Pitino said the key to winning in college basketball now is finding success in the transfer portal. The legendary coach said he has zero interest in recruiting high school talent.

Count Rick Pitino in the majority. The St. John’s coach looks at the 2025 NBA Draft and sees a few players who could be high-impact players in the pros either next season or a short time from ...

As much as some of his colleagues might not be a fan of the NIL era, St. John's coach Rick Pitino is taking a more pragmatic ...

When Rick Pitino made the move to St. The post Rick Pitino Is Feeling the Pain as Walter Clayton Jr. Leads Florida Into the Final Four Defying His High School Status appeared first on ...

Rick Pitino says he would turn down a five-star high school player for the 2025 recruiting cycle because he wants to focus on adding transfers to replace his graduating players. “I probably ...

College basketball fans had mixed reactions to St. John's coach Rick Pitino's critical take on high school recruitment.

NEW YORK -- St. John’s coach Rick Pitino made a blunt announcement about recruiting on Sunday that summed up the current state of college athletics in the NIL/transfer portal era. After the No ...

How Rick Pitino resurrected St. John's basketball — and his own career St. John's Rick Pitino coaches against Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Rick Pitino is known by many for his history as one of the most successful college basketball coaches of all time. However, the NIL era has been a challenge for him and the St.

Rick Pitino called his shot in 2019, said he 'would bring St. John's to the elite level' of Lou Carnesecca era Pitino is fulfilling a claim he made years before he ever got the St. John's job ...

St. John's HC Rick Pitino said that "complaining [about NIL] is of no value" and discussed his recruiting tactics on "The Herd." ...