Rick Pitino rumors, news

Rick Pitino news, rumors

  • College basketball’s 10 best freshman for 2024-25 season, ranked
    • College basketball’s 10 best freshman for 2024-25 season, ranked
    Peter 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 ...2024
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  • Dan Hurley: Talks With Lakers Weren't About Leverage With UConn
    • Dan Hurley: Talks With Lakers Weren't About Leverage With UConn
    Dan 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...2024
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  • Winners and losers of Dan Hurley turning down Lakers: UConn can rejoice; Jeanie Buss, Rick Pitino take a loss
    • Winners and losers of Dan Hurley turning down Lakers: UConn can rejoice; Jeanie Buss, Rick Pitino take a loss
    Hurley's flirtation with the Lakers only lasted a few days but here's who came out ahead and behind...2024
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  • Rick Pitino Doesn’t Think Dan Hurley Will Take Lakers Job: ‘His Father And Wife Don’t Want To Go’
    • Rick Pitino Doesn’t Think Dan Hurley Will Take Lakers Job: ‘His Father And Wife Don’t Want To Go’
    Legendary coach Rick Pitino doesn’t think Dan Hurley will leave UConn for the Los Angeles Lakers even though Hurley has made it known he wants to coach in the NBA one day.  “What I’m hearing — and I have no [inside information] — is that his father [Bob Hurley Sr.] and his wife [Andrea] are […] The post Rick Pitino Doesn’t Think Dan Hurley Will Take Lakers Job: ‘His Fa...2024
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  • Rick Pitino believes Dan Hurley will stay put at UConn, won’t jump to NBA yet
    • Rick Pitino believes Dan Hurley will stay put at UConn, won’t jump to NBA yet
    Dan Hurley makes $5.2 million per year at UConn and could be offered as much as $15 million per year by the Lakers....2024
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  • St. John’s, Rick Pitino look to help Kadary Richmond improve his 3-point shot
    • St. John’s, Rick Pitino look to help Kadary Richmond improve his 3-point shot
    The one weakness of new St. John's guard Kadary Richmond’s his long-range jumper....2024

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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
  • UConn got screwed in March Madness draw, and 9 other reactions from men’s NCAA bracket release
    • UConn got screwed in March Madness draw, and 9 other reactions from men’s NCAA bracket release
    Photo 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...2024
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  • College basketball Championship Week: Title games we need to see, players who will be heard from, sleepers to watch, and more
    • College basketball Championship Week: Title games we need to see, players who will be heard from, sleepers to watch, and more
    Steven 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...2024
  • 5 bubble teams that could do damage in men’s NCAA tournament (if they get in)
    • 5 bubble teams that could do damage in men’s NCAA tournament (if they get in)
    Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Bubble teams to watch with March Madness approaching. March is officially here, which means — among many other things — the intensification of all things bubble. Talk about how much we love the bubble, talk about how much we hate the bubble, talk about how much we don’t care about the bubble, talk about how weak the bubble is, talk about how strong th...2024
  • Rick Pitino calls Panthers' treatment of Yandle 'despicable'
    • Rick Pitino calls Panthers' treatment of Yandle 'despicable'
    2021
  • • Fred Hoiberg to Bulls: Comments, Top Takeaways from Press Conference
    2015
  • • Fred Hoiberg to Bulls: Latest Contract Details, Analysis and Reaction
    2015
  • • 2015 NBA Mock Draft: 1st-Round Predictions for Nation's Top Prospects
    2015
  • • Can Billy Donovan Lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an NBA Championship?
    2015
  • • NBA Draft Notebook: Biggest Surprises of the Early 2015 Declarations So Far
    2015

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

  • 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

  • • College basketball’s 10 best freshman for 2024-25 season, ranked
    2024
  • • Dan Hurley: Talks With Lakers Weren't About Leverage With UConn
    2024
  • • Rick Pitino believes Dan Hurley will stay put at UConn, won’t jump to NBA yet
    2024
  • Kentucky’s coaching search gets desperate after Scott Drew rejection
    • Kentucky’s coaching search gets desperate after Scott Drew rejection
    Where 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...2024
  • Billy Donovan Hasn't Had Contact With Kentucky, Committed To Bulls
    • Billy Donovan Hasn't Had Contact With Kentucky, Committed To Bulls
    Billy Donovan said he has not had any contact with the University of Kentucky about their head coaching vacancy and remains committed to the Chicago Bulls. "I have not been contacted by anybody, I haven't spoken to anybody," Donovan told reporters, adding that his answer would remain the same even if he was contacted. "My total commitment and focus is here to this team and to this group." John Cal...2024
  • • UConn got screwed in March Madness draw, and 9 other reactions from men’s NCAA bracket release
    2024
  • • College basketball Championship Week: Title games we need to see, players who will be heard from, sleepers to watch, and more
    2024
  • • 5 bubble teams that could do damage in men’s NCAA tournament (if they get in)
    2024
  • Giants news, 2/20: Saquon Barkley, J.J. McCarthy, Malik Nabers, more headlines
    • Giants news, 2/20: Saquon Barkley, J.J. McCarthy, Malik Nabers, more headlines
    New York Giants news for Tuesday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Saquon Barkley, Giants face a different landscape this time as negotiations prepare to heat up Tuesday is the first day NFL teams can place a franchise or transition tag on prospective free agents, keeping them off the open market. Let’s not expect the New York Giants to rush to tag running back Saquon Barkley, at a cost of $12.1...2024
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  • Giants' Tommy DeVito offered courtside seats at Madison Square Garden by St. John's coach Rick Pitino
    • Giants' Tommy DeVito offered courtside seats at Madison Square Garden by St. John's coach Rick Pitino
    Pitino looks for some 'Italian luck' from DeVito as the Giants' rookie QB continues to be the toast of the town...2023

