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Rick Pitino

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Reed Bailey Signs With St. John's to Join Rick Pitino

He arrives to address St. John's frontcourt hole left by NBA departures after a court ruling restored his fifth year of eligibility.

Undrafted Ozyiah Sellers Seeks Knicks Roster Spot With Strong Summer League Showing

Donnie Freeman to Miss 2026–27 After Torn Achilles

NCAA Expands March Madness to 76 Teams Starting in 2027

St. John’s Guard Dylan Darling Commits to Grand Canyon After Portal Entry

Duke Ends St. John’s Sweet 16 Run After Darling’s Late Miss

St. John's Blasts UConn 72-52 to Win Big East Title as Pitino Earns 16th Conference Crown

St. John’s Star Zuby Ejiofor Wins Big East Defensive Player of the Year After Unanimous All-Big East Selection

St. John’s Rallies Past Georgetown on Senior Night to Pull Even Atop Big East

Rick Pitino Breaks Out White Suit for St. John’s White-Out at Madison Square Garden

St. John’s Surge Under Pitino Meets Fresh Doubts About March Staying Power

St. John's Rallies From 15 Down to Top Seton Hall at MSG as Pitino Earns Win No. 899

Pitino Faults Recruiting After St. John’s 78–66 Loss to Kentucky, Labels Team ‘Decent’

Pitino vs. Pope: Kentucky Faces No. 22 St. John’s in CBS Sports Classic

St. John’s Thumps Iona 91–64 After Pitino Elevates Ian Jackson to Point Guard

No. 5 St. John’s Blasts Quinnipiac 108–74 in Opener, Setting Up Early Test Against No. 15 Alabama

Pitino Declares Traditional Point Guard Obsolete with New Positionless Offense