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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 […]

In a marvelous opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the Big Ten, Michigan State basketball survived a tough game against Bryant on Friday, and moves on to play under-seeded New Mexico in the Round of 32. Tom Izzo discussed the Spartans’ upcoming matchup against the Lobos, and head coach Richard Pitino, via NCAA March […]

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 […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino got honest on the upcoming second-round matchup against John Calipari and Arkansas. The Red Storm were in vintage form on Thursday against Omaha, getting off to their usual slow start in the first half and looking like the best team in the country in the second half. In […]

The St. John’s basketball team is getting ready for an NCAA Tournament run, and Red Storm fans will rightfully feel like this could be their best shot at a championship in recent memory. Rick Pitino has revived college basketball in New York and has St. John’s rolling into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 […]

The West regional is flooded with intrigue heading into March Madness opening weekend. Florida basketball sits at No. 1 in this bracket and has fans penciling the Gators in as the West winner. The top seeded Gators, however, are in a loaded field ahead of the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. St. John’s has Queens […]

Could St John’s basketball and Arkansas square off in the same pod? If they do, the Red Storm head coach, Rick Pitino, isn’t concerned about facing John Calipari. After St John’s basketball won the Big East title, they are hoping to continue their success. Even with the caliber of head coaches, Pitino is less than […]

The week of March Madness is here and we are under 72 hours away from the festivities getting underway. The biggest stars in college basketball will be going at it all over the nation as they try to become the next NCAA Tournament hero. Some of those stars will waste no time going at each […]

St. John’s University men’s basketball team has finally been waiting a year to revenge itself, which they accomplished on Saturday. Red Storm won their first Big East championship since 2000 when they beat Creighton 82-66. Now, St. John’s has become the second-to-last team revealed in the 68-team NCAA Tournament bracket. Rick Pitino spoke to Pat […]

St. John’s basketball is one of the hottest teams in the country this season under Rick Pitino. The Johnnies are storming into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed after winning the Big East regular season title and cruising through the Big East Tournament on their way to the title. Before the Red Storm […]

St. John’s basketball has galvanized New York ahead of its March Madness appearance. The Red Storm clinched their first outright Big East title in 25 years. Rick Pitino and his crew will be carrying Queens and the entire Empire State on their back for the 2025 NCAA Tournament. St. John’s enters comfortably as the No. […]

The Rick Pitino effect at St. John’s is REAL. And for the first time since 2000, the Johnnies are Big East Tournament Champions. Almost two years to the day since he held his introductory press conference at Madison Square Garden as the 22nd head coach in St. John’s program history, Pitino has the Johnnies back […]

The St. John’s Red Storm have seen a remarkable turnaround since hiring Rick Pitino as the program’s head coach. The Red Storm won the regular season Big East title, their first outright since 1985. And with their 82-66 win over Creighton in the Big East Tournament championship game, it was St. John’s first tournament title […]

St. John’s basketball sits alone at the top of the Big East after knocking off Creighton Saturday. But the Red Storm and head coach Rick Pitino didn’t just end a long conference title drought. St. John’s watched RJ Luis shatter a record once held by Red Storm legend Chris Mullin. Luis dropped 27 points on […]

The story of the Big East this season has been the job Rick Pitino has done with St. John’s basketball. The Johnnies have been the best team in the Big East all season long, comfortably securing the regular season title and working their way into the top 10 of the AP poll. Now, Pitino and […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino was full of jokes in the postgame of his team’s win over Butler. The No. 6 Red Storm advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament with their 78-57 victory. To this point, the program is having its best season since the legendary Lou Carnesecca was roaming […]

St John’s basketball had a thrilling win against Marquette on Saturday, which revealed a turnaround unlike any other, in part due to head coach Rick Pitino. In his second season, he helped the Red Storm clinch the regular season Big East title. Not to mention, Pitino also made CBB history, by becoming the only head […]

St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino is set to stay in the Big Apple. Pitino is shutting down any rumors or innuendo that he will leave the Red Storm for another school. The team’s head coach is also joking that one reason why he won’t leave is because of his salary. “Why would I leave?” […]

The St. John’s basketball team is changing for the better under Rick Pitino. Pitino has won a Big East regular season conference championship with the Red Storm, in just his second season. It’s the first time in 40 years that the school accomplished that feat outright. St. John’s basketball player RJ Luis is providing insight […]

With the St. John’s 71-61 win over Seton Hall on Saturday, the Red Storm clinched their first outright Big East Conference regular season title win, and their first under head coach Rick Pitino. Following St. John’s Big East title-clinching win, Rick Pitino spoke with Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports on how this moment came to […]

Rick Pitino has only been coaching the St. John’s basketball program for 62 games, but he’s already managed to turn the Red Storm around, make all sorts of history, and live up to the Godfather of New York moniker that has been making the rounds ever since the smooth-talking, sharp-dressing college basketball icon was hired […]

