There will be a father and son in the Big East, and they're both named Pitino! Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach and Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, is leaving New Mexico to take the same ...

There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season. Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an ...

Richard Pitino understands the comparisons to his father, but says, “I also feel I've earned the right for people to start to talk about my career a little bit." Katie Stratman / Imagn Images ...

Men's basketball coach Richard Pitino will be leaving the University of New Mexico and has accepted the head coaching position at Xavier University in the Big East, the Journal confirmed on Tuesday ...

New Xavier head coach Richard Pitino will make his Crosstown Shootout debut on December 5. Historically, first-year Xavier head coaches have a 6-10 record in their first game against rival Cincinnati.

Reigning Big East champion St. John's is off to a 4-3 start while playing one of the hardest schedules in the nation. The No. 15 Red Storm went 1-2 prior to Thanksgiving in the Players Era Festival in ...