Rick Pitino is BACK in the Big Apple! Hall of Famer and former Knicks coach ‘accepts a six-year deal to coach St. John’s’ after reviving his career at Iona after a scandal-plagued tenure at the University of Louisville
Rick Pitino is back in the Big Apple.
More than 34 years after coaching the New York Knicks, the 70-year-old Hall of Famer has reportedly reached a deal to coach St. John’s University in Queens, a former Big East powerhouse that has stuck around. inactive in recent years.
ESPN reports that it is a six-year contract for Pitino, although financial terms have not been disclosed.
Pitino has been training in Iona in nearby New Rochelle, New York since 2020. He brought the Gaels back to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons this year before suffering a first-round loss to Connecticut.
More than 34 years after coaching the New York Knicks, the 70-year-old Hall of Famer has reportedly reached a deal to coach St. John’s University in Queens, a former Big East powerhouse that has been dormant. in recent years.
