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."

Jim Calhoun sat in the front row in the MSG Theatre on Wednesday afternoon as his old foe, Rick Pitino, accepted his first Big East Coach of the Year Award. Pitino, 72, has only added to a career resume that rivals college basketball’s very best since he took the job at St.