Even while playing in a hostile environment against a gritty Butler team, Rick Pitino and St. John’s basketball did what they have done best all year: win. The Johnnies escaped a valiant upset bid from one of America’s former Cinderellas at Hinkle Fieldhouse, gutting out a 76-70 win to extend their win streak to four […]

St. John’s basketball has become reinvented as a top 10 program under Rick Pitino. The Red Storm showed the nation why they’re No. 9 overall, pummeling Big East heavyweight UConn 89-75 on Sunday night. Pitino has guided St. John’s to a 24-4 mark now. But the Red Storm is 15-2 overall in the always gritty […]

The Cinderella season continued for St. John’s basketball on Sunday with a very convincing 89-75 win over UConn at Madison Square Garden. This victory completed the Red Storm’s season sweep of the two-time defending national champions after they also won on the road earlier this month. St. John’s didn’t seem like it would have its […]

The St John’s Red Storm smoked the UConn Huskies 89-75 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. This comes just weeks after the Red Storm beat the Huskies 68-62 in Storrs to launch into the top ten. With the Big East Tournament around the corner, Dan Hurley and UConn have work to do for a chance […]

It came as a shock when Rick Pitino and St John’s basketball beat UConn the first time. However, their roster was fully healthy. Heading into their second matchup against UConn, it’s a different story. Following Wednesday’s game against DePaul, Pitino told reporters regarding a potential injury ahead of the big game. “Kadary Richmond has been […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino made a heartwarming admission after his team’s massive 79-73 victory over No. 24 Creighton. Madison Square Garden was rocking on Sunday afternoon as the Red Storm distanced themselves from the rest of the field in the Big East standings. St. John’s is now on the verge of winning […]

Rick Pitino has St. John’s basketball distancing itself from the rest of the Big East. The Red Storm took down No. 24 Creighton 79-73 in the battle of the conference’s best. But that wasn’t the “biggest shock” involving Pitino Sunday. The national champion winning head coach with Kentucky and Louisville saw this stunner: Deivon Smith […]

The tide may be turning for Villanova basketball’s Kyle Neptune, after leading the Wildcats to a 73-71 victory over St. John’s on Wednesday. Neptune received a warm sentiment from fans after the third-year head coach earned the win against the No. 9 team in the country, keeping the program’s pursuit of a NCAA Tournament bid […]

St. John’s has been one of the hottest teams in college basketball recently, but that wasn’t enough to get it over the hump on Wednesday night. Rick Pitino and the Red Storm were upset by Villanova on the road in a 73-71 classic thanks to a game-winning 3-pointer by Tyler Perkins. The loss certainly took […]

Storrs, Connecticut may be the basketball capital of the world and home of the two-time defending National Champion UConn Huskies, but on Friday night, it was the St. John’s Red Storm who proved that for at least this season, the best team in the Big East likely resides in New York City. Despite trailing by 14 […]

2024-25 has been somewhat of a dream season for St. John’s basketball in year two under Rick Pitino, and the Red Storm may have had their biggest highlight yet on Friday night. After a very slow start in a hostile environment against UConn, St. John’s stormed back and collected a very gritty 68-62 win. This […]

Year two running the show for St. John’s basketball is going better than even Rick Pitino himself could have expected, as the Red Storm is up to 20-3 on the season after a very impressive 70-64 win against Marquette. The matchup between two top 15 teams was decided on the defensive end, and Pitino’s squad […]

The St John’s Red Storm beat the Marquette Golden Eagles 70-64 at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. It was the Red Storm’s ninth consecutive victory and sent them into first place in the Big East. But big games await, including two against back-to-back champion UConn in the next five games. Fans chanted “We Want UConn” […]

St. John’s basketball is back. The molten-hot team is cruising toward its first NCAA Tournament bid in five seasons and currently ranks among the top-15 squads in the country. Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino has revamped the program and reinvigorated the fan base’s passion in less than two full years at the helm. The […]

As Arkansas basketball head coach John Calipari returns to Kentucky to take on his old team this Saturday, former Wildcats and current St. Johns coach Rick Pitino has a message to the Wildcats fans. With Calipari leading the way for the Razorbacks after so many years with Kentucky, there is no doubt that there could […]

The North Carolina football program hired Bill Belichick as its new head coach on Wednesday. Yes, the six-time Super Bowl winner and long-time New England Patriots head coach is now heading to Chapel Hill to coach college football. North Carolina hiring Belichick sparked plenty of reactions, although the program is reportedly invested millions into this […]

St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino paid homage to the school’s legendary coach Lou Carnesecca. Pitino wore a sweater during the Kansas State game Saturday, in tribute to the legendary coach. He even went so far as to have the sweater tailor-made, per CBS Sports. The sweater looked exactly like the classic wardrobe accessory that […]