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St. John’s basketball aimed to ignite its long range touch in the Red Storm’s return to March Madness. Oziyah Sellers answered the bell, hitting four 3-pointers in the 79-53 rout over Northern Iowa Friday in San Diego. Yet why was head coach Rick Pitino “mad?” Sellers hit 11 points in the end, which didn’t necessarily […]

St. John’s basketball wasn’t through changing the culture after its 2025 March Madness return. Head coach Rick Pitino took a long look at the roster following the Red Storm’s upset loss to Arkansas. Now St. John’s is a rising favorite to win it all this time around. But Pitino revealed Thursday what needed to change […]

March Madness expectations are higher than ever for St. John’s basketball. Head coach Rick Pitino has led the Red Storm to new heights with consecutive Big East titles. This St. John’s team looks like a strong contender to come out of the loaded East Regional. But there’s a first order of business to take care […]

One of the most interesting teams entering March Madness this year is the St. John’s basketball team. Rick Pitino leads them, and they have gotten hot at the right time after winning the Big East Championship over UConn. They dominated the Huskies but will now head to the NCAA Tournament in a loaded bracket, where […]

St. John’s basketball holds a 119-season history in Queens, N.Y. Rick Pitino has the Red Storm hitting new accolades with consecutive Big East titles, sealing the latest over UConn on Saturday. Fans, however, are up in arms over St. John’s seeding in the NCAA Tournament. But should those fans ease their tensions and worries? The […]

As fans have been up in arms about the St. John’s basketball team being the fifth seed in the March Madness tournament, some believe the program was snubbed from being higher. With some believing the St. John’s basketball team was screwed with their March Madness placement, head coach Rick Pitino would give his reactions to […]

St. John’s basketball erased a nightmarish Feb. 25 performance versus UConn to win six straight. That includes blasting the Huskies on Saturday to reclaim the Big East title. Head coach Rick Pitino is putting together a brand new dream season in Queens, N.Y. ahead of March Madness. But it only becomes a dream if the […]

The St. John’s basketball team are Big East champions once again. Rick Pitino won his second Big East tournament title at the school on Saturday night, defeating the UConn Huskies 72-52. The emotion was high after the game, as Pitino dropped the F-bomb while speaking with the television broadcast crew. “Johnnies don’t surrender, you f***ing […]

Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm are creating unforgettable history together after their Big East Championship win over the No. 6 UConn Huskies on Saturday evening. Pitino has been a head coach in the college basketball world since 1975. He has gifted incredible runs to multiple programs, whether it be in controversy or […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino visualized bringing roundball enthusiasm back to this New York university. He got Queens, N.Y. energized to see the Red Storm pound UConn 72-52 for the Big East title Saturday. The rout sealed new conference and school history for St. John’s. Plus added the latest Big East crown for […]

St. John’s basketball took a massive beatdown versus UConn back on Feb. 25. That 72-40 Huskies win had most of the college basketball world believing Dan Hurley and the Huskies were the Big East favorite before March Madness. But the Red Storm obliterated that narrative Saturday, pounding UConn 72-52 in the tournament finals. St. John’s […]

St. John’s basketball will hit a feat not seen since the late 1990s on Sunday. The Red Storm will appear in consecutive March Madness tournaments, a first since 1997 to 2000. Connecticut represents the last hurdle for the Big East Tournament. Head coach Rick Pitino cemented history too. He’s the first Red Storm coach since […]

Though the UConn basketball team lost to Marquette in the regular season finale, the program has bounced back in the Big East tournament, beating the likes of Xavier and Georgetown to reach the finals. With UConn basketball once again taking on St. John’s and head coach Rick Pitino, Dan Hurley would speak afterwards about being […]

The St. John’s Red Storm punched their ticket to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament against Seton Hall following their 85-72 win over Providence on Thursday. It’s a quick turnaround with a back-to-back on Friday night against the Pirates, a situation that left St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino cracking a joke as they […]

The St. John’s basketball program continued its winning ways on Tuesday night with a narrow home win over Georgetown by a score of 72-69. While it wasn’t the most impressive performance of the year for the Red Storm, Rick Pitino’s squad ultimately did just enough to push their record to 24-6 on the 2025-26 college […]

Rick Pitino was emotional upon seeing his star player Zuby Ejiofor’s senior ceremony ahead of the No. 18 St. John’s Red Storm’s matchup against the Georgetown Hoyas on Tuesday night. Ejiofor has been with the Red Storm for most of his collegiate career, joining the program in 2023 after his freshman year with the Kansas […]

Villanova head coach Kevin Willard is one of the many products of Rick Pitino’s vast college basketball coaching tree, but he looks back on those days at Louisville with agony. After suffering another loss to his former mentor, Willard half-jokingly recalled his “miserable” early days on Pitino’s coaching staff. Willard said he “feared for his […]

St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino’s white suit has become a college basketball tradition in Queens, but the 73-year-old reconsidered whether it would be a good idea for the annual “white-out” game against Villanova after watching his team suffer a 32-point loss to UConn. Luckily for fans, Pitino’s friends convinced him to keep the custom […]

It’s fair to say that UConn basketball beat a Rick Pitino team unlike almost any Rick Pitino team had been beaten before. On Wednesday, the Huskies shelled Pitino’s 15th-ranked St. John’s Red Storm 72-40, handing the legendary coach one of the most lopsided losses of his career. And Pitino was well aware of that in […]

