Rick Pitino prepared St. John’s for underdog Omaha by showing players his biggest upset loss in NCAA Tournament
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 ...
What coaches Rick Pitino and Chris Crutchfield said before their teams meet in NCAA Tournament
The Omaha and St. John's coaches spoke with media on Wednesday before the teams meet in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in.
Rick Pitino says St. John’s players can become part of ‘basketball history’ during NCAA Tournament
The Omaha coaches and players, in turn, know what they’re up against in a St. John’s team won the school’s first Big East ...
March Madness: Rick Pitino, Storm not taking No. 15 Omaha lightly
Pitino coached his first NCAA Tournament game with Boston University in 1983, a loss as a No. 12 seed in the preliminary round of the then-52-team tournament. He did not lose again in the first round ...
March Madness ‘Region of Coaches’ opens with Calipari vs. Self. Pitino could be next for winner
Calipari, now with Arkansas, and Self, still with Kansas, will face each other in the NCAA Tournament for the third time on ...
March Madness: Rick Pitino has No. 2 seed St. John's back in NCAAs after latest coaching revival
NEW YORK — Standing in the middle of a sold-out Madison Square Garden, confetti sticking to his suit, Rick Pitino was asked ...
St. John’s basketball’s Rick Pitino gets real on potential John Calipari clash in March Madness
Could St John’s basketball and Arkansas square off in the same pod? If they do, the Red Storm head coach, Rick Pitino, isn’t ...
March Madness: St. John's players savor first NCAA Tournament appearance
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For anyone who grew up with a basketball and a dream, playing in the NCAA Tournament is the pinnacle. One ...
St. John's Pitino revels in moment as career hits final stage
Rick Pitino struck a reflective tone as he prepares his second-seeded St. John's team to face No. 15-seeded Omaha in the ...
Rhode Island's connections to the NCAA men's basketball teams coming to Providence
Several teams in the NCAA Tournament's East Region have connections to Rhode Island. High Point's Alan Huss was an assistant ...
Wetzel: In the NIL era, great hoops coaches still finding a way
There's St. John's (No. 2 seed in the West), coached by 72-year-old Rick Pitino, winner of the Big East tournament and ...
Omaha vs St John's prediction, odds, pick for Men's March Madness 2025
Omaha faces St John's. Our college basketball March Madness odds series has our Omaha St John's prediction, odds and pick.