Rick Pitino, St. John's Red Storm

Rick Pitino-coached St. John's completes the program's first unbeaten January since 1985
Rick Pitino joked that senior guard Kadary Richmond was like a fine wine. “He keeps getting better with age,” Pitino quipped. “And he’s 35.” Even if he was 35 and not 23, Richmond still would not have been born the last time St.
Nobody will want to face Rick Pitino and St. John’s come March
The Hall of Fame coach has the Red Storm looking strong. Plus, new-look Wisconsin, Utah Valley is in the mid-major spotlight, and this weekend’s games to watch.
St. John’s turnaround under Rick Pitino is in full effect after program’s best January since Lou Carnesecca
With Tuesday’s 66-41 win at Georgetown, the Johnnies improved to 7-0 since the calendar flipped to 2025. They completed their first undefeated January since 1985, a year in which the late Lou Carnesecca led St. John’s to the Final Four.
Energized Rick Pitino is ‘locked in’ — and doesn’t appear ready to stop coaching soon
Nobody really knows how much longer Rick Pitino will coach. Even himself, at the age of 72. The Hall of Fame coach has said as long as he has his health, he doesn’t plan to stop. His new athletic director, Ed Kull, has seen that passion up close.
Rick Pitino has St. John's basketball resurgence in high gear
For much of the past two decades, St. John’s basketball has struggled to reclaim its former glory. Halfway through the 2024-25 season, that's changing.
Rick Pitino urges UK fans to show John Calipari ‘respect and admiration’ in return
John Calipari and his Arkansas Razorbacks visit Kentucky, where he spent 15 seasons and won a national title, on Saturday.
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St. John’s Rick Pitino discusses coaching future: ‘I’m not going to live forever’
The latest high-profile coach to address the topic of retirement is none other than St. John's Rick Pitino. After taking over the program in 2023, Pitino, who has previously coached at Kentucky ...
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St. John’s playing like a vintage powerhouse Rick Pitino team
It’s impossible to dispute the impact Rick Pitino has had in his 54-game tenure with St. John’s. The Johnnies were playing as well as anyone last year when the NCAA Tournament decided to treat ...
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Hey, college basketball. Don’t look now, but the great Rick Pitino is at it again
St. John’s is 16-3 overall and 7-1 in the Big East. The St. John’s coach: Rick Pitino. “We’ve had a very favorable schedule in January,” Pitino told PIX11 Sports this week after the Red ...
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Pitino: First-place St. John's climbing 'where it needs to be'
NEW YORK -- In his second season on the job, Rick Pitino is at it again. This time, the Hall of Fame coach has St. John's evoking the glory days in Queens decades ago. Riding the program's best ...
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Rick Pitino's Red Storm climb five spots in Top 25 national rankings to No. 15
Call it the Rick Pitino Effect. St. John’s still was a big part of the New York basketball discourse when it reached the 1999 Elite Eight and won the 2000 Big East championship. Then it spent ...