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St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino talking college football wasn’t on anyone’s minds Sunday. Yet Lane Kiffin bolting from Ole Miss to LSU sparked quite the conversations — including from Pitino himself. Pitino shares this commonality with LSU’s future leader: The basketball legend also has coached at multiple places. Yet he summed up Kiffin’s […]

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino has never been shy about speaking his mind, even if it is against his own team. The Red Storm blew an 11-point lead and lost to Auburn, 85-74, on Wednesday at Michelob ULTRA Arena in the consolation round of the Players Era Championship. The 21st-ranked Auburn outscored the 14th-ranked St. John’s, […]

The St. John’s Red Storm basketball team bounced back from a heartbreaking 83-82 loss to the No. 15 Iowa State Cyclones on Monday, responding Tuesday night in Las Vegas with one of the Red Storm’s most complete and determined performances of the season — a 96-81 win vs. the Baylor Bears that showcased resilience, balance, […]

The No. 14 St. John’s Red Storm have yet to collect a win against a ranked opponent so far in the 2025-26 college basketball season. Their latest attempt to get one was on Monday, during a “The Players Era Festival” game against the No. 15 Iowa State Cyclones at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, […]

The Iowa State basketball team got a huge win in Las Vegas Monday, over St. John’s. The Cyclones were able to make key plays late to hold on to a 83-82 victory. It wasn’t all peaches and cream for Iowa State though, as key scorer Tamin Lipsey went down with an injury. “We’re still evaluating,” […]

St. John’s basketball dropped a heartbreaking game on Monday, to Iowa State. Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino admitted a regret he had after watching his team lose in the Las Vegas Players Era Festival basketball tournament. Iowa State nipped the Red Storm, 83-82. “With the game on the line, we just didn’t come up […]

Conference realignment has been a hot topic in college sports over the past few years. One of the biggest shakeups came last year when the Pac-12 dissolved with teams splitting off and joining the Big Ten and the Big 12. The Pac-12 will make a comeback for the 2026-27 season, but in the meantime, St. […]

The No. 13 St. John’s Red Storm are taking on the William & Mary Tribe on Saturday. With the Red Storm aiming to advance to a 2-1 record, it appears head coach Rick Pitino revealed when he plans to retire. However, that might not be as soon as some would expect. In the pregame show […]

The St. John’s Red Storm fell 103-95 to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, and head coach Rick Pitino did not hold back when asked about what went wrong for his Johnnies. Pitino said that St. John’s fell into the trap of allowing Alabama to control the pace of the game. […]

The St. John’s Red Storm basketball team suffered a humbling setback Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, falling 103–96 to the Alabama Crimson Tide in what marked the first time a Rick Pitino–coached Red Storm squad has surrendered 100 points or more. The loss snapped a 12-game home winning streak at MSG and exposed defensive […]

There’s new energy in Queens, New York for the first time since the early 1990s. St. John’s Basketball has re-galvanized this basketball community before facing Alabama on Saturday. Head coach Rick Pitino is igniting the enthusiasm following the Red Storm’s historic 2024-25 season. St. John’s is fifth in the nation for the first time since […]

St. John’s basketball handled Quinnipiac with ease on Monday. Head coach Rick Pitino isn’t satisfied, though, and has an even fiercer challenge soon in Alabama. Prompting Pitino to release a message to the fan base Wednesday. The national champion winning head coach will return to Madison Square Garden with his team. Pitino took to the […]

St. John’s basketball tipped off one of its most highly-anticipated seasons yet Monday. Rick Pitino coached the Red Storm to their first outright Big East title in 25 years last year. But he’s unafraid to dish out honesty to his players, especially after beating Quinnipiac Monday. The NCAA Tournament team of last year routed the […]

Big East basketball media day is set for Tuesday, and Xavier will have a new coach answering questions. Richard Pitino is the new head coach for Xavier, and will be leading the program into the 2025-26 campaign. He will be answering more than the normal questions at media day this year though. Richard Pitino will […]

Rick Pitino explained why he isn’t starting Bryce Hopkins ahead of the St. John’s Red Storm’s exhibition against Towson. Pitino is preparing for his third season as the Red Storm’s head coach. He led them to their best campaign in decades, taking them to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Pitino has the […]

The 2025-26 NCAA basketball season is under two months away from starting! Teams are officially releasing their schedules, which will consist of non-conference games and, for some conferences, an entire round robin of conference matchups. The Big East is one of the top conferences in the sport, featuring some of the best teams in the […]

The Michigan basketball team has a loaded non-conference slate lined up for the upcoming season, and it will begin before the regular season even begins. The Wolverines announced on Tuesday that they will be heading to the Big Apple to take on Rick Pitino and St. John’s in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden […]

Not only does the Nike Dunk silhouette have a massive place in today’s lifestyle sneaker landscape, but the versatile model has longstanding roots in both the skateboarding and basketball communities. The original Nike Dunk was released in 1985 and initially intended for the hardwood, outfitting classic teams of the 1980’s from both the NBA and […]

Despite making four picks in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz maintained their activity in the undrafted free agency market. Immediately after the draft concluded, the Jazz landed one of the top available players in former St. John’s point guard RJ Luis Jr. The Jazz and Luis agreed to a two-way deal, ESPN’s Shams […]

As one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, St. John’s Rick Pitino has seen it all. While not typically a fan of how NBA teams defend, Pitino offered one of his greatest compliments to the Oklahoma City Thunder. One day after the Thunder clinched the NBA Finals with a Game 5 win over […]

