Rick Pitino's Rise with St. John’s

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Greatest college basketball coach of all time? Rick Pitino making his case at St. John's
At 72 years old, Pitino’s contemporaries are pretty much gone from college basketball. Jim Boeheim talks on television. Mike Krzyzewski does a podcast. Roy Williams sits in the stands at North Carolina games like a fan. Leonard Hamilton announced Monday he’s calling it a career .
Rick Pitino-coached St. John's completes the program's first unbeaten January since 1985
St. John's is 7-0 in 2025, making this the program's first unbeaten January in 40 years dating to its last Final Four season in 1985.
Empire State of Mind: Rick Pitino has St.John's dreaming big among historical stretch
St. John's improved to 20-3 this season following a win over No. 11 Marquette, matching the program's best start since the 1985-86 campaign.
Rick Pitino is putting on another coaching masterclass as St. John's keeps rolling
A winner at every stop he has made during his college basketball coaching career, Rick Pitino has the St. John's Red Storm rolling once again.
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 his tenure as head coach of the New York Knicks in the late 1980s.
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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 ... That changed with the arrival of Rick Pitino. Hired in 2023, the Hall of Famer immediately revamped the ...
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Pitino, Calipari each saved Kentucky basketball and deserve thunderous applause
Once upon a season, Rick Pitino saved Kentucky basketball from ruin, a reality shamefully ignored by Big Blue Nation for nearly 30 years before, at the behest of new coach Mark Pope, it put ...
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Rick Pitino asks Kentucky basketball fans to give John Calipari a standing ovation
St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino posted a video on social media Thursday asking Kentucky fans to give John Calipari a standing ovation when the former UK coach brings Arkansas to Rupp ...
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Nobody will want to face Rick Pitino and St. John’s come March
John’s Coach Rick Pitino reached into his motivational playbook ... So, the Red Storm isn’t one of the best college basketball teams assembled in the past half-century, as a 19-point showing ...
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Rick Pitino reflects on emotional Rupp Arena return ahead of John Calipari facing Kentucky
He and Calipari, along with Pitino, are part of an exclusive club. "It's the pinnacle of college basketball, and the fact that any of us get, for a moment in time, to be connected to this program ...
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Rick Pitino urges UK fans to show John Calipari ‘respect and admiration’ in return
St. John’s men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino, who was the head coach at Kentucky from 1989-1997, released a video on social media regarding Arkansas head coach John Calipari’s anticipated ...
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Rick Pitino pleads for Kentucky fans to 'show class' when John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena
Rick Pitino has asked a favor of Big Blue Nation with John Calipari -- the former Kentucky coach now at Arkansas-- returning to Rupp Arena this weekend. His request: don't boo the coach who once ...
Rick Pitino Had a Macabre Reaction to St. John's Free Throw Struggles vs. Marquette
The free-throw line was Rick Pitino's main enemy as his No. 12-ranked St. John's Red Storm held on to a win over the No. 11-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles Tuesday night. St. John's got to the stripe ...