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Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. Johns coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an opening after Sean Miller left to accept the Texas job on ...
SAN ANTONIO — St. Johns best season in 25 years now includes a program first: An Associated Press National Coach of the Year award-winner. Rick Pitino was announced as a co-winner of the ...
A St. John's-Louisville home-and-home would add even more intrigue to these Power Five programs in the non-conference. Fanta also touched on Pitino's son Richard taking over at Xavier and ...
Rick Pitino knows there’s work to do. St. Johns has already landed two coveted transfers in forward Bryce Hopkins and wing Joson Sanon, but the backcourt remains a work in progress ...
St. John's coach Rick Pitino and New Mexico coach Richard Pitino are related, as Rick Pitino is Richard Pitino's father, if it wasn't obvious by the coaching chops and similar ...
New Xavier Musketeers men's basketball coach Richard Pitino is not afraid to lean on his Hall of Fame dad, St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, for career advice. After all, Rick Pitino ...
For the first time in his decades-long career, Rick Pitino is the Naismith Coach of the Year. The St. Johns coach won the illustrious national award during a ceremony Sunday at the Final Four ...
(Photo by Porter BInks ) Rick Pitino of St. Johns and Bruce Pearl of Auburn were named the 2025 Associated Press (AP) National Co-Coaches of the Year on Friday in San Antonio. For the first ...
is the son of legendary college basketball coach Rick Pitino, the current coach of St. Johns who also coached at Louisville and Kentucky. Xavier Musketeers head basketball coach Richard ...