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  • • College basketball’s 10 best freshman for 2024-25 season, ranked
    2024
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  • Kentucky nearing deal with Mark Pope to replace John Calipari, per reports
    • Kentucky nearing deal with Mark Pope to replace John Calipari, per reports
    Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images According to reports, Mark Pope is set to take over at Kentucky Kentucky’s search for a head men’s basketball coach has reportedly taken the school to Utah. Provo, to be more accurate. But it is a journey that will result in a homecoming. According to multiple reports, Kentucky is nearing an agreement with Mark Pope to be their next men’s basketball coach...2024
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  • 9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit
    • 9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit
    Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Ranking potential Kentucky head coach candidates by likelihood of actually ending up in Lexington after John Calipari’s shocking exit for Arkansas. There might not be a bigger and more important job in the men’s college basketball world than the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. On Sunday night, the gig suddenly became wide open when John Calipari deci...2024
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  • • College basketball Championship Week: Title games we need to see, players who will be heard from, sleepers to watch, and more
    2024
  • • Tiny Nick’s Gambling Picks: 11/07
    Locks NCAA Basketball (0.5 Unit) Stony Brook/St John’s Over 146.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 6:00 PM CT on FS1 I really wish this total hadn’t steamed up 4 points from last night, so while I’m being more cautious with it, I’m still liking the narrative here. Rick Pitino making his long-awaited return to power conference basketball should be a spot where he and his team show out....2023
  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for March 11, 2023
    Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Spring training stats don’t matter...or do they? David Lesky at Inside the Crown reacts to the Royals playing well in Arizona. We also know that strikeout and walk rates tend to normalize quicker than many other stats. Royals pitchers who matter (those on the 40-man and NRIs with a real shot to contribute) have a 26.4 percent strikeout rate and 7.7 percent...2023
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  • • Kevin Garnett blazed the trail for players to skip college before NBA's one-and-done rule
    Much was said and written about Kevin Garnett after he decided to become the first player in 20 years to jump from high school straight into the NBA, but TNT’s draft-day graphics department condensed all the actionable info into three bullet points. Well, this more or less sums things up:  There were pro scouts in the stands throughout his senior year at the Farragut Academy, and the hype peaked i...2020
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  • • Rick Pitino hoping for return to NBA
    Former Louisville head coach Rick Pitino plans to use the 2018/19 season to “immerse himself” in the NBA game in the hopes of returning to the league’s coaching ranks, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. As Wojnarowski details, Pitino would like to become a candidate for NBA head coaching positions that open up in the spring of 2019. “I just want to be a part of an organization,” Pitino told Wojnar...2018
  • • No. 11 Louisville runs away from Texas Southern 102-71
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Quentin Snider scored 15 points, V.J. King added 13 and No. 11 Louisville overcame a cold shooting start to beat Texas Southern 102-71 on Saturday and give Hall of Famer Rick Pitino his 400th victory as the Cardinals' coach....2016
  • • NBA Draft 2015: Notable Picks from Latest Expert Mocks Around the Web
    2015
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  • • College basketball’s 10 best freshman for 2024-25 season, ranked
    2024
    Read about Duke Blue
  • • Dan Hurley: Talks With Lakers Weren't About Leverage With UConn
    2024
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  • • Rick Pitino Doesn’t Think Dan Hurley Will Take Lakers Job: ‘His Father And Wife Don’t Want To Go’
    2024
    Read about Dan Hurley
  • Grading Kentucky’s Mark Pope hire after top options turn down Wildcats
    • Grading Kentucky’s Mark Pope hire after top options turn down Wildcats
    Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Let’s grade Kentucky hiring Mark Pope as its new men’s basketball coach. The standards at Kentucky are higher than just about anywhere else in men’s college basketball. Competing at the top of the SEC isn’t enough for the Wildcats — this is expected to be one of the premier programs in the sport year-in, year-out. There have been a few down season in Lexi...2024
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  • • 9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit
    2024
    Read about John Calipari
  • • March Madness men’s bracket makes no sense thanks to selection committee
    2024
    Read about NCAA Tournament
  • • UConn got screwed in March Madness draw, and 9 other reactions from men’s NCAA bracket release
    2024
    Read about Blue Devil
  • • College basketball Championship Week: Title games we need to see, players who will be heard from, sleepers to watch, and more
    2024
    Read about NCAA Tournament
  • • 5 bubble teams that could do damage in men’s NCAA tournament (if they get in)
    2024
    Read about Gonzaga Bulldogs
  • • Pitino Adds UNC De-Commit Simeon Wilcher to Emerging St. John’s Recruiting Class
    Rick Pitino is Pressing All The Right Buttons Early at St. John’s Simeon Wilcher, a highly touted shooting guard from Roselle Catholic High School in New Jersey, has made his college commitment. According to his father, Wilcher has chosen to play for St. John’s University. Adding another new Johnnie🥳 Welcome to Queens, @SimeonWilcher!🗽 🗞: https://t.co/YErC1sQVET […] The post P...2023

