Although it was a rough shooting night for Pitino's team, he was able to let out a sigh of relief as St. John's held on to a 70-64 win despite a 17-for-31 performance on free thro ...

Inside the Johnnies locker room, though, Rick Pitino took the glass half-empty approach. “They think I’m going to jump up and down, say, ‘What a great win.’ It’s just the opposite,” he ...

Once upon a season, Rick Pitino saved Kentucky basketball from ruin, a reality shamefully ignored by Big Blue Nation for nearly 30 years before, at the behest of new coach Mark Pope, it put aside ...

St. John’s Coach Rick Pitino reached into his motivational playbook Tuesday night in Washington, with his team up 26 and already with enough points to win what became a 66-41 rout of Georgetown.

Rick Pitino has asked a favor of Big Blue Nation with John Calipari -- the former Kentucky coach now at Arkansas-- returning to Rupp Arena this weekend. His request: don't boo the coach who once ...

The Rick Pitino factor is in full effect. The Hall of Fame coach’s second season at St. John’s is off to a red-hot start, with his Red Storm now 18-3, including 9-1 in Big East play.

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino sent a somewhat surprising message to Kentucky fans on Thursday about the upcoming return of John Calipari to Lexington. Calipari, now head coach at Arkansas ...

WASHINGTON – Rick Pitino joked that senior guard Kadary Richmond was like a fine wine. “He keeps getting better with age,” Pitino quipped. “And he’s 35.” Recommended Videos Even if he ...

Rick Pitino has a goal for Simeon Wilcher the rest of the season: Attempt a minimum of six 3-point shots per game. A sophomore, part-time starter, Wilcher is averaging three triples per game and ...

Rick Pitino wants Kentucky to treat John Calipari like one of their own when he returns this week. Calipari will return to Rupp Arena for the first time since he left Kentucky to become the head ...

Pitino said his return to Rupp for the first time as a visiting coach in 2001 was "the toughest day of my coaching career at Louisville." He added, "the reception, it tore me apart." Pitino hopes ...