710 (711-290) winning percentage across 35 seasons. “There’s certain players that are going to fit in with me, certain players that won’t fit in,” said Pitino, a two-time national champion who has coached in seven Final Fours and owns a lifetime. Pitino didn’t receive positive reviews on many of the players. The only other player he guaranteed to return is little-used forward Drissa Traore. He plans to bring in up to eight new players, which means several current players leaving. John’s hired a coach - not a humanitarian - in Rick Pitino Rick Pitino shakes hands at his introductory press conference on Tuesday. It’s been a long time since that was the case. John’s is going to be back, I guarantee that.” Has it fallen on tough times? Yes, it has, but now we’re ready to fall on great times. John’s is one of the legendary names in college basketball. “It’s not going to be difficult,” Pitino said, though the Queens school certainly has made it seem like it for two decades. The Hall of Fame coach hit all the right notes in his introductory press conference at the Garden on Tuesday and gave this beaten-down fanbase reasons to believe that he will make the Johnnies a consistent winner even in his 70s. John’s back to national relevance and restore pride in this program that has been stuck in the college basketball wilderness for more than two decades. He was honest.Ībove all else, though, Rick Pitino was confident bordering on cocky - certain he will lead St. John’s down to three returning players as another players enters portal The ‘Me season,’ Bronny James just some of college hoops’ offseason storylines John’s to host Rick Pitino’s former Iona backcourt on official visit John’s entire recruiting class headed elsewhere after star recruit’s decision
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