Rick Pitino, NIL and St. John's

St. John’s title team wasn’t ‘built by NIL money’: Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino wanted to set the record straight: St. John’s isn’t the product of a high Name, Image & Likeness payroll.
Fans Are Convinced About One Thing After Rick Pitino's Big East Title Win
Pitino has a record of 884-310 after winning the Big East title. On top of that, he will now be taking his sixth program to the NCAA Tournament, which is the most all-time for a coach. Pitino has taken each of Boston University, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville, Iona and now St. John's to Big Dance.
Rick Pitino says two St.John’s stars are ‘under-paid’ on team’s NIL budget
That time Rick Pitino coached Texas Western in ‘Blue Chips’ ⁦ @StJohnsBBall ⁩ pic.twitter.com/YGCfIfIXto Fast forward 31 years from that 1994 film and Nolte is 84 and out of acting while Pitino, 72, is still winning championships and still leading his teams to the NCAA Tournament.
Rick Pitino has St. John’s fans believing they’re the March Madness ‘team to beat’
A white “Welcome Home St. John’s CHAMPIONS” banner proudly greeted entrants. Thirty-nine years after the legendary Lou Carnesecca-Chris Mullin Final Four team, 2 ¹/₂ decades after the last Big East Conference Tournament championship team,
Why Rick Pitino is ‘proud’ to bring St. John’s first Big East title in 25 years
The Rick Pitino effect at St. John’s is REAL. And for the first time since 2000, the Johnnies are Big East Tournament Champions. Almost two years to the day since he held his introductory press conference at Madison Square Garden as the 22nd head coach in St.
Rick Pitino downplays NIL's role in St. John's success
After St. John's won the Big East Tournament for the first time in 25 years Saturday, Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino implied the school didn't buy its conference championship.
RIck Pitino helps St. John’s to finally pen new, historic chapter
Lou Carnesecca, Chris Mullin, Walter Berry, Mark Jackson, Malik Sealy, and now Rick Pitino. Those are the names you think of when you hear St. John’s basketball. The St. John’s Red Storm cut down the nets and bathed in confetti after snapping the 25-year drought since the last time the program won a Big
Rick Pitino Rejects That St. John’s Success Was Built By NIL Money Despite Huge Financial Budget
Rick Pitino brought a Big East title to St. John's for the first time since 2000 in just his second year as the college basketball coach in Queens. He did
Rick Pitino and the new kings of New York
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.
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Rick Pitino’s epic halftime speech goes viral: ‘Learn how to f–king deal with it!’
St. John’s is having a dream season under Rick Pitino — and now it’s no question why his guys are playing so hard. In the first episode of Vice TV’s “Pitino: Red Storm Rising,” viewers ...
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How Rick Pitino resurrected St. John's basketball — and his own career
Seemingly, all eyes in the sold-out arena shifted in unison toward a tunnel as Rick Pitino, dressed right out of Wall Street, circa 1987, strode onto the court with his St. John’s basketball team.
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Rick Pitino breaks out the jokes with Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show’
This is Rick Pitino’s moment and he’s enjoying every bit of it. The 72-year-old Naismith Hall of Fame coach is making the media rounds in the wake of leading St. John’s to its first outright ...
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St. John’s clinches first outright Big East championship in 40 years with win over Seton Hall
It took only two seasons for head coach Rick Pitino to turn around a program that had not won an outright Big East championship since 1985 or even a share of the conference crown since 1992.
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Rick Pitino, St. John’s sing sea shanty during ‘The Tonight Show’ appearance
This year’s college basketball season has been full of surprises for fans of Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm, and Thursday night produced another one. During an episode of “The Tonight ...
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Rick Pitino predicted St. John’s ascension in 2019 while coaching in Greece
NEW YORK-- Rick Pitino called his St. John’s shot six years ago while coaching in Greece. St. John’s had just parted ways with coach Chris Mullin, who could not replicate his success as a ...
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Rick Pitino vs. Dan Hurley head-to-head record: Comparing St. John's, UConn coaches
It previously was published before Sunday's game on Feb. 23, 2025) Rick Pitino and Dan Hurley are two of the most fiery and emotional coaches on the sidelines in men's college basketball.