So Rick Pitino went to his full-court press. Over the remaining 31:38 ... into a game with a mindset of how you’re going to play defense, and it totally changes,” Pitino said after the ...

St. John's head coach Rick Pitino took a little break from the recruiting trail to watch some of the New York Knicks' playoff ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder has produced one of the more lethal defenses we’ve seen in modern NBA history. OKC’s ability to ...

St. John's coach Rick Pitino has made a name in college basketball for his aggressive style of defense that effectively mixes full-court press and "match-up" zone to a dreaded combo. His strategy ...

With touted transfers including Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins and Joson Sanon signed on to play for coach Rick Pitino this fall ... we’ve just got to match the defense we played last year.” ...

When Rick Pitino resigned from his position as head ... He made us work extremely hard on defense and we had to sacrifice a lot. But he gave us freedom on offense, and I think that's what guys ...

Eight years after scandals ended Rick Pitino’s tenure ... fourth 30-win season in 118 years, Pitino last week took a victory lap. “I said it at the press conference, we would be back ...

who play a truly special brand of defense. In the end, however, it was their offense that sunk the ship. And after the game, Pitino was not looking to answer hard questions. Rick Pitino refuses to ...

In the span of one week last February, Rick Pitino ... in shooting, defense, rebounding and general athletic ability. “Outside of that, we’re pretty good,” Pitino said.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Julius Randle actually compared the Oklahoma City Thunder's high-pressure defense to that of Rick Pitino's during ... and they used to press and trap and all those ...