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
    2016
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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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  • • College basketball’s 10 best freshman for 2024-25 season, ranked
    2024
    Read about Duke Blue
  • Rick Pitino, OG Anunoby believe Jalen Brunson deserves hardware: ‘Should win MVP’
    • Rick Pitino, OG Anunoby believe Jalen Brunson deserves hardware: ‘Should win MVP’
    You’re not hearing as many criticisms or backhanded compliments anymore about Jalen Brunson or the Knicks, with pundits, former and current NBA stars and basketball luminaries fully buying into what they are accomplishing as the playoffs approach....2024
    Read about Jalen Brunson
  • • Grading Kentucky’s Mark Pope hire after top options turn down Wildcats
    2024
    Read about John Calipari
  • • Kentucky nearing deal with Mark Pope to replace John Calipari, per reports
    2024
    Read about John Calipari
  • • March Madness men’s bracket makes no sense thanks to selection committee
    2024
    Read about NCAA Tournament
  • • UConn got screwed in March Madness draw, and 9 other reactions from men’s NCAA bracket release
    2024
    Read about Blue Devil
  • • College basketball Championship Week: Title games we need to see, players who will be heard from, sleepers to watch, and more
    2024
    Read about NCAA Tournament
  • • Giants news, 2/20: Saquon Barkley, J.J. McCarthy, Malik Nabers, more headlines
    2024
    Read about Saquon Barkley
  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for March 11, 2023
    2023
    Read about David Lesky
  • • Georgetown Basketball Next Coach Odds: Rick Pitino, Mike Brey Favored To Replace Patrick Ewing
    Georgetown fired head coach Patrick Ewing, following Wednesday’s 80-48 loss against Villanova in the first round of the Big East Tournament, and now the BetOnline sportsbook has released next coach odds for the Hoyas. According to oddsmakers, Rick Pitino (-200) is the betting favorite to replace the NBA Hall of Famer. Mike Brey (+500) has […] The post Georgetown Basketball Next Coach O...2023
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Rick Pitino rumors, scandals

  • • Kentucky’s coaching search gets desperate after Scott Drew rejection
    2024
    Read about Scott Drew rumors
  • • 9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit
    2024
  • • UConn got screwed in March Madness draw, and 9 other reactions from men’s NCAA bracket release
    2024
    Read about Blue Devil rumors
  • • College basketball Championship Week: Title games we need to see, players who will be heard from, sleepers to watch, and more
    2024
  • • 5 bubble teams that could do damage in men’s NCAA tournament (if they get in)
    2024
  • • Rick Pitino Is Once Again The Most Wanted Man In College Basketball
    As the madness of March grips the college basketball world, another kind of frenzy is underway: the coaching carousel. For struggling programs, this is a time to make bold moves and find the right leader who can turn their fortunes around. Every year, a handful of highly sought-after coaching prospects generate a lot of buzz. […] The post Rick Pitino Is Once Again The Most Wanted Man In Coll...2023
  • • Rick Pitino, Cavaliers reportedly have mutual interest
    Is Rick Pitino eyeing a job in the NBA now that many of the college basketball coaching vacancies have been filled? That could be the case. Veteran NBA reporter Peter Vecsey reported on his Patreon page Saturday night that Pitino and the Cleveland Cavaliers have spoken. He says there is mutual interest between owner Dan Gilbert and Pitino, though it’s unclear for what kind of position. You can rea...2019
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  • • Ex-Louisville coach Rick Pitino reportedly finalizing deal to become coach of EuroLeague's Panathinaikos in Greece
    Pitino last coached in 2017 at Louisville before being fired for alleged involvement in a pay-for-play scandal...2018
  • • Ex-Louisville coach Rick Pitino plans to tell all in a revealing memoir to be released in September
    Pitino was fired by the Cardinals in 2017 amid a scandal that centered around nefarious recruitment practices...2018
  • • Louisville fires athletic director Tom Jurich after scandal costs Rick Pitino his job
    College basketball's recruiting scandal rocks Louisville again...2017

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