A few decades ago, Richard Pitino and Phil Martelli Jr. were where Jack Pitino and Philip Martelli were on Thursday, sitting quietly to the side watching their fathers go to work during the most ...

Jaden Akins scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer that put Michigan State ahead to stay, and coach Tom Izzo took the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time with a 71-63 victory over New Mexico ...

FOLLOW THE MADNESS: NCAA men's tournament ... three seasons (they haven't been back since). Pitino went just 29-31 combined ...

Rick Pitino is hoping his son can accomplish something he couldn’t this year — get his team to the second weekend of the NCAA ...

Even though their teams haven't faced each other in four years, the admiration between Michigan State's Tom Izzo and New ...

“We would sit around as a staff, like most staffs do, and we would talk about a million different things that had nothing to ...

Things just keep going up for the Pitinos. Following New Mexico’s upset victory over Marquette, the Pitinos became the first father-son duo to each win an NCAA Tournament game in the same year. The No ...

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino and his son Richard Pitino made March Madness history by becoming the first father-son head coaching duo to win an NCAA Tournament game in the same year with ...

Yes, St. John's coach Rick Pitino and New Mexico coach Richard Pitino are related, as Rick Pitino is Richard Pitino's father, if it wasn't obvious by the coaching chops and similar names. Rick Pitino ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Richard Pitino looked to his right and didn't hesitate to put his son Jack on the spot. The New Mexico coach wondered aloud ahead of the 10th-seeded Lobos' first-round meeting ...