Rick Pitino, St. John's Red Storm

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.
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 alum Mike Francesa predicts big things for Red Storm under Rick Pitino
Mike Francesa said he saw this red storm coming, over long conversations with Rick Pitino at Saratoga Race Course last summer. But on Tuesday night, he saw it arrive in full force, when the 15th-ranked St. John’s men’s basketball team routed Georgetown, 66-41, to complete a perfect January.
St. John’s Rick Pitino knows his ‘window is closing’ — but it doesn’t sound imminent
Rick Pitino’s window may be closing, as he said during an interview with Fox Sports over the weekend, but it doesn’t sound like it will be shut when this season is complete.
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.
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's Red Storm climb five spots in Top 25 national rankings to No. 15
On Monday, St. John’s ascended to No. 15 in the AP Top 25, up five spots from a week ago, and while it sits behind No. 9 ...
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Hey, college basketball. Don’t look now, but the great Rick Pitino is at it again
We haven’t played Marquette yet. So we’re not going to ... St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino reacts during the first half against Seton Hall on Jan. 18. The Red Storm are ranked 20th in ...
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Rick Pitino gives his thoughts on "awesome" Kentucky-Louisville rivalry under Mark Pope & Pat Kelsey
Coach Rick Pitino gave his take on the rivalry between Kentucky and Louisville under Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey. The St. John's men's basketball coach shared his opinion in a post on X on Wednesday.
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Pitino: First-place St. John's climbing 'where it needs to be'
St. John's hasn't played No. 10 Marquette or No. 19 UConn ... the way they fight." Red Storm coach Rick Pitino The Red Storm's three losses were by a combined five points -- one on a 3-pointer ...
These are the biggest UConn men's basketball games in February: How to watch, what you need to know
Here are the top UConn men's basketball games to watch in February as the Huskies looks to get back on track in the Big East.
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Rick Pitino calls on Kentucky fans to show John Calipari ‘respect and admiration’ in Rupp return
Rick Pitino asked Kentucky fans to show love to former head coach John Calipari when he leads Arkansas into Rupp Arena on Saturday.
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Elite defenses clash as Xavier visits No. 20 St. John's
But Rick Pitino and the Red Storm are nowhere near ... N.J., while visiting Xavier held off a furious second-half rally by then-No. 7 Marquette to escape with a 59-57 victory.
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Kentucky drops out of the top 10 for the first time in two months. Here’s the new Top 25
Marquette, No. 10 in the previous poll ... Hermens [email protected] St. John’s — coached by Rick Pitino and ranked No. 20 in the last poll — won both of its games last week ...