St. John’s basketball ends up losing key scorer RJ Luis Jr. twice. First to the college basketball transfer portal. Now to the NBA Draft on Wednesday. Luis, who exploded as a scorer during the Red Storm’s Big East title run, opted to test the NBA waters. ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony confirmed Luis’ decision. […]

During the offseason, St John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino has hinted at reunions. Now, this might be an actual opportunity. According to NJ.com, they explained that Pitino will face Kentucky in the 2025 CBS Sports Classic. However, there’s a major catch to this game. The Wildcats and Red Storm will play on a neutral […]

Rick Pitino and the St. John’s basketball program are throwing down a slam dunk. The Red Storm got the commitment of transfer big man Handje Tamba, per FOX Sports. Tamba is a 6-foot-11 center from the Congo. He had tons of interest in the portal, including from North Carolina. Tamba previously played for Tennessee, Weber […]

St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino has done it again. The Hall of Famer added another high-level talent through the transfer portal, bringing in Dillon Mitchell to an already loaded roster for the 2025-26 season. The Red Storm now has one of the most impressive transfer classes in the nation, with Mitchel joining the likes […]

Rick Pitino quickly became one pf the stories of this college basketball season for the job that he did with St. John’s basketball. In just year two at the helm, Pitino and the Johnnies swept the Big East regular season and tournament titles and were a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Everything came […]

Rick Pitino and the St. John’s basketball team lost guard Simeon Wilcher to the college basketball transfer portal in a surprising move on Friday. Wilcher has had a couple of promising seasons with the Red Storm, and he was especially impressive this past year. Wilcher didn’t get a lot of playing time as a freshman, […]

A key basketball transfer from Princeton is getting ready to make his decision on where to play next. St. John’s and Florida are the finalists for his services, per CBS Sports. Xaivian Lee is on a visit to Florida Tuesday. Lee averaged more than 16 points and six rebounds a game this season for Princeton. […]

One of the most intriguing available players in the college basketball transfer portal is North Carolina freshman guard Ian Jackson. Jackson played a major role for the Tar Heels during his first season of college basketball. He ended up being a starter in 12 games this past season, and he avergaged 23.8 minutes per game. […]

Although it ended in severe scrutiny and utter disappointment, St. John’s 2024-25 college basketball campaign marked the resurgence of Rick Pitino. The legendary head coach accomplished a great deal with the Red Storm this year. He elevated the program to heights that fans forgot were possible, guiding the team to a 31-5 record and Big […]

Both Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl and St John’s head coach Rick Pitino won the 2024-25 co-Coach of the Year. This marks the first tie for the award in men’s college basketball history. Although there was a tie, both programs were unbelievable. For instance, Pitino’s St John’s squad won the Big East tournament, and regular […]

Providence transfer Bryce Hopkins has committed to the St. John’s basketball program, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Hopkins chose St. John’s basketball over Georgetown, the other school that he visited during this process. Georgetown coach Ed Cooley coached Hopkins in 2022-23 during his last season as the head coach at Providence, but ultimately […]

St. John’s basketball player RJ Luis Jr. is keeping all options open for his future. Luis is declaring for the NBA Draft while also entering the transfer portal, per Draft Express. Luis will be highly sought-after from other programs. He finished the 2024-25 college basketball regular season as the Big East Player of the Year. […]

The St. John’s basketball team had an outstanding regular season as they won the Big East title and made the NCAA Tournament as a two-seed. The Red Storm unfortunately went down in the round of 32 against 10-seed Arkansas, but Rick Pitino is clearly building something special in the Big Apple. Pitino is already working […]

Sports analyst Stephen A. Smith criticized Rick Pitino for benching RJ Luis Jr. in St. John’s season-ending loss to Arkansas in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Luis Jr. had a tough shooting night in Saturday’s loss. He had nine points and seven rebounds but shot 3-of-17 from the field, hurting the Red […]

There will be no St. John’s basketball for the rest of the 2025 NCAA Tournament after the No. 2 seed Red Storm got stopped on their tracks in this year’s edition of March Madness by John Calipari and his No. 10 seed Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday. The Razorbacks scored a 75-66 upset victory over the […]

The end was not pretty for John Calipari at Kentucky. He left Lexington with the reputation of being a March Madness underachiever and headed to Fayetteville, Arkansas with plenty of public skepticism surrounding him. Now, he and his Razorbacks are sprinting to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament after vanquishing No. 2 seed St. […]

St. John’s basketball took the stunning 75-66 loss to Arkansas with a touch of controversy. Head coach Rick Pitino opted to bench trusted scorer RJ Luis Jr., with the decision coming late in the game Saturday. The Red Storm turned to Luis not long ago. St. John’s watched him explode in the Big East Tournament […]

St. John’s basketball trusted the shooting touch of RJ Luis Jr. not long ago. Luis delivered an explosive late scoring charge to seal the Big East title, even breaking a mark held by Chris Mullin. But Rick Pitino stunningly didn’t turn to Luis against Arkansas late in their Saturday March Madness contest. That’s because the […]

The first round of the NCAA Tournament is almost in the books, and teams have been making March Madness history all over the country. One of the coolest stories of them all may be what Rick Pitino and his son, Richard, have done at their respective programs. The elder Pitino, “The Godfather” as some call […]