RJ Luis Jr. devastated after dud in St. John’s crushing season-ending loss: ‘I let my teammates down’
RJ Luis Jr. showed up as John Starks in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in Houston, and Rick Pitino decided he didn’t need him for ...
Rick Pitino had a 7-word explanation for benching RJ Luis in St. John's loss to Arkansas
The only thing more surprising than No. 2 seed St. John's falling to No. 10 seed Arkansas in the NCAA men's tournament Round ...
Rick Pitino defends benching RJ Luis Jr. in loss to Arkansas
No. 2 seed St. John's was knocked out of the NCAA tournament by 10th-seeded Arkansas on Saturday, with the Red Storm's No. 1 ...
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 ...
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 the ...
No. 2 St. John's eliminated by No. 10 Arkansas in first major upset of NCAA Tournament
In a coaching rematch from the 1996 Final Four, John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks upset Rick Pitino’s St. John's Red Storm ...
Rick Pitino’s St. John’s dream season comes to end in NCAA Tournament loss to John Calipari-led Arkansas
A storybook season for Pitino’s second-seeded St. John’s came to a sudden end as Calipari’s 10th-seeded Arkansas pulled off a ...
Rick Pitino gets testy with reporters after St. John’s loses to Arkansas
St. John's head coach Rick Pitino got testy with reporters on Saturday after his team lost to Arkansas in the Round of 32.
St. John's Rick Pitino delivers puzzling explanation behind RJ Luis Jr's benching
St. John's basketball head coach Rick Pitino explained the widely-debated RJ Luis Jr. benching. St. John's basketball took ...
Rick Pitino defends benching star RJ Luis late in NCAA Tournament loss: 'You already know why he didn't play'
With 4:56 remaining in the second half Saturday and No. 2 seed St. John's trying to stage a comeback from a 13-point deficit ...
St. John's fans can't believe Rick Pitino benched RJ Luis Jr. in NCAA Tournament loss
St. John's basketball star RJ Luis Jr. sat the bench late in the loss to Arkansas, prompting reactions for Rick Pitino.
March Madness 2025: John Calipari's Arkansas upsets Rick Pitino and St. John's, 75-66
St. John’s Kadary Richmond and Simeon Wilcher played a combined 31 minutes because of foul trouble. Richmond fouled out while ...