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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 […]

St. John’s basketball seems to have taken a step up this year from a team just scrapping to get into the NCAA Tournament to a team that can be a dark horse contender to compete in the Big East and make an NCAA Tournament run. Rick Pitino and the Red Storm have proved that already […]

For the fourth time in their respective coaching careers, Rick Pitino and Richard Pitino faced off as opponents on Sunday afternoon when son (Richard) brought his unbeaten New Mexico Lobos to Madison Square Garden to face father (Rick) and the also unbeaten St. John’s Red Storm. And for the third time in these four meetings, it was […]

St. John’s head basketball coach Rick Pitino is not a big believer in the Preseason AP Top 25 poll. As the blue-blood Kansas Jayhawks topped the No. 1 spot in Monday’s rankings, with Alabama and UConn following at No. 2 and No. 3, St. John’s did not crack the list. Pitino swiftly called the preseason […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino has more than Thursday’s charity exhibition to focus on; it’s also playing against freshman standouts Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper. Both players are projected to be lottery picks, with Bailey being a likely No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Pitino knows the significance of playing top-tier […]

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey is sending a message to one of the school’s most controversial yet successful coaches. Kelsey is sending a welcome invitation to Rick Pitino to visit the school. “Obviously we’d love to have him back, and he is always welcome here,” Kelsey told reporters, per WHAS11 News in Louisville. The Kelsey […]

The New York Yankees and New York Mets are both in their respective League Championship Series. The 2000 World Series is the only Subway Series between the teams and the last time they were both in the LCS. New York is on fire with the possibility of another Big Apple battle, and that includes St. […]

Burglary is always stressful, especially when a legendary hoops coach like Rick Pitino is the victim. The St. John’s basketball program leader’s office got broken into on Tuesday, and several goods were stolen, Pitino expressed his anger, via his social media. “Really upset! Taking my memorabilia is one thing but the 1985 6L Petrus Pomerol […]

Will UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley leave for the Los Angeles Lakers job? That is the question everyone is waiting to find out the answer to. Over the weekend, Hurley met with the Lakers and is reportedly mulling a decision. The announcement from Hurley is expected to come on Monday one way or another, but […]

The St. John’s basketball team was close to making it into the NCAA Tournament last season, but they came up a little bit short. Next season will be year two for head coach Rick Pitino, and it will be an expectation for the Red Storm to make it into the tournament. Pitino and his staff […]

All-Big East 1st Team performer Kadary Richmond was the top prize remaining in the college basketball transfer portal up until he made his decision on Tuesday afternoon to stay close to home and remain in the Big East. Richmond began his collegiate career at Syracuse, but has spent the last three seasons in South Orange, […]

The St. John’s basketball team has reason to be optimistic about the future as Rick Pitino just finished his first season as head coach. The Red Storm had a decent year, but Pitino wants his squad to be a consistent NCAA Tournament team. Getting there is the goal next season for St. John’s, recent transfer […]

Though the date of the game has yet to be set, the World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, will be the site of a highly anticipated matchup between father and son. No, LeBron James and Bronny James will not be going head to head against each other at MSG. Technically it’s a possibility, but […]

At 71 years old, Rick Pitino’s college basketball coaching career may be winding down. But whenever the time comes the time comes that he finally retires, that will likely come after the St. John’s basketball sideline boss coaches one more game against his former team, the Kentucky Wildcats. On Monday morning, Pitino seemingly accepted new […]

The Kentucky basketball team dropped a shocking first round NCAA Tournament game to the Oakland basketball team from Auburn Hills, Michigan this March. The Wildcats were stunned and dismayed in every way possible, causing Coach John Calipari to fly the chicken coop in pursuit of a better fit with Arkansas basketball. On Friday, new coach […]

John Calipari recently made the surprising decision to leave the Kentucky basketball team for the head coaching job at Arkansas. The Wildcats went through their head coaching search and there were some potential candidates that passed on the gig. Kentucky ended up hiring BYU head coach and former Wildcats player Mark Pope, and former Kentucky […]

The NBA’s MVP race right now seemingly has only two horses. Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic have been neck-and-neck in the race thanks in large part to their impressive performances. However, one name that’s flying under the radar is Doncic’s old teammate: New York Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson. Brunson has been on a […]

After an impressive NCAA Tournament run with BYU, Mark Pope is inheriting the Kentucky basketball program from John Calipari. A lot of Wildcats fans have raised their eyebrows at this move but the deal is already done. All they can do now is observe if Lexington would go back to their winning ways with their […]