St. John's head coach Rick Pitino has never been one to shy away from a good sound byte with the media, and ahead of the Red Storm's round of 64 game against No. 15 seed Omaha on Thursday, the Hall of Fame head coach was asked who he considers to be his biggest rival.

Rick Pitino's name has become synonymous with the game of basketball. Pitino, 72, has played or coached the sport for over five decades. After playing college basketball at the University of Massachusetts from 1971-74,

In 2011, Pitino was the head coach of the No. 4 Louisville team that suffered a 62-61 stunner to No. 13 Morehead State in the NCAA Tournament ’s Round of 64. Morehead State’s Demonte Harper famously drilled a 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds remaining, turning Louisville’s two-point advantage into a one-point deficit.