Rick Pitino, St. John's Red Storm

St. John's' Rick Pitino Praises UConn Fans: 'Kentucky Of The East'
St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino knows that Madison Square Garden will be packed with fans of both teams when his club battles UConn on Sunday.
"I wanna die": Rick Pitino shares his mindset after losses ahead of St John's clash against Dan Hurley's UConn
National champion and St. John's coach Rick Pitino is among those who treat games as life-and-death situations, once saying he wants to "die" when his team loses.
Rick Pitino closing in on historic firsts at St. John’s
No. 10 St. John’s is closing in on its first Big East regular-season title since sharing the crown with Georgetown and Seton Hall during the 1991-92 season. Their last outright title came when Mullin and Walter Berry were the stars of the then Redmen in 1984-85
Rick Pitino vs. Dan Hurley head-to-head record: Comparing St. John's, UConn coaches
Here's how head coaches Rick Pitino and Dan Hurley stack up against each other entering Sunday's St. John's vs. UConn men's basketball game.
Rick Pitino strongly suggests Indiana should hire current SEC head coach
Pitino, the former head coach of Kentucky and Louisville, weighed in on the Indiana opening. The Hoosiers are looking for a successor to Mike Woodson, and Pitino thinks IU should go after Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard.
Rick Pitino ahead of UConn-St. John’s: ‘If I lose to Danny Hurley, if I lose to whoever... I wanna die’
“If I lose to Danny Hurley, if I lose to whoever, I’m in a miserable mood. I wanna die,” the St. John’s coach said in a recent episode of Pitino: Red Storm Rising on ViceSports.
Rick Pitino Gives Suggestion For Indiana Basketball Coaching Search
Rick Pitino said he hasn’t been contacted about the Indiana job, but if Pitino was Indiana’s athletic director, he would hire Ole Miss coach Chris Beard.
What Rick Pitino said about the pro-St. John's crowd at MSG for UConn men's basketball loss
The UConn men's basketball game against St. John's reached a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon.
Rick Pitino on St. John's regular season sweep of UConn
Following St. John's 89-75 win over UConn, Rick Pitino speaks with SNY's Niki Lattarulo about the Red Storm's regular season sweep against the Huskies and what makes the team so successful this season.
St. John’s Rick Pitino gives honest assessment after UConn sweep
St. John’s basketball has become reinvented as a top 10 program under Rick Pitino. The Red Storm showed the nation why they’re No. 9 overall, pummeling Big East heavyweight UConn 89-75 on Sunday night.
St. John's coach Rick Pitino gets brutally honest on UConn's Dan Hurley
St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino has dropped a pretty strong statement on UConn Huskies coach Dan Hurley.
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Rick Pitino admits he would ‘love’ to face Kentucky in NCAA Tournament
Rick Pitino rekindled his relationship with Kentucky fans last year when he endorsed new Wildcats head coach Mark Pope and ...
Rick Pitino’s epic halftime speech goes viral: ‘Learn how to f–king deal with it!’
St. John’s is having a dream season under Rick Pitino — and now it’s no question why his guys are playing so hard. In the ...
Mike Lupica: The comeback story of Rick Pitino, and St. John’s, a great New York story
Rick Pitino and his St. John’s team get ready for a pretty wonderful basketball moment on Sunday, at Madison Square Garden, ...
Rick Pitino's fiery locker room speech can get even the biggest couch potato inspired
Rick Pitino's return to a larger program like St John's has been a welcomed sight for college basketball fans. In a recent ...
How much has Kentucky basketball improved on the defensive end? We’ll find out Saturday
Meanwhile, Kentucky’s defensive efficiency ranking dropped into the triple digits after a 98-84 loss at Ole Miss on Feb. 4.
St. John's biggest red flag could somehow be an advantage in March after making history
St. John's has impressively won 13 of its last 14 games since the calendar flipped to 2025, and AP voters have ostensibly ...
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March Madness bracket predictions 4.0: Projecting the Field of 68 for 2025 NCAA Tournament
Resume: KenPom 13, Net 18. The Red Storm could be a No. 4 seed based on a 3-4 record against Quad 1, but Rick Pitino has ...
Pitino group texts: A basketball family enjoying the ride of two great seasons
There have been a lot of basketball-related boxes checked through the years for the Pitino family. But last week on ESPN's SportsCenter was a first. For about four minutes on the network's flagship ...