The Associated Press men's national college basketball coach of the year plaque is the strangest award in the game.

After tragically losing his mentor, Skip Prosser, the Cardinals coach nearly walked away from the game but found renewed gratitude somewhere that values it.

Last month, legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski called for the Big East and ACC to effectively merge and create a new “mega” ...

For the first time in a quarter-century, St. John’s has cracked the top 10 in the AP poll. The Rick Pitino -led Red Storm ...

Alabama (3, 20-3): The Tide, which won at Arkansas, were my preseason No. 1 and can make a claim to the top spot after losses by Auburn and Duke. Florida (15, 20-3): The Gators pulled off the best win ...

St. John's head coach Rick Pitino had a hilarious response when asked about his team's 12-1 conference record after beating UConn.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The brother of the late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was sentenced Friday to 18 ...

Traditionally speaking, Fridays rarely mattered in college basketball's regular season once college football concluded ...

Rick Pitino has always embodied the essence of New York basketball. Born in New York City 72 years ago, he has spent decades shaping the sport—from his early days as an assistant coach at Syracuse to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Pitino joked that senior guard Kadary Richmond was like a fine wine. “He keeps getting better with age,” Pitino quipped. “And he’s 35.” Even if he was 35 and not ...

At 72 years old, Pitino’s contemporaries are pretty much gone from college basketball. Jim Boeheim talks on television. Mike ...

On Saturday night, John Calipari will walk into Rupp Arena to coach a basketball game. For 15 years, it was simply a routine, a comfortably familiar stroll inside the building where the longtime ...