Rick Pitino, Big East and Johnnies

Rick Pitino has St. John’s fans believing they’re the March Madness ‘team to beat’
Selection Sunday came to the Peter J. Tobin College of Business on the Jamaica campus on an overcast day when everyone looked skyward and saw sunshine. A white “Welcome Home St. John’s CHAMPIONS” banner proudly greeted entrants.
Rick Pitino, St. John's Win Big East Title as CBB Fans Discuss NCAA Bracket Potential
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Big East Conference Tournament odds: Rick Pitino, Johnnies favored
St. John's hasn't won the Big East Tournament in over 20 years. Is this the year Rick Pitino gets it over the hump? See the odds.
Why Rick Pitino is ‘proud’ to bring St. John’s first Big East title in 25 years
The Rick Pitino effect at St. John’s is REAL. And for the first time since 2000, the Johnnies are Big East Tournament Champions. Almost two years to the day since he held his introductory press conference at Madison Square Garden as the 22nd head coach in St.
Rick Pitino reveals how he’ll celebrate St. John’s Big East Tournament title
After scoring 27 of his game-best 29 points in the second half, RJ Luis was named Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player after winning regular-season Big East Player of the Year. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by Seton Hall transfer Kadary Richmond and big man Zuby Ejiofor.
Rick Pitino brings St. John’s legacy back to life
Rick Pitino hasn’t just taken the torch from the late, great Looie Carnesecca, he has fanned the flame of greatness and has revitalized St. John’s.
Rick Pitino’s hilarious plan to celebrate Big East title
The St. John’s Red Storm have seen a remarkable turnaround since hiring Rick Pitino as the program’s head coach. The Red Storm won the regular season Big East title, their first outright since 1985. And with their 82-66 win over Creighton in the Big East Tournament championship game,
Rick Pitino named Big East Coach of the Year after leading St. John’s to conference title
Even the man who hired Rick Pitino to turn St. John’s around didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. When Pitino famously guaranteed at his introductory press conference in March of 2023 that St. John’s was “going to be back,
Rick Pitino named 2025 Big East Coach of the Year after series of St. John's wins
St. John's University coach Rick Pitino was named Big East Coach of the Year for 2025 after he lead St. John's to the conference title in what his boss says is a "redemption story."
Rick Pitino says two St.John’s stars are ‘under-paid’ on team’s NIL budget
That time Rick Pitino coached Texas Western in ‘Blue Chips’ ⁦ @StJohnsBBall ⁩ pic.twitter.com/YGCfIfIXto Fast forward 31 years from that 1994 film and Nolte is 84 and out of acting while Pitino, 72, is still winning championships and still leading his teams to the NCAA Tournament.
Rick Pitino downplays NIL's role in St. John's success
After St. John's won the Big East Tournament for the first time in 25 years Saturday, Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino implied the school didn't buy its conference championship.
Rick Pitino wins 1st Big East Coach of the Year award and RJ Luis Jr. is Player of the Year
Rick Pitino has won his first Big East Coach of the Year award and RJ Luis Jr. took Player of the Year honors after they ...
Rick Pitino, St. John’s learn NCAA Tournament road: ‘We can play with anyone in the country’
NEW YORK -- Rick Pitino and St. John’s learned the NCAA Tournament bracket on Selection Sunday. The Red Storm earned the No.
Big East tournament schedule, bracket, scores: St. John's get challenge from Connecticut?
Yes, hiring Rick Pitino will do good things for your basketball program. After a struggle of a debut, Pitino’s second squad has soared to the top of the Big East and into the elite crop of teams ...
Why Rick Pitino keeps making jokes about Ramadan
Rick Pitino has had a lot to say about religious fasting in recent weeks as his basketball team at St. John’s University in ...
Luis scores 20 as No. 6 St. John's blows out Butler 78-57 to reach Big East semifinals
RJ Luis Jr. scored 20 points and No. 6 St. John's romped to a 78-57 blowout of Butler in their Big East Tournament ...