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VICE TV will air shows on Rick Pitino and John Calipari before March Madness
1 week, 5 days ago

VICE TV will air shows on Rick Pitino and John Calipari before March Madness

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! NEW YORK — VICE TV is expanding its footprint with several new original sports series, including two that will document the seasons for a couple of famous college basketball coaches. VICE announced on Thursday that it will air six-episode series on St. John’s coach Rick …

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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 looks to veterans and being himself as he adapts to coaching Kentucky after John Calipari
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Mark Pope looks to veterans and being himself as he adapts to coaching Kentucky after John Calipari

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Meeting one challenge of playing for the Kentucky Wildcats gave Mark Pope a blueprint for the taller task of coaching them after John Calipari. “I’m just as much a member of BBN as anyone, and he’s a Hall of Fame coach,” said Pope, a member of Kentucky’s 1996 NCAA title team led by Hall of Famer Rick …

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Point guard Deivon Smith transferring to St. John’s from Utah
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Point guard Deivon Smith transferring to St. John’s from Utah

Associated Press  

Point guard Deivon Smith is transferring to St. John’s from Utah, giving Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino a veteran replacement for Daniss Jenkins next season. In a St. John’s news release Monday, Pitino said the 6-foot Smith reminds him of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, a standout player for Pitino at Louisville. At point guard, St. John’s also returns …

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Kentucky basketball coaching candidates list: Nate Oats? Rick Pitino? Scott Drew?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky basketball coaching candidates list: Nate Oats? Rick Pitino? Scott Drew?

New York Times  

John Calipari is expected to become the next head coach at Arkansas, and Kentucky needs a new men’s basketball coach. Bruce Pearl, Auburn head coach: We have long heard that Barnhart would not be interested in hiring someone who has served a three-year NCAA show-cause penalty, but he’s among the multiple SEC coaches who did more than Calipari with less. …

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Newton leads No. 2 UConn past St. John’s 95-90 and into first Big East title game since 2011
9 months, 1 week ago

Newton leads No. 2 UConn past St. John’s 95-90 and into first Big East title game since 2011

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For the first time since Kemba Walker took UConn on that “Kardiac” ride, the Huskies are back in the Big East championship game. It’s the 11th appearance in the Big East Tournament final for the Huskies and first since Walker carried them to their thrilling 2011 title with five wins in five days. Playing in the Big …

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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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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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Tobin Anderson leaving FDU to replace Rick Pitino at Iona
1 year, 9 months ago

Tobin Anderson leaving FDU to replace Rick Pitino at Iona

Associated Press  

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Tobin Anderson is leaving NCAA Cinderella Fairleigh Dickinson after one fairy-tale season and replacing Rick Pitino at Iona. Iona athletic director Matt Glovaski announced the hiring on Tuesday, a day after Pitino left to take the job at St. John’s of the Big East Conference. “Iona University represents everything my family and I were looking for …

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Pitino again a hot commodity at 70 and with checkered past
1 year, 9 months ago

Pitino again a hot commodity at 70 and with checkered past

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — It’s a March Madness tradition as predictable as a 12-5 upset. “You’re not hired by the internet,” Iona coach Rick Pitino said. “Probably the best basketball coach I’ve seen or gone up against,” said Boeheim, who hired Pitino as an assistant at Syracuse in 1976. “That’s not a lot when you look at more than 40 years.” …

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NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket picks from Seth Davis: Why Alabama will win it all
1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket picks from Seth Davis: Why Alabama will win it all

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of the NCAA Tournament National Championship game. GO DEEPER NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Alabama, Arizona and more • Virginia is also missing a key piece in Ben Vander Plas, the 6-foot-8 senior transfer who is the team’s fifth-leading scorer and is out with a broken hand. The big question with Houston, of course, is …

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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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