Rick Pitino, St. John's Red Storm

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Rick Pitino Delivers Clear Message on the Future of St. John's Basketball
Two seasons ago, legendary head coach Rick Pitino left Iona after three successful seasons to take the job at St. John’s, aiming to rejuvenate a once-storied
Rick Pitino, St. John's Red Storm to ‘plan for future without' RJ Luis Jr. after entering transfer portal
St. John's head basketball coach Rick Pitino lost RJ Luis Jr. for good, at least according to one New York newspaper.
Rick Pitino and John Calipari will meet Saturday for the fifth time in the NCAA Tournament. The first was in Philly.
Thirty-three years after their first-ever NCAA tournament meeting took place in Philly, frenemies Rick Pitino and John Calipari will square off again when Arkansas takes on St. John's on Saturday.

UC San Diego's Eric Olen hired to replace Pitino

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UC San Diego's Eric Olen hired to replace Pitino as UNM men's basketball coach
Olen's team broke through with 30 wins this season and reached the NCAA Tournament, losing to Michigan in the first round.
New Mexico Taps UC San Diego's Eric Olen to Replace Richard Pitino
New Mexico hired UC San Diego's Eric Olen on Sunday as its next basketball coach. Olen will replace Richard Pitino, who left to become Xavier's coach on Tuesday. “Eric is a proven winner with an incredible track record,
NCAA Coaching Carousel: New Mexico Hires UC San Diego Coach Eric Olen
Olen led UC San Diego to the 2025 NCAA Tournament in its first year of eligibility and posted a 30-5 record, 18-2 in the Big West. “We’re thrilled to welcome Eric Olen as the
Rick Pitino Breaks Silence on RJ Luis Jr. Leaving St. John's After Controversial NCAA Tournament
Following a tremendous season with the St. John's Red Storm, star guard RJ Luis Jr. decided to enter his name into the NCAA ...
NCAA Coaching Carousel: Richard Pitino To Xavier As Father & Son Set To Battle In Big East
Richard Pitino will now battle his Hall of Fame father in the Big East Conference after agreeing to take the Xavier job on ...
St. John's Announces Rick Pitino News After Upset Loss in NCAA Tournament
The No. 2 seed St. John's Red Storm experienced a resurgence this season under legendary head coach Rick Pitino in just his ...
Rick Pitino refuses to take accountability for biggest blunder of college basketball season
St. John's lost to No. 10 Arkansas in the second round of the March Madness. Rick Pitino benched his star late in the game, ...
Mike Lupica: Providence the perfect place for Rick Pitino, St. John’s to start NCAA Tournament
This all really started for Rick Pitino, in all the most important ways, in Providence. Now it is where he and his St. John’s ...
Rick Pitino says St. John’s players can become part of ‘basketball history’ during NCAA Tournament
The Omaha coaches and players, in turn, know what they’re up against in a St. John’s team won the school’s first Big East ...
Rick Pitino, John Calipari reflect on decades of battles before St. John’s meets Arkansas in NCAA Tournament
Rick Pitino and John Calipari are set to square off in the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time when No. 2 St. John’s faces No.
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RJ Luis Jr. ‘coveted' in transfer portal after St. John's basketball coach Rick Pitino does damage control
St. John's head basketball coach Rick Pitino may regret how he treated RJ Luis Jr. during and after the Red Storm's NCAA Tournament elimination.