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Rick Pitino in a suit

Rick Pitino lands star player in transfer portal

Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm are moving on quickly from their early NCAA Tournament exit and adding new talent to the squad. Former Providence star Bryce Hopkins confirmed Monday that he will transfer to St. John’s for next …

Rick Pitino with an angry look on his face

Rick Pitino gets testy with reporters after St. John’s loses to Arkansas

Rick Pitino got a little bit crabby with some of the questions he received following his team’s season-ending loss. Pitino and St. John’s got eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on Saturday with an upset 75-66 loss to No. 10 seed …

A St Johns player celebrates like a sniper on the bench

St. John’s player had the craziest bench celebration you will ever see

The first round of the NCAA Tournament has already featured a number of exciting moments, but there may have been nothing crazier than one of the bench celebrations we saw from a St. John’s player. As many expected, 2-seed St. John’s …

Rick Pitino in a suit

Rick Pitino goes viral over his epic halftime speech for St. John’s

There are many reasons why Rick Pitino is in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Giving some of the most rousing halftime speeches is definitely on the list. The St. John’s men’s basketball coach is the subject of a new Vice TV show …

Rick Pitino in a suit

Rick Pitino apologizes for brutal comments about his St. John’s team

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino apologized on Wednesday after some brutally harsh comments about his team went viral over the weekend. After the Red Storm blew a 19-point lead to Seton Hall in a loss on Sunday, Pitino said this season has been …

Rick Pitino in a suit

Rick Pitino gets profane in comments about moral victories

Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm team put together a valiant performance Saturday in a 66-65 road loss to Creighton. It meant the Red Storm came one basket away from toppling a top 25 team on the road, but if you think Pitino is taking …

Rick Pitino in a suit

Rick Pitino lands major recruit at St. John’s

Rick Pitino is moving quickly to establish St. John’s nationally once again, and he took a step in that direction Monday by landing a major recruit. Top 50 recruit Simeon Wilcher committed to the Red Storm on Monday, according to Jeff Borzello …

Rick Pitino motions with his hand

Rick Pitino makes decision on head coaching future

Rick Pitino is heading back to the big time. Pitino has agreed to become the new head coach at St. John’s, according to multiple reports. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Pete Thamel reported Monday that Pitino will get a six-year contract …

Rick Pitino motions with his hand

Rick Pitino reportedly deciding between 2 head coach options

Rick Pitino’s coaching future is up in the air, and a new report suggests he is deciding between two options. Pitino has been strongly linked with the vacant head coach job at St. John’s and is deciding between that position and staying …

Rick Pitino motions with his hand

Report: Rick Pitino lands Big East job

Legendary college basketball coach Rick Pitino is headed back home as a deal with a Big East team nears completion.

Report: Mike Anderson is favorite to get St John’s job

Plenty of buzz picked up on Thursday evening suggesting that Mike Anderson was the new favorite for the St John’s men’s basketball head coaching job. The Red Storm is looking for a new head coach after parting ways with Chris Mullin …

Porter Moser turns down St John’s job offer

The St John’s head coaching search will continue. The Red Storm offered their men’s basketball head coaching position to Porter Moser after meeting with him on Monday, but he has turned them down, according to ESPN’s Adrian …

Porter Moser

Report: Porter Moser offered St John’s head coaching job

Porter Moser’s interview with St John’s on Monday apparently went well. Moser has been offered the Red Storm head coaching job, according to The Athletic’s Andrew Slater. Multiple sources say #Loyola HC Porter Moser @PorterMoser has …

Chris Mullin

St. John’s athletic director refutes talk of Chris Mullin losing job

Amid talk of a potential coaching change, St. John’s athletic director Mike Cragg denied that Chris Mullin was in danger of losing his job. In a statement released Saturday, Cragg affirmatively stated that Mullin is the head coach of the Red …

Chris Mullin

Georgetown, St. John’s get into fight (video)

Things got heated during the Big East tournament game between Georgetown and St. John’s on Wednesday night. The two sides got into a fight in the second half after LJ Peak went up for a layup and didn’t like the way he was fouled by St. …

Rutgers Screwed by Referees at End of St. John’s Game (Video)

The screw job was in at the end of the Rutgers-St. John’s Big East tournament game Wednesday afternoon in Madison Square Garden. That video via Mock Session shows how awful the officiating was at the end of the game. Not only did the player …

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