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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...2025
  • 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
  • • St. John’s eyes first Big East title in over 30 years behind Rick Pitino
    Rick Pitino’s second-year turnaround has resurrected a program-long absence from the spotlight. Now, St. John's is a force to be reckoned with....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
  • St. John’s Trio and Rick Pitino Talk Establishing Confidence, Building Through Transfer Portal and the Red Storm’s Resurgence
    • St. John’s Trio and Rick Pitino Talk Establishing Confidence, Building Through Transfer Portal and the Red Storm’s Resurgence
    SHOP THE ST. JOHN’S COLLECTION Barely 12 hours after an emotional win vs Marquette, the head coach and three best players on the No. 12-ranked St. John’s Red Storm strut into their classic on-campus venue, Carnesecca Arena, and suit up for, as some of the other St. John’s athletes walking around say excitedly, “a SLAM […] The post St. John’s Trio and Rick Pitino Talk Establishing...2025
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  • St. John’s Trio and Rick Pitino Talk Establishing Confidence, Building Through Transfer Portal and the Red Storm’s Resurgence
    • St. John’s Trio and Rick Pitino Talk Establishing Confidence, Building Through Transfer Portal and the Red Storm’s Resurgence
    SHOP THE ST. JOHN’S COLLECTION Barely 12 hours after an emotional win vs Marquette, the head coach and three best players on the No. 12-ranked St. John’s Red Storm strut into their classic on-campus venue, Carnesecca Arena, and suit up for, as some of the other St. John’s athletes walking around say excitedly, “a SLAM […] The post St. John’s Trio and Rick Pitino Talk Establishing...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
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  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • • 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

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  • 2025
    "John’s Makes Everyone Else Very Angry Without question, one of the best stories of the 2024-25 college basketball season has been Rick Pitino and the St."

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • • 4 wild things that could happen during college basketball’s Championship Week
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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
  • • 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
  • • 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

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  • • Rick Pitino’s Redemption: St. John’s Is Back, and So Is Its Coach
    2025
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  • • College basketball’s 10 best freshman for 2024-25 season, ranked
    2024
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  • • 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’
    • 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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  • 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
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  • • March Madness men’s bracket makes no sense thanks to selection committee
    2024
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  • • UConn got screwed in March Madness draw, and 9 other reactions from men’s NCAA bracket release
    2024
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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
    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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  • • 4 wild things that could happen during college basketball’s Championship Week
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  • 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
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  • • Grading Kentucky’s Mark Pope hire after top options turn down Wildcats
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  • • Kentucky nearing deal with Mark Pope to replace John Calipari, per reports
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  • • March Madness men’s bracket makes no sense thanks to selection committee
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    2024
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  • 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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Rick Pitino rumors, scandals

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  • • Kentucky’s coaching search gets desperate after Scott Drew rejection
    2024
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  • • 9 Kentucky basketball coaching candidates, ranked by likelihood after John Calipari’s exit
    2024
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  • • 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
  • • 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

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