t align with how he coaches. “It’s a good group, they try hard, but they’re just …

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Defending Big East champion Marquette chosen to win the conference again by the league’s coaches
1 year, 2 months ago

Defending Big East champion Marquette chosen to win the conference again by the league’s coaches

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino doesn’t think the Big East has changed much since his last stint in the conference. There are three new schools since Pitino’s last run in the Big East. “I don’t think we’d be a very good basketball team if I had to rely on high school basketball players.” Defending Big East champion Marquette has been …

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Pitino returns to big stage at St. John’s: ‘I’ve earned it’
1 year, 9 months ago

Pitino returns to big stage at St. John’s: ‘I’ve earned it’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The video banner above the entrance to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday read: “Welcome Rick Pitino.” More like welcome back for the new St. John’s coach. No matter how much I think I’m Peter Pan, who’s going hire a 70-year-old?” St. John’s gave the Hall of Famer a six-year contract to turn back the clock on a …

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Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino accepts job at St. John’s
1 year, 9 months ago

Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino accepts job at St. John’s

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino is back in the Big East Conference. Reports quickly surfaced that St. John’s planned to target Pitino, who grew up on Long Island not far from the school’s Queens campus in New York City. Pitino has been coaching college basketball so long that he was on the opposing bench with Big East rival Providence when …

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College basketball coaches to watch: From Medved to Jones, and a Pitino in between
2 years, 1 month ago

College basketball coaches to watch: From Medved to Jones, and a Pitino in between

New York Times  

The coaching carousel always spins. The usual suspects Coach Team Darian DeVries Drake Anthony Grant Dayton James Jones Yale Jeff Linder Wyoming Grant McCasland North Texas Ritchie McKay Liberty Niko Medved Colorado State Rick Pitino Iona If there’s anything like a consensus on the mid-major coaches poised for power-conference gigs, it looks a lot like the above, give or take. …

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New Mexico hires Pitino, as Minnesota aims higher once again
3 years, 9 months ago

New Mexico hires Pitino, as Minnesota aims higher once again

Associated Press  

After an amicable split with Minnesota, Richard Pitino headed west for New Mexico, no longer a young man relying more on name recognition than coaching experience. Hours after Minnesota finalized his firing following eight seasons on the job, the 38-year-old Pitino was hired as New Mexico’s coach to succeed Paul Weir, who went 58-63 in four seasons for the Lobos. …

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