Rick Pitino removed the Big East Player of the Year, who was 3-for-17 shooting, from the loss with 4:56 left and never ...

Saturday’s second-round game of the men’s NCAA tournament was a matchup of two coaching legends, with Rick Pitino’s St. John’s squad going up against John Calipari’s Arkansas. While the play on the ...

A native son who’s synonymous with both the city and the game has reclaimed attention in a city that doesn’t offer it easily.

In the span of one week last February, Rick Pitino called his debut season at St. John ... 17th in steals per game and 10th ...

Calipari and Pitino have faced each other 23 times as college coaches and the former leads that series, 13-10.

In the span of one week last February, Rick Pitino called his debut season ... This aggressive defense, long a Pitino hallmark, has helped bolster an offense that averaged 78.2 points per game ...

Rick Pitino coached his first game at Hawaii in ... Another lauded Pitino’s four-corner offense and the team’s improving defense, but one fan hoped Hawaii would swap Pitino for John Wooden.

“Rick did a great job with his team all year ... point edge before the Johnnies cut it to 62-60 with 6:11 to play. But Pitino ...

We changed our defense in the second half ... final five minutes of St. John's upset loss to Arkansas in the NCAA tournament.

Rick Pitino and John Calipari Share a Mutual Respect ... Pitino's Red Storm (31-4) have the No. 1 defense in the country and ...

Rick Pitino wasn’t interested in hyping up his ... That duo poses a test for the Johnnies, who own Division I’s most efficient defense but whose tallest starter, Zuby Ejiofor, is 6-9.