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Rick Pitino news, rumors

  • Florida is back to being the toast of college basketball with a new wunderkind coach
    • Florida is back to being the toast of college basketball with a new wunderkind coach
    Scott Wachter-Imagn Images The questions about whether or not Florida could be a college basketball powerhouse without Billy Donovan are no more thanks to Todd Golden. Of the 10-15 programs that had the greatest impact on men’s college basketball over the past couple of decades, perhaps none entered the post-COVID world with a more uncertain long-term future than Florida. In between 2014 ...2025
  • Walter Clayton Jr.’s NBA Draft range and comparison after heroic March Madness
    • Walter Clayton Jr.’s NBA Draft range and comparison after heroic March Madness
    Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Where will Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. go in the 2025 NBA Draft? Here’s his projection and pro comparison. Walter Clayton Jr. has always been a late bloomer — in basketball, at least. As Clayton has grown into an all-time March Madness hero during the 2025 NCAA tournament, a central part of his lore is that Florida offered him a football scholarship y...2025
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  • • Youth and Experience Reign: Cooper Flagg, JuJu Watkins, Bruce Pearl, and Rick Pitino Take Home AP Honors
    Duke’s Cooper Flagg and USC’s JuJu Watkins headline college basketball’s best, while Pearl and Pitino make coaching history with shared honor The AP released its college basketball honors this week, and two of the game’s brightest stars and two of its most legendary coaches are taking home the hardware for the 2025 college basketball season. […] The post Youth and Exp...2025
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  • Bruce Pearl can become the face of college basketball, for better or worse, at Final Four
    • Bruce Pearl can become the face of college basketball, for better or worse, at Final Four
    Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images A college basketball coaching career unlike any other is on the verge of reaching its apex. In the last four years, college basketball has seen six national championship-winning head coaches announce their retirement from the sport. The number of active head coaches with at least one national championship on their resume? Six. The slew of recent retireme...2025
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  • Louisville is biggest winner of transfer portal for men’s college basketball after 2 great additions
    • Louisville is biggest winner of transfer portal for men’s college basketball after 2 great additions
    Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Louisville is killing it in the men’s transfer portal so far. The most anticipated men’s Final Four in recent memory is set for San Antonio, with all four No. 1 seeds still advancing to the national semifinals for the first time since 2008. This Final Four has it all: top NBA draft picks like Cooper Flagg, legendary coaches like Kelvin Sampson seeking ...2025
  • How a miraculous comeback and an unexpected hero led Florida to first Final Four in a decade
    • How a miraculous comeback and an unexpected hero led Florida to first Final Four in a decade
    Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Just when it looked the Gators were done, their March Madness story lives on. At one point, a victory seemed impossible for the No. 1 seed Florida Gators on Saturday’s Elite Eight matchup. The Gators were on the brink of elimination with six minutes remaining, struggling to match No. 3 Texas Tech’s physicality as their illustrious sea...2025
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Rick Pitino injury and suspension

  • • Bruce Pearl can become the face of college basketball, for better or worse, at Final Four
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  • • How a miraculous comeback and an unexpected hero led Florida to first Final Four in a decade
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  • March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 3
    • March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 3
    Brian 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...2025
  • March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 2
    • March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 2
    Photo 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...2025
  • The Best and Worst from Day 1 of March Madness
    • The Best and Worst from Day 1 of March Madness
    Photo 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...2025
  • March Madness’ 50 best players, ranked for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament
    • March Madness’ 50 best players, ranked for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament
    Rob 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...2025
  • 10 takeaways from the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament bracket reveal
    • 10 takeaways from the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament bracket reveal
    Photo 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...2025
  • March Madness bracket predictions: Instant picks for men’s 2025 NCAA tournament
    • March Madness bracket predictions: Instant picks for men’s 2025 NCAA tournament
    Photo 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...2025
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  • March Madness printable bracket for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament
    • March Madness printable bracket for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament
    Photo 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...2025
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  • March Madness men’s bracket makes no sense thanks to selection committee
    • March Madness men’s bracket makes no sense thanks to selection committee
    Photo 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 ...2024

Rick Pitino lifestyle

  • • 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...2020
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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

Timeline

  • 2025
    "John’s is reborn under Rick Pitino, and R."

