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846BasketballSt. John’s Lands Commitment From Syracuse Transfer Donnie Freeman
St. John’s and Rick Pitino have landed a commitment from Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman. It appeared Freeman was a lock to choose...
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1.6KBasketballReport Says St. John’s Has Momentum to Land Donnie Freeman
A report from Peto Nakos of On3 says Kentucky is in danger of losing Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman to St. John’s. If...
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2.5KBasketballRick Pitino Says “Blue Bloods” Don’t Control College Basketball Anymore
Rick Pitino potentially said the quiet part out loud during his NCAA Tournament press conference this afternoon. “What’s even better than that...
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Rick Pitino Hopes to Get Some Revenge for the Christian Laettner Shot Next Week
Rick Pitino has St. John’s in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999. Next week, the Red Storm will battle...
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St. John’s Destroys UConn to Win Second Straight Big East Title
St. John’s routed UConn 72-52 on Saturday to win its second-straight Big East Conference Tournament championship. The Red Storm hadn’t won a...
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Rick Pitino Says Parents a Problem for Young Basketball Players
Rick Pitino, who of course if one of the greatest coaches of all time, believes parents these days are a big problem...
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Rick Pitino Gave Mark Pope a Strong Message That Helped Turned Kentucky’s Season Around
Kyle Tucker is back (welcome back Kyle!) and he has a great article today about Rick Pitino calling Mark Pope earlier this...
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2.4KBasketballKentucky Fan Finally Forgives Rick Pitino for 1992 Laettner Play
Rick Pitino shared a letter he received from a Kentucky fan on social media this afternoon. In the letter, the fan said...
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1.8KBasketballRichard Pitino Says Rick Pitino Would Have More Wins If He Stayed at Kentucky
Former Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino won his 900th game as a head coach yesterday at Xavier. After the game, Richard Pitino...
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Rick Pitino Earns 900th Career Win
Former Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino earned his 900th career win this afternoon when St. John’s beat Xavier 88-83. Pitino is the...
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Rick Pitino Will Go For Win No. 900 Against Richard Pitino
St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino will go for his 900th career win Saturday against Xavier. Xavier, of course, is coached by...
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5.0KBasketballRick Pitino Gives Thoughts On Kentucky’s Win at LSU
Former Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino had some praise for Mark Pope after tonight’s win at LSU. “Awesome play Cap (Captain Mark...
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Rick Pitino Gives Thoughts on Current State of College Basketball
Rick Pitino gave some thoughts on the current state of college basketball on social media this afternoon. “Everything I’m reading from college...
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Rick Pitino Believes in Mark Pope, Says $22 Million Figure is Exaggerated
Former Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino came to the defense of Mark Pope following last night’s humbling loss to Michigan State. In...
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Jamal Mashburn, Bruce Pearl Interview Rick Pitino
Former Kentucky star Jamal Mashburn and retired Auburn coach Bruce Pearl interviewed Rick Pitino after St. John’s defeated William & Mary 93-60...
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1.8KBasketballAmari Williams Tells Pitino-Like Story About Being Punished by Mark Pope
Former Kentucky big man Amari Williams told a story recently about being punished by Mark Pope in practice. According to Williams, Pope...
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1.4KBasketballMark Pope Sends Friendly Suit Challenge to Rick Pitino
Mark Pope sent a friendly suit challenge to Rick Pitino on Friday. “Coach P, watch your back…I’m working on my suit game,”...
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Seth Davis names Rick Pitino his most intriguing coach of 2025-26
Seth Davis has named his top 10 most intriguing coaches of the 2025-26 college basketball season. St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino...
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1.1KBasketballMark Pope and Rick Pitino chat about CBS Sports Classic matchup
Mark Pope and Rick Pitino chatted briefly about next season’s CBS Sports Classic game on a video call this afternoon. Of course,...
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Kentucky to play St. John’s and Rick Pitino in CBS Sports Classic
St. John’s is replacing UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic after the Bruins opted to pull out of the annual four-team event....