St. John’s basketball and Rick Pitino witnessed history on Wednesday against UConn, but not the good kind. The Red Storm’s 13-game winning streak snapped in embarrassing fashion with a 72-40 defeat. It’s officially the most lopsided loss in the St. John’s-UConn series. And Pitino took his frustration out on the postgame press conference as detailed […]

The St. John’s basketball team was in a close game against Marquette on Wednesday. St. John’s held off the Golden Eagles from completing the comeback and won the game 76-70. The Red Storm is 21-5 and has continued its march to stay in the Big East title contention with UConn, especially by winning on the […]

On Sunday night, the NBA All-Star weekend festivities concluded with the game itself, which was really comprised of four 12-minute games as part of a round robin tournament. The younger American team ended up winning the event, having defeated a team full of older veterans from the US, as well as international players, in the […]

St. John’s basketball is chasing school history this season. The Queens, New York program has never won back-to-back Big East Conference titles in school history. Expectations exploded following its epic 31-5 campaign under Rick Pitino. But now the target grew for the Red Storm. Teams in the always competitive conference now aim to topple Pitino’s […]

The No. 17 St. John’s Red Storm and the Providence Friars met for the second time in the 2025-26 college basketball season on Saturday, and to say that the meeting was a heated one would be an understatement. A total of six players were thrown out in the second half of the contest after a […]

Multiple ejections happened in the St. John’s game against Providence. St. John’s prevailed despite ejections and played hard. After the game, former Providence head coach and current St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino spoke about the ejections and the fans, per ESPN. “You’re not supposed to come off the bench, but you can’t let your […]

The basketball world was hit with the news that Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan’s father, Billy Donovan Sr., had died. St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino was one of the people to relay the message to the masses, as he’s a close friend of the family. “They didn’t come any better than Billy Donovan […]

The No. 17 St. John’s Red Storm and Providence Friars got into a brawl early in the second half of Saturday’s contest. Five players in total were ejected, with three of them being on the Red Storm. Despite the chaos, Rick Pitino is seemingly happy with his team pulling out with a 79-69 win over […]

stSt. John’s made a come-from-behind victory over Xavier on Monday night. In the process, St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino moved into third in all-time wins, passing the legendary coach Roy Williams. The win came at the expense of his son, Richard Pitino, the head coach of Xavier. After the game, the elder Pitino spoke […]

St. John’s basketball broke into the top 20 by stunning UConn. Now head coach Rick Pitino entered a notable top three list after beating Xavier on Monday. Per St. John’s stats, here’s where the legendary head coach now stands among the all-time wins list:  “Tonight marked the 904th win of Rick Pitino’s career. He now […]

The Detroit Pistons have been the best team in the Eastern Conference this season, and every player in the rotation has pitched in to some extent for their success. One of those players is Daniss Jenkins, who has played several roles this season for the Pistons, as he’s started at times and also come off […]

On Friday night at Madison Square Garden, No. 22 St. John’s men’s basketball team (18-5, 11-1 Big East) ended No. 3 UConn’s (22-2, 12-1 Big East) 18-game winning streak, claiming an 81-72 victory in front of a sold-out MSG crowd of 19,812. The win was the Red Storm’s ninth in a row and their biggest […]

St. John’s basketball continues to gain national momentum as anticipation builds for a pivotal Big East showdown on Friday night. Once again, the Red Storm step into the spotlight with a defining test awaiting them at Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm enter Friday night riding an eight-game winning streak after a 68–56 road win […]

St. John’s basketball continued its surge Tuesday night as the Red Storm’s Big East momentum held firm on the road. Facing a challenging environment, the team delivered the type of response head coach Rick Pitino has come to expect. The Red Storm took down the DePaul Blue Demons 68–56 on the road at Wintrust Arena, […]

Rick Pitino turned St. John’s around quickly. They won the Big East regular season and tournament for the first time since 1985-86, while making the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2018-19. Pitino recently took his 900th win on the court and is now looking to win his first national championship since 2012-13. Despite […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino has done a ton of winning in his legendary career, securing two national championships (one vacated) and accumulating 900-plus wins (778 officially recognized by NCAA) during his near-40 season run on the college scene. He has nothing left to prove, having led three different programs to the Final […]

Rick Pitino’s milestone week at St. John’s continued Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, where the Red Storm defeated Butler 92-70, and the Hall of Fame coach earned his 901st career victory on the court. The win came days after Pitino became the fourth Division I men’s basketball coach to reach 900 on-court wins, a […]

The latest AP Top 25 in college basketball is out, and the St. John’s basketball team is back in the rankings. The Red Storm stormed back into the rankings after they had a huge come-from-behind win against Xavier. The game was a massive milestone because Rick Pitino reached 900 wins, and it was a big […]

The Xavier basketball team has a new head coach this season in Richard Pitino. Richard is the son of Rick Pitino, who is the head coach at St. John’s. On Saturday, Rick Pitino got his 900th college win as a head coach after defeating his son’s Xavier team. Following the game, Xavier coach Richard Pitino […]

The St. John’s Red Storm’s current win streak hit six games following their 88-83 win against Xavier on Saturday. With the win, the Red Storm improved to 15-5 and 8-1 in the Big East Conference. Not only that, but St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino reached a major milestone with 900 career coaching wins. And […]