How St. John’s has ridden the Rick Pitino Effect back to college basketball’s center stage
St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, 72 and dapper as ever in a navy blue suit with white pocket square, appeared from the tunnel that led to the floor. The scene played out on the videoboard above the court for all to see as the chorus hit its crescendo. This is the Pitino Effect.
Rick Pitino offers Kentucky fans advice on how to handle John Calipari’s return
Rick Pitino knows a thing or two about leaving Kentucky -- and returning. And now with John Calipari set to return to Rupp Arena with Arkansas on Saturday night (9 p.m., ESPN), the St. John’s coach has some advice on how Big Blue Nation should treat their former coach.
Following an abysmal 2023-24 season, Rick Pitino's St. John's men's basketball has taken this season by storm, sitting 12th in the Associated Press rankings and topping the Big East.
Once upon a season, Rick Pitino saved Kentucky basketball from ruin, a reality shamefully ignored by Big Blue Nation for nearly 30 years before, at the behest of new coach Mark Pope, it put ...
Rick Pitino hopes Kentucky fans will be on their best behavior Saturday when former Wildcats head coach John Calipari makes his return to Rupp Arena. Pitino delivered a message to the Big Blue ...
Some that might come to mind are former Louisville coach Rick Pitino returning to Kentucky, former Texas coach Chris ...
It’s been a weird year for Rick Pitino, who has gone from hated figure in Lexington to embraced once again by Big Blue Nation ...
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