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March Madness: Rick Pitino's curious coaching decisions prove costly for St. John's in NCAA tournament loss
Pitino kept his best player on the bench in crunch time, and the Johnnies are out of the tournament after their loss to Arkansas. The St. John's coach wasn't exactly contrite about it after the ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Is Richard Pitino related to Rick Pitino? Everything to know of New Mexico, St. John's coaches
Are Rick Pitino and Richard Pitino related? Here's everything to know of the New Mexico coach:Yahoo Sports - 5d -
5 things to know about St. John's coach Rick Pitino
Let's get a refresh on Rick Pitino's legendary coaching career for March Madness.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Xavier hires Richard Pitino as men's basketball coach, who leaves New Mexico after 4 seasons
Richard Pitino will now coach against Rick Pitino twice a season in the Big East.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
What to know about Richard Pitino, Xavier basketball's new head coach
At 42 years old, Richard Pitino is 14 years younger than the Xavier Musketeers' previous head coach, Sean Miller.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Xavier Musketeers to hire Richard Pitino as next head basketball coach, per report
Richard Pitino, the son of Hall-of-Famer and St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, will be the next head coach of the Xavier Musketeers in the Big East.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Richard Pitino: Five things to know about the new coach of Xavier basketball
The Xavier Musketeers got their new head basketball coach Tuesday night by hiring New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino to lead the program.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
How a Hawaii newspaper cartoonist predicted Rick Pitino's legendary coaching career
Rick Pitino coached his first game at Hawaii in 1976, under odd circumstances. A newspaper cartoonist predicted his great career.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
How old is Rick Pitino? St. John's coach brings experience from Kentucky, Louisville
How old is Rick Pitino? Here's what to know of the St. John's coach's age and coaching career:Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22 -
Richard Pitino leaving UNM to take head coaching position at Xavier
Mar. 25—Men's basketball coach Richard Pitino will be leaving the University of New Mexico and has accepted the head coaching position at Xavier University in the Big East, the Journal confirmed ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Sources: Pitino set to leave Lobos for Xavier job
Xavier is expected to hire New Mexico's Richard Pitino as its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night.ESPN - 2d -
Just asking: Is Rick Pitino the best coach in the history of college basketball?
Pitino is rarely, if ever, mentioned in the debate, but this much is true: He wins wherever he goes.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 11 -
Hall of Fame coaches John Calipari, Rick Pitino clash in NCAA Tournament
Saturday's matchup between Arkansas and St. John's will feature plenty of history between John Calipari and Rick Pitino.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
How did Rick Pitino end up at St. John's? Former Louisville, Kentucky coach's history
How did Rick Pitino end up at St. John's? Here's a look at the legendary coach's full path to the Red Storm:Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Yahoo Sports AM: Is Pitino the GOAT?
In today's edition: Rick Pitino can coach, Kansas mashes five straight homers, "Behind the Lens," NWSL season preview, The Players Championship tees off, and more.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13 -
Pitino defends benching Luis in loss to Arkansas
St. John's coach Rick Pitino defended benching star RJ Luis Jr. for the final 4:56 of Saturday's 75-66 loss to Arkansas.ESPN - 5d -
Xavier hiring Richard Pitino: Musketeers move quickly, hire New Mexico coach after Sean Miller's departure
Pitino, 42, has spent the past 13 seasons as a Division I head coach and will now go up against his father, Rick, in the Big EastCBS Sports - 3d -
Inside the ties that bind OKC Thunder and March Madness legend Rick Pitino
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault and St. John's caoch Rick Pitino are connected. Well, sort of. Here's how.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Rick Pitino travels to Cleveland to watch his son Richard coach New Mexico in March Madness
Rick Pitino is hoping his son can accomplish something he couldn't this year — get his team to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Pitino traveled from New York to Cleveland to watch his ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Calipari, Pitino not close but share 'great' respect
Rick Pitino and John Calipari again will be in the spotlight when St. John's takes on Arkansas on Saturday. It's a relationship rooted in respect, even though the coaching greats acknowledge ...ESPN - 6d -
March Madness showdown between John Calipari and Rick Pitino was battle everyone wanted
Calipari and Pitino have faced each other 23 times as college coaches and the former leads that series, 13-10.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Rick Pitino scandal: Why former Louisville coach forfeited title, left Cardinals program
Rick Pitino was fired at Louisville amid a scandal involving recruits. Here's a look back at what transpired to end his tenure with the Cardinals:Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Rick Pitino prepared St. John’s for underdog Omaha by showing players his biggest upset loss in NCAA Tournament
NEW YORK — Rick Pitino knows what it’s like to be on the losing end of an all-time opening-round upset. In 2011, Pitino was the head coach of the No. 4 Louisville team that suffered a 62-61 stunner ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
St. John’s guards Kadary Richmond, Aaron Scott set for thumb surgeries, Rick Pitino says
The NCAA season took its toll on Kadary Richmond and Aaron Scott. The St. John’s guards were both set to undergo thumb surgery on Tuesday, head coach Rick Pitino announced. Pitino described their ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
March Madness: Rick Pitino has No. 2 seed St. John's back in NCAAs after latest coaching revival
Standing in the middle of a sold-out Madison Square Garden, confetti sticking to his suit, Rick Pitino was asked about his remarkable basketball odyssey and latest Big East championship. “I saved ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 18 -
St. John's coach Rick Pitino defends sitting RJ Luis late in Arkansas loss
Rick Pitino explained RJ Luis' absence late in St. John's loss to Arkansas after he didn't play the final five minutes of the second-round game:Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Watch John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino in March Madness: Time, channel for Arkansas-St. John's
It's John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino when Arkansas faces St. John's in March Madness. Time, TV channel to watch ex-Kentucky (or Louisville) coaches.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Richard Pitino and Phil Martelli Jr. bring a deep appreciation of their famous dads to March Madness
Richard Pitino looked to his right and didn't hesitate to put his son Jack on the spot. The New Mexico coach wondered aloud ahead of the 10th-seeded Lobos' first-round meeting with seventh-seeded ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Pitino leads St. John's past Omaha and into 2nd-round March Madness matchup with nemesis Calipari
Rick Pitino returned to Providence and picked up a March Madness victory with yet another school, coaching St. John’s past Omaha 83-53 on Thursday night and into a second-round matchup with ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Rick Pitino and John Calipari share a mutual respect. Just don't call them friends
The Hall of Fame coaches will renew their occasionally acrimonious rivalry on Saturday when Pitino’s second-seeded St. John’s faces Calipari’s No. 10 seed Arkansas for the chance to advance to the ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Rick Pitino, John Calipari reflect on decades of battles before St. John’s meets Arkansas in NCAA Tournament
Rick Pitino wasn’t interested in hyping up his marquee matchup with John Calipari. Sure, the Hall of Fame coaches have traded haymakers throughout their many basketball battles over the past ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Villanova basketball coaching candidates: Chris Collins, Richard Pitino among options to replace Kyle Neptune
Villanova's vacancy is expected to garner serious interest in the coaching carousel.CBS Sports - Mar. 16 -
What coaches Rick Pitino and Chris Crutchfield said before their teams meet in NCAA Tournament
The Omaha and St. John's coaches spoke with media on Wednesday before the teams meet in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Providence.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
CBS Sports picks Iowa football's 2025-26 win total with some rather curious reasoning
CBS Sports took a look at the 2025-26 win total set for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Their betting conclusion was reached by curious reasoning.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Rick Pitino and St. John’s Are the New Kings of New York
The coach has reclaimed attention in a city that doesn’t offer it easily.The New York Times - Mar. 17 -
Xavier hires Richard Pitino
There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Rick Pitino and John Calipari write a new chapter in their storied rivalry
Two coaching giants of college basketball with complicated history are set to spar again at the NCAA Tournament.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
West Region will feature 3 Hall of Fame coaches, another with consecutive national titles
Rick Pitino's latest rebuilding project will take him to Providence, where he pulled off one of the biggest surprises in March Madness history by leading the Friars to the 1987 Final Four. Pitino ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
St. John's Rick Pitino Announcement is Turning Heads
Rick Pitino had a big season with St. John's.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Hall of Fame coaches open March Madness together, hoping more history awaits
Rick Pitino, Bill Self and John Calipari will share the court this week in Providence - and they're not sure it's a coincidence.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19
