Mar 12, 2025 · St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino, left, poses with Big East Conference Commissioner Val Ackerman while holding the Big East Coach of the Year award during a news conference before the Big East basketball tournament Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mar 19, 2025 · St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino has been vocal about his vision for the Big East Conference, proposing a significant expansion to enhance its competitiveness and national standing.

Mar 12, 2025 · NEW YORK– After returning the No. 6/5 St. John's men's basketball team to national prominence with a historic 2024-25 regular season, Hall of Fame Head Coach Rick Pitino was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Mar 12, 2025 · Rick Pitino and RJ Luis were rewarded Wednesday for St. John's best season in decades, winning Big East Coach of the Year and Player of the Year, respectively.

Well, turns out they found their guy pretty quickly in Richard Pitino. And rightfully so! Pitino has coached 13 seasons as a head coach, finishing his New Mexico tenure with an 88-49 record ...

Mar 12, 2025 · St. John's University coach Rick Pitino was named Big East Coach of the Year for 2025 after he lead St. John's to the conference title in what his boss says is a "redemption story."

Mar 12, 2025 · Now in his second season at St. John’s, Pitino led the sixth-ranked Red Storm to a 27-4 regular-season record, including 18-2 in conference play, and to the top seed in this week’s Big East...

Mar 12, 2025 · Rick Pitino has won the Big East Tournament three times and owns multiple national coaching awards, but one distinction had eluded the St. John’s coach throughout his Hall of Fame career. He’d...

Mar 12, 2025 · Pitino won his first Big East Coach of the Year award on Wednesday and RJ Luis Jr. took Player of the Year honors after they propelled a resurgent St. John's program to its best regular...

Mar 12, 2025 · Rick Pitino won his first Big East Coach of the Year award Wednesday and RJ Luis Jr. took Player of the Year honors after they propelled a resurgent St. John’s program to its best regular season in almost four decades.