Rick Pitino ‘kidding’ about nepotistic St. John’s plan of succession
MILWAUKEE — Rick Pitino wanted to set the record straight about his son Richard and his succession plans, which he talked about after Tuesday’s win over DePaul. “I’m kidding,” he said. Asked about DePaul’s appointment and rumors that Richard, currently the head coach of No. 25 New Mexico, could take the job, Pitino said he […]
St. John’s controls NCAA tourney destiny but needs to turn it on
MILWAUKEE — You can twist yourself like a pretzel in defeat. I wonder what would have happened if St. John’s had found a way to take one of those close games against No. 1 Connecticut, No. 7 Marquette and No. 19 Creighton, losing by a combined six points. Follow all the Bracketologists, track the NCAA […]
Rick Pitino wants son Richard to take St. John’s job when he leaves
Rick Pitino has in mind when to end succession planning. his son, Richard; The first-year St. John’s coach was asked about the possibility of his son, who is currently the head coach at New Mexico and took the DePaul position this offseason, but in typical Pitino fashion he took a detour. “Personally, I want him […]
St. John’s slump leaves slim margin for error to make NCAA Tournament
St. John’s University has eliminated the margin for error. All previous breathing chambers are gone. With five losses in six games, the Johnnies have no chance of making it to the NCAA Tournament. They got off to a good start in the tournament and made it to the cut line, according to three prominent brackets: […]
Big East’s elite teams are still a notch above St. John’s
For a good portion of Saturday afternoon, I didn’t even have to watch a basketball game on the floor of Madison Square Garden. For the first 28 minutes or so, when St. John’s was desperately trying to look into the eyes of the Connecticut Huskies, you could close your eyes for long stretches and just […]
Rick Pitino concerned for NCAA, St. John’s in NIL era
Rick Pitino sounded the alarm about the future of college basketball, especially St. John’s University, after Saturday’s loss to No. 1 University of Connecticut, building the college basketball world in an era of name, image, visibility and the transfer portal. raised concerns about how difficult it would be to do so. program. While talking about […]
St. John’s outclassed by UConn in second half as struggles continue
On a day when St. John’s needed its best performance, it fell short. Not on the defensive side. Not at the free throw line. It’s certainly not a contest. The game entered the second half, with first-place Connecticut outscoring St. John’s. Notable forward Alex Karaban (ankle) was absent, and center Donovan Clingan was out with […]
St. John’s, UConn will play next season at Madison Square Garden
After all, St. John’s and Connecticut will play at The Garden next year, Rick Pitino said Friday. The Hall of Fame coach has said several times that he would like to play against the Huskies at Carnesecca Arena next year in honor of Lou Carnesecca, who is celebrating his 100th birthday. But that won’t happen […]
St. John’s has massive chance for revenge in UConn rematch
“It’s our turn.” That was Rick Pitino’s message to his players. It’s their turn to defeat a powerful country. It’s their turn to find a way to win a close game. Now it’s the team’s turn to find a way to delay the big plays that can mean the difference between a frustrating loss and […]
St. John’s 1998-99 Elite Eight team reunites for NIL fundraiser
It was the perfect way to honor the past while helping the future. Host an alumni dinner to raise money to bring back the 1998-1999 Elite Eight team and increase its name, image and visibility. But before that could be done remotely, one guarantee had to be made, Tyrone Grant told Matt Abdelmassi, the new […]