St. John's head coach Rick Pitino yells during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wagner Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in New York. St. John's won 66-45.

St. John’s Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino speaks with the media before a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Bronx, NY. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST ...

New Mexico Head coach Richard Pitino celebrates his team's Mountain West title after beating UNLV in an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Albuquerque, N.M.

But Pitino did stump for one of his former Knick players, suggesting they hire Mark Jackson in the Garden. ... Michael Malone (who won the 2023 NBA title with Denver), ...

When asked about Pitino's endorsement, Jackson did not indicate whether he has interest in the Knicks job, instead saying that his former coach has "great taste." Pitino coached Jackson during the ...

To the surprise of no one, St. John’s made the move it had to make on Friday by parting ways with Mike Anderson after four underwhelming seasons. The obvious next step is to hire Rick Pitino … ...

Rick Pitino and his St. John’s team get ready for a pretty wonderful basketball moment on Sunday, at Madison Square Garden, against UConn, and he has now merged his own comeback story with the ...

Pitino has St. John’s off to its best start, at 17-3 overall, since the 1998-99 season. The Johnnies, who defeated Xavier 79-71 in overtime on Wednesday night are all alone atop the Big East ...

Dante Jackson, a guard for the Musketeers from 2007-2011 who was originally hired as part of Travis Steele's staff in 2018, will be retained by Pitino, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein.