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• Arkansas Shocks St. John’s to Advance to the Sweet 16John Calipari and Rick Pitino have crossed paths many times in their careers. The two legendary coaches both were compared to each other all throughout their career paths, ranging from rebuilding programs into championship contenders in the Northeast, to playing under the bright lights of Rupp Arena with the Kentucky Wildcats. They’ve met each other […] The post Arkansas Shocks St. Joh...2025See more articles John Calipari rumors -
• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2025 men’s March MadnessPhoto by Lance King/Getty Images Let’s rank the 16 teams still standing in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament by their national championship chances. The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament will certainly not go down in history for upsets and Cinderellas. The favorites held serve during the opening weekend of March Madness, setting up some high-powered matchups in the Sweet 16 and beyond. All four No. ...2025See also John Calipari breaking news -
• Rick Pitino Defends Benching Star RJ Luis In Tournament LossAs St. John's wound down a tightly contested loss to Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament, star wing R.J. Luis was on the bench. Following the game, St. John's coach Rick Pitino defended his decision to bench Luis. Pitino initially referenced Luis having played 30 minutes by saying "That's a long time." When asked if Luis was tired. Pitino said, "No. He played 30 minutes. I played other people. You're ...2025Check it out NCAA Tournament news -
• March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 3Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images march-madness-2025-highlights-scores-recap-pitino-calipari-gonzaga-houston We’re getting there. We’re not quite there yet, but we’re getting closer. It’s going to happen. This tournament is going to find its stride. March Madness’ 3 best games of Day 3 1. (6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89 (East) BYU led from start to finish in this one, but that doesn’t mean the vi...2025Visit the page Jimmer Fredette rumors -
• March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 2Photo by Jason Miller/NCAA Photos via Getty Images It can only get better from here, folks. Allow me to be the millionth person to say that at least these second round games look like they’re going to be awesome. They need to be. Round one did not deliver at the level all of us are used to. It was still wonderful. It’s impossible for 32 games in two days not to be. Just not wonderful en...2025See more articles Saint Mary breaking news -
• The Best and Worst from Day 1 of March MadnessPhoto by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The madness returned in full-force on Thursday. Let’s break down everything that happened. Let’s just get this out of the way straight from the jump: If you were ranking the best opening Thursdays in NCAA Tournament history, this one wouldn’t be near the top. It wouldn’t be somewhere in the middle either. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t great...2025See also NCAA Tournament headline news
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• March Madness’ 50 best players, ranked for 2025 men’s NCAA tournamentRob Kinnan-Imagn Images Let’s rank the best players in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament College basketball is in a state of transition, and so too is the idea of the modern college basketball star. The defining players in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament do not fit in any particular box. They come from every corner of the world, in all shapes and sizes, each with their own idiosyncratic stren...2025Check it out Armando Bacot injury report -
• 10 takeaways from the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament bracket revealPhoto by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let the bracket reactions begin. We have a bracket, and now we have three days to talk about it. Let’s start immediately. Here are 10 immediate thoughts on this year’s field of 68: 1. The SEC was valued even more highly than we thought There was little doubt that Sunday was going to be the day the SEC was going to set a new record for t...2025See also Matt Painter -
• March Madness bracket predictions: Instant picks for men’s 2025 NCAA tournamentPhoto by Lance King/Getty Images Here are our instant picks for the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. Change is hard, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. That’s an important lesson to remember as it pertains to men’s college basketball entering another year of March Madness. The college hoops landscape is almost unrecognizable from a few seasons ago. The days of FBI investigations and bag men...2025Visit the page Cooper Flagg injury -
• March Madness printable bracket for 2025 men’s NCAA tournamentPhoto by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Here’s a printable NCAA tournament bracket as March Madness finally arives. The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament is going to be special. The field of 68 will be announced on Selection Sunday on March 16. The NIL and transfer portal has leveled the playing field, creating a wide open tournament where so many programs rightfully believe they can make a deep run. D...2025See more Sunday March injuries -
• March Madness men’s bracket makes no sense thanks to selection committeePhoto by David Berding/Getty Images No one can make sense of a bizarre 2024 men’s NCAA tournament bracket. The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament has always been the best event on the American sports calendar to these eyes. The NBA provides the greatest basketball in the world, sure, but nothing can beat the charm of a single-elimination format with players who have worked their ...2024See also NCAA Tournament injury update -
• UConn got screwed in March Madness draw, and 9 other reactions from men’s NCAA bracket releasePhoto by Elsa/Getty Images Let the bracket breaking down begin. We have a bracket, and now we have three days to talk about it. Let’s start immediately. Here are 10 immediate thoughts on this year’s field of 68: 1. It ... kind seems like UConn got a raw deal? Widely pegged as the best team in the country for the better part of this season, Connecticut is looking to become college basketb...2024See more articles Blue Devil injuries -
• College basketball Championship Week: Title games we need to see, players who will be heard from, sleepers to watch, and moreSteven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports The madness before the madness is here. Embrace it before the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament begins. It’s a presidential election year, and the picture of what exactly America is has never been murkier or more disputed. The conversations necessary to clear that picture up have never been more difficult to facilitate. Maybe this is why I find myself now, perh...2024See also NCAA Tournament
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• Rick Pitino reflects on night Paul Pierce was stabbed 11 times
Former Boston Celtics head coach Rick Pitino reflected on one of the scarier moments of his tenure in Beantown, when Paul Pierce was stabbed 11 times during a nightclub incident in September of 2000. During an interview with SiriusXM NBA Radio, Pitino said he had to negotiate with a local church leader after a “hit” […] The post Rick Pitino reflects on night Paul Pierce was stabb...2020Click for news about Paul Pierce
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• LOOK: With Louisville vacating its 2013 title, Rick Pitino may regret this tattoo
Pitino's got the championship etched in ink across his back, which is now void...2018
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"Head coach Rick Pitino, who already turned down an NIT invite, had some thoughts on the NET rankings: Rick Pitino calls NCAA's NET rankings system "fraudulent" in explaining why St." - 2023
"John's men's basketball coach Rick Pitino threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell -- who played for Pitino at Louisville." - 2022
"Rick Pitino: Donovan Mitchell loves the Knicks" - 2021
"Alabama had a hard-fought win in the first round against Rick Pitino and the Iona Gaels." - 2020
"According to former Boston Celtics head coach Rick Pitino, Antoine Walker celebrated in front of Jordan after their opening day upset." - 2019
"Greece coach Rick Pitino said he doesn't expect Giannis Antetokounmpo to play in next summer's Olympic Qualifying Tournament." - 2018
"Rick Pitino urges Louisville to take the NCAA to court, but still says he's innocent" - 2017
"Laugh at Louisville and Rick Pitino if you want, but your school could be next" - 2016
" The New York Times has an archived story from June 25, 1997, in which then-Boston Celtics head coach Rick Pitino was "mulling a deal in which he would send his team's third and sixth picks in tonight's draft to Chicago for Pippen and center Luc Longley." - 2015
"Louisville coach Rick Pitino says high school athletes should have the right to enter the NBA draft." - 2014
"Smith's big explosion came during his junior campaign when Rick Pitino gave him more than 30 minutes a night and was rewarded with 18."