  • 2024
    "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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Rick Pitino trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Walter Clayton Jr.’s NBA Draft range and comparison after heroic March Madness
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  • • Bruce Pearl can become the face of college basketball, for better or worse, at Final Four
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  • • Louisville is biggest winner of transfer portal for men’s college basketball after 2 great additions
    2025
  • Sweet 16 coaches, ranked by who’s facing the most pressure in 2025 men’s March Madness
    • Sweet 16 coaches, ranked by who’s facing the most pressure in 2025 men’s March Madness
    Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Jon Scheyer will be feeling the heat this weekend, but not quite as much as one of his counterparts. The NCAA tournament’s second weekend brings a heightened level of pressure for every coach and every player fortunate enough to participate in it. For some, though, the stakes are just a little bit higher than everyone else. Let’s rank the level of pressure on the ...2025
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  • Sweet 16 teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2025 men’s March Madness
    • Sweet 16 teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2025 men’s March Madness
    Photo 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. ...2025
  • • March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 2
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  • • March Madness’ 50 best players, ranked for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament
    2025
  • • March Madness bracket predictions: Instant picks for men’s 2025 NCAA tournament
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  • 4 wild things that could happen during college basketball’s Championship Week
    • 4 wild things that could happen during college basketball’s Championship Week
    Jeff 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...2025
  • A diehard football fan’s guide to college basketball before March Madness
    • A diehard football fan’s guide to college basketball before March Madness
    Photo 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 ...2025
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Rick Pitino stats and results

  • • Florida is back to being the toast of college basketball with a new wunderkind coach
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  • • Walter Clayton Jr.’s NBA Draft range and comparison after heroic March Madness
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  • • Louisville is biggest winner of transfer portal for men’s college basketball after 2 great additions
    2025
    Read about Cooper Flagg
  • • How a miraculous comeback and an unexpected hero led Florida to first Final Four in a decade
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    Visit the page Mark Sears statistics
  • • Sweet 16 coaches, ranked by who’s facing the most pressure in 2025 men’s March Madness
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  • • Sweet 16 teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2025 men’s March Madness
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  • • March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 3
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  • • The Best and Worst from Day 1 of March Madness
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  • March Madness bracket predictions from our college basketball expert, with 1 big surprise
    • March Madness bracket predictions from our college basketball expert, with 1 big surprise
    Photo 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...2025

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  • • Florida is back to being the toast of college basketball with a new wunderkind coach
    2025
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  • • Bruce Pearl can become the face of college basketball, for better or worse, at Final Four
    2025
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  • • How a miraculous comeback and an unexpected hero led Florida to first Final Four in a decade
    2025
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  • Kevin Willard Leaves Maryland To Become Head Coach Of Villanova
    • Kevin Willard Leaves Maryland To Become Head Coach Of Villanova
    Kevin Willard has departed Maryland to become head coach of Villanova. Maryland is coming off a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament and a 27-9 record. At Villanova, Willard will replace Kyle Neptune, who failed to reach the NCAA tournament in any of his three seasons in charge of the Wildcats. Neptune replaced Jay Wright as head coach in 2022. Before taking over at Seton Hall, Willard was the head c...2025
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  • Richard Pitino Set To Leave New Mexico For Xavier
    • Richard Pitino Set To Leave New Mexico For Xavier
    Richard Pitino is expected to be hired by Xavier University as their next head coach. Pitino is leaving the University of New Mexico for the job at Xavier. Pitino will now coach against his father Rick in the Big East. Rick Pitino is the head coach at St. John's. The younger Pitino is replacing Sean Miller at Xavier, after Miller left to take the job at the University of Texas. Richard Pitino led ...2025
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  • • Sweet 16 teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2025 men’s March Madness
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  • • March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 3
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  • • The Best and Worst from Day 1 of March Madness
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  • • March Madness bracket predictions from our college basketball expert, with 1 big surprise
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Top Rick Pitino news

  • • Pitino: Allow high schoolers to bypass college
    2015
  • • 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
  • • Rick Pitino Thinks High Schoolers Should Be Able to Jump Straight to the NBA
    2015
  • • 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
  • • 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....2015
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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
  • • 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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  • • Florida is back to being the toast of college basketball with a new wunderkind coach
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  • • Louisville is biggest winner of transfer portal for men’s college basketball after 2 great additions
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  • • How a miraculous comeback and an unexpected hero led Florida to first Final Four in a decade
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    Visit the page Mark Sears
  • • Sweet 16 teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2025 men’s March Madness
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  • • March Madness 2025: The Best and Worst from Day 3
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Rick Pitino rumors, scandals

  • • Florida is back to being the toast of college basketball with a new wunderkind coach
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  • • Walter Clayton Jr.’s NBA Draft range and comparison after heroic March Madness
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  • • Bruce Pearl can become the face of college basketball, for better or worse, at Final Four
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  • • March Madness’ 50 best players, ranked for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament
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