Rick Pitino was announced as a co-winner of the Associated Press National Coach of the Year award, along with Auburn coach Bruce Pearl, on Friday. It is the first time Pitino has received the honor.

Rick Pitino on Turning St. John’s Into a Tourney Contender and Why Coaches Should Wear Suits. ... He felt it had helped him immensely, so he gave me free Brioni clothes for years while he was CEO.

Now in his second season at St. John’s, Rick Pitino led the sixth-ranked Red Storm to a 27-4 regular-season record, including 18-2 in conference play, and to the top seed in this week’s Big ...

UCLA coach Mick Cronin joked during a press conference last week that if he had Rick Pitino’s money, “I’d be on a private plane for Cabo right now.” Well, Rick Pitino has Rick Pitino’s ...