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• 4 wild things that could happen during college basketball’s Championship WeekJeff Hanisch-Imagn Images The madness before the madness is upon us. With first round action kicking off in the ACC and Big 12 tournaments on Tuesday, the madness of Championship Week is on the verge of enveloping all of us. Here are four things that could make this week even madder than most. 1. A Power Conference Bid Thief When you hear the term “bid thief” this time of year, you typ...2025Check it out Madison Square salary -
• A diehard football fan’s guide to college basketball before March MadnessPhoto by Lance King/Getty Images So consumed by football that you haven’t been able to pay any attention to college basketball? Don’t worry, we’re here to answer your questions and get you fully prepared for March Madness. Have you been so consumed by football for the last five months that you’re woefully behind on what’s been happening in the world of men’s college basketball? Would you ...2025Click for news about Jon Scheyer contract -
• College basketball’s 10 best freshman for 2024-25 season, rankedPeter Ackerman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images There are some new faces this season who could help their team make a tournament run come March. The 2024-25 college basketball season is approaching quickly and there will be a decent handful of new-look teams, as this offseason was one of the most hectic ones in recent memory with the transfer portal. While there was a lot of movement ...2024See more Duke Blue contract rumors -
• Dan Hurley: Talks With Lakers Weren't About Leverage With UConnDan Hurley has insisted his talks with the Los Angeles Lakers had nothing to do with creating leverage in his contract talks with UConn. Hurley said his new contract with UConn was already in place. "One of the worst takes I've heard is that this is a leverage play by me to improve my situation at UConn," Hurley said on the The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz. "I don't need leverage here. We've wo...2024Visit the page Dan Hurley contract -
• Rick Pitino believes Dan Hurley will stay put at UConn, won’t jump to NBA yetDan Hurley makes $5.2 million per year at UConn and could be offered as much as $15 million per year by the Lakers....2024Click for news about Dan Hurley contract rumors -
• Kentucky’s coaching search gets desperate after Scott Drew rejectionWhere does Kentucky go for a new men’s basketball coach after Scott Drew turns them down? Kentucky men’s basketball is still looking for a head coach. Baylor’s Scott Drew turned down the Wildcats’ job offer on Thursday afternoon, which was first reported by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. Drew just completed his 21st year at Baylor, taking over the program when it was at its lowest point following a...2024Read about Scott Drew contract
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• March Madness bracket predictions from our college basketball expert, with 1 big surprisePhoto by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images via Getty Images Here’s our latest set of expert bracket picks for the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. Let’s get this out of the way: We’ve had a couple of real good years in a row in this space. Two years ago, we nailed the UConn national championship pick and finished in the 100th percentile (41,822nd out of over 20 million brackets) on...2025Visit the page Johni Broome -
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• Louisville got royally screwed by NCAA Selection Committee, but there’s a silver liningPhoto by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Louisville’s seeding in the men’s NCAA tournament doesn’t make any sense, but there’s one reason for hope. The Louisville Cardinals were the saddest team in men’s college basketball only one year ago. Kenny Payne’s disastrous head coaching tenure reached rock bottom with consecutive seasons of some of the worst basketball in history for a program with ...2025Continue with Jon Scheyer scores -
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• Rick Pitino’s Redemption: St. John’s Is Back, and So Is Its Coach
The moment Rick Pitino walked through the doors at St. John’s, he made a promise. “We’re going to be back,” he said in March 2023, standing inside Madison Square Garden, the very building where the Red Storm had once ruled but had since faded into the background of college basketball’s biggest stage. One year later, […] The post Rick Pitino’s Redemption: St. John’s Is Back, and So Is Its Coa...2025Read about Madison Square
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• Pitino: Allow high schoolers to bypass college
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• Laugh at Louisville and Rick Pitino if you want, but your school could be next
The FBI investigation has crippled schools like Louisville, Auburn and Arizona, but there will be more...2017
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• Rick Pitino Thinks High Schoolers Should Be Able to Jump Straight to the NBA
2015
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• Reports: Louisville coach Rick Pitino, AD Tom Jurich out amid recruiting scandal
The latest Louisville scandal has reportedly cost Pitino and Jurich their jobs...2017
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• Harrell, Rozier leaving Louisville for NBA draft
Junior forward Montrezl Harrell and sophomore guard Terry Rozier are planning to enter the NBA draft, coach Rick Pitino said Monday....2015See more articles Montrezl Harrell
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• Rick Pitino identified as ‘Coach-2’ mentioned in federal court documents
FBI documents said 'Coach-2' spoke with Adidas' Jim Gatto on the day Brian Bowen enrolled at Louisville...2017
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• Tracy McGrady Says He Was Nearly Traded for Scottie Pippen During 1997 NBA Draft
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• Report: Louisville coach Rick Pitino tells his staff he expects to lose his job in scandal
The Cardinals coach reportedly talked about the latest scandal with the UL basketball staff Wednesday...2017
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