The Omaha coaches and players, in turn, know what they’re up against in a St. John’s team won the school’s first Big East regular-season title since 1985 and first Big East Tournament title since 2000. Pitino, meantime, is taking his sixth different program to the NCAA Tournament.

St. John's hasn't won the Big East Tournament in over 20 years. Is this the year Rick Pitino gets it over the hump? See the odds.

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