Tag: Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino confirmed he doesn’t want any part of reuniting with the New York Knicks, the team he coached from 1987-89. He revealed his intentions while making an appearance during the broadcast of an MLB game between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. Pitino, who’s currently the head coach of the St. John’s University […]
A historic pre-draft period saw more prospects than normal withdraw their names from the 2025 NBA Draft pool. The draw of significant NIL funding as well as the chance to boost draft stock understandably enticed many players. Some players decided to stay in the draft, declining lucrative college situations to test the NBA waters. Let’s […]
After two injury-plagued seasons at Providence, the former All-Big East forward Bryce Hopkins finds a new home in Queens — and a chance to write a different ending. It’s been more than two years since Bryce Hopkins took the Big East by storm, emerging from Kentucky’s crowded rotation to become a breakout star at Providence. […]
What’s in a handshake? Not a whole lot, at least not anymore, according to Rick Pitino. The St. John’s men’s basketball head coach took to X/Twitter Thursday morning to share that his team will refrain from engaging in the post-game handshake line that has been tradition in college basketball. “I certainly have great respect for […]
This week, the Red Storm got their man that many hope will return the storied program and once Big East powerhouse back to the ranks of the true bluebloods in college hoops. Pitino was hired by St. John’s after his Iona Gaels were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. Pitino listed a multitude of reasons as […]
Rick Pitino started his coaching career in the 1975-76 season for the University of Hawaii. He’s a well decorated NCAA and NBA coach who’s been in the business for over 40 years. As a coach he’s won two national championship’s, one with Kentucky in 1996 and one with Louisville in 2013. Pitino is also the […]
