Rick Pitino wore a white suit for the first time as St. John’s University coach.
As part of the team’s whiteout at the Garden, Pitino withdrew it and returned to his Louisville roots.
On Saturday afternoon, at the urging of his wife Joan, he went to a nearby Armani store.
“I just couldn’t get used to the old ways,” he joked after the Johnnies’ 80-66 upset loss to No. 15 Creighton. “Our players are going to get a big kick out of this game and that’s why I did it.”
they liked it.
Seeing this lawsuit made Johnny and his friends even more determined to find a way to beat the Blue Jays.
“When he came out in that white suit, we knew we had to win,” Glen Taylor Jr. said.
Danis Jenkins added: “You can’t afford to lose. He had a sharp look on his face. He was clean. He was a 10 out of 10. You can’t afford to lose when the coach calls it that.”
But Pitino doesn’t plan on wearing them forever. He plans to save his white suit for next season’s Whiteout.
Pitino and Taylor spoke at length this week about his diminished role.
Pitino wanted to see him attack more and try to get rebounds.
Taylor had four points, 10 rebounds and six assists in 32 minutes, his highest total since the Big East opener on Dec. 20. St. John’s outscored Creighton by 22 points in 32 minutes.
“I said, Glenn, you’re not driving to the basket, you’re not rebounding, you’re not playing great defense.” I want you to start doing that. You can do that, you’re a good athlete, and he did it tonight,” Pitino said. “He rebounded, he played great defense, he did a lot of really, really good things. We just had a meeting. I said, ‘Glenn, I need you.’ Let’s.
“Whether it’s one minute or 20 minutes, all I’m trying to do on the court is fight for the players,” said Taylor, who has played a combined 18 minutes in the previous four games. Ta. I’m going to do whatever I can on the floor to help us win. ”
St. John’s University hosted top-25 junior prospect Will Riley from the Phelps School (Pennsylvania) on Sunday, officials said.
