Rick Pitino, St. John's

Nobody will want to face Rick Pitino and St. John’s come March
St. John’s Coach Rick Pitino reached into his motivational playbook Tuesday night in Washington, with his team up 26 and already with enough points to win what became a 66-41 rout of Georgetown. “I told them at halftime I’ve only had one team in my life that had a big lead like that that just went for blood,
St. John’s turnaround under Rick Pitino is in full effect after program’s best January since Lou Carnesecca
With Tuesday’s 66-41 win at Georgetown, the Johnnies improved to 7-0 since the calendar flipped to 2025. They completed their first undefeated January since 1985, a year in which the late Lou Carnesecca led St. John’s to the Final Four.
Rick Pitino has St. John's basketball resurgence in high gear
For much of the past two decades, St. John’s basketball has struggled to reclaim its former glory. Halfway through the 2024-25 season, that's changing.
Rick Pitino-coached St. John's completes the program's first unbeaten January since 1985
Rick Pitino joked that senior guard Kadary Richmond was like a fine wine. “He keeps getting better with age,” Pitino quipped. “And he’s 35.” Even if he was 35 and not 23, Richmond still would not have been born the last time St.
Rick Pitino-coached St. John’s completes the program’s first unbeaten January since 1985
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Pitino joked that senior guard Kadary ... Pitino called the game against the Hoyas his team’s best defense-offense performance of the season. The lead got as big as ...
Pitino, St. John's finish first unbeaten January in 40 years
St. John's is 7-0 in 2025, making this the program's first unbeaten January in 40 years dating to its last Final Four season in 1985.
‘Rude A–‘ Michigan Fan Receives Public Lashing From Rick Pitino Over Classless Rivalry Antics
A Michigan fan went viral this week for an attempt to embarrass Ohio State football coach Ryan Day. St. John's basketball ...
Rick Pitino, of all people, urges Kentucky fans to give John Calipari 'huge standing ovation'
John Calipari will make his first visit to Rupp Arena on Saturday since leaving Kentucky for Arkansas. His longtime coaching ...
Rick Pitino urges UK fans to show John Calipari ‘respect and admiration’ in return
John Calipari and his Arkansas Razorbacks visit Kentucky, where he spent 15 seasons and won a national title, on Saturday.
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Rick Pitino wants St. John's to get up to speed and improve on three-point shooting
Rick Pitino sees a need — a need for speed ... able to get those open shots because we were running so slow on offense.” Pitino sees something psychological in the mix as well.
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St. John’s dealt familiar heartbreak by Creighton as 3-point struggles continue in loss
But afterward Rick Pitino was more upset with the lack of ... into a six-point lead at the under-12 timeout. St. John’s offense was in quicksand and the Bluejays began to get hot from deep.