Rick Pitino defends benching star RJ Luis late in NCAA Tournament loss: 'You already know why he didn't play'
Luis did not play the final 4:56 of the game as the Johnnies failed to stage a comeback agaisnt Arkansas
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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 - 1d -
St. John’s coach Rick Pitino addresses benching RJ Luis Jr. in NCAA Tournament loss to Arkansas
A dream season for St. John’s ended with the Big East Player of the Year on the bench. RJ Luis Jr. did not play the final 4:56 of Saturday afternoon’s 75-66 loss to Arkansas in the second round of ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
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 - 10h -
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 - 1d -
March Madness: Arkansas, John Calipari hand Kansas its first NCAA tournament first-round loss since 2006
Kansas had won 17 straight first-round games in NCAA tournament play. The win for Arkansas sets up a potential second-round coaching showdown between John Calipari and Rick Pitino.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Rick Pitino explains why he doesn’t view his St. John’s comeback as a ‘redemption’ story
NEW YORK — Rick Pitino doesn’t look at his return to college basketball’s biggest stage as a redemption story. He said as much Saturday after leading St. John’s to its first Big East Tournament ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 4d -
Rick Pitino’s St. John’s dream season comes to end in NCAA Tournament loss to John Calipari-led Arkansas
Moments before they renewed their decades-long rivalry, Rick Pitino and John Calipari met near midcourt and shared a few laughs. But by the end of Saturday’s much-hyped slugfest in the NCAA ...Yahoo Sports - 1d
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