Rick Pitino prepared St. John’s for underdog Omaha by showing players his biggest upset loss in NCAA Tournament
Rick Pitino knows what it’s like to be on the losing end of an all-time opening-round upset. In 2011, Pitino was the head coach of the No. 4 Louisville team that suffered a 62-61 stunner to No. 13 Morehead State in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 64.
Rick Pitino says St. John’s players can become part of ‘basketball history’ during NCAA Tournament
The Omaha coaches and players, in turn, know what they’re up against in a St. John’s team won the school’s first Big East regular-season title since 1985 and first Big East Tournament title since 2000. Pitino, meantime, is taking his sixth different program to the NCAA Tournament.
The coaches are the story at this NCAA tournament site, and it’s too good to ignore.
Pitino coached his first NCAA Tournament game with Boston University in 1983, a loss as a No. 12 seed in the preliminary round of the then-52-team tournament. He did not lose again in the first round ...
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Rick Pitino struck a reflective tone as he prepares his second-seeded St. John's team to face No. 15 Omaha in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament Thursday.
When Richard Pitino saw “No. 10 New Mexico” pop up on the screen right below “No. 7 Marquette” during Sunday’s Selection Show ...
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