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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 - 3d

Rick Pitino on John Calipari: 'We're not really close. Everybody tried to talk that way'

No. 2 St. John's Red Storm vs Arkansas on Saturday in Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Providence

Yahoo Sports - 4d

St. John's Rick Pitino Announcement is Turning Heads

Rick Pitino had a big season with St. John's.

Yahoo Sports - 7h

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 - 2d

Xavier hires Richard Pitino as basketball coach

There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season. Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an ...

Yahoo Sports - 5h

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 - 5d

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 - 2h

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

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 - 5h

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 - 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 - 4d

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 - 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 - 5h

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 - 6h

Rick Pitino's improbable path back to college basketball's spotlight

Rick Pitino, 72, has now taken his record sixth different program to the NCAA Tournament. And the Johnnies are a legitimate threat to win it all.

NBC News - Mar. 18

Rick Pitino restores St. John's to NCAA Tournament in another epic turnaround

In only his second season at St. John's, Rick Pitino has weathered seismic changes in college sports to return the Red Storm to the NCAA Tournament.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

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 - 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 - 5h

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 - 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 - 2d

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 - 16h

March Madness: St. John's rolls past Omaha, sets up showdown between Rick Pitino, John Calipari

John Calipari and Rick Pitino will renew their rivalry when Arkansas faces St. John's in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

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.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Calipari vs Pitino: Arkansas-St. John's game among NCAA tournament second-round Saturday

John Calipari and Rick Pitino have faced each other twice in the NCAA tournament Final Four.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Arkansas, St. John's players need history lesson on John Calipari-Rick Pitino rivalry

Arkansas and St. John's players aren't familiar with the history between John Calipari and Rick Pitino before the latest edition of the rivalry.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Rick Pitino and John Calipari share a mutual respect. Just don't call them friends

Rick Pitino and John Calipari are a pair of basketball lifers who are more alike than they care to admit

ABC News - 4d

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 - 4d

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 - 3d

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 - 3d

John Calipari and Rick Pitino shared a classy moment after Arkansas upset St. John's

It's great to see John Calipari and Rick Pitino shake hands after such a great game.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Williams: Xavier Musketeers opt for new voice in hiring New Mexico's Richard Pitino

Williams: Xavier passes on running it back with one of their own, opting for a fresh voice in Richard Pitino. Great move.

Yahoo Sports - 3h

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 ...

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