By ADAM ZAGORIA Rick Pitino enjoyed homecoming weekend at Kentucky, but doesn’t foresee a reconciliation with the other school he coached in the state. Pitino, now the St. John’s coach, was fired by Louisville in 2017 after multiple scandals, but was essentially exonerated in the pay-for-play scheme by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) in … [Read more...] about Rick Pitino on a potential reconciliation with Louisville: ‘I don’t think it’s going to happen.’
Rick Pitino attends Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness: ‘I want to come back to Camelot one more time’
By ADAM ZAGORIA Rick Pitino returned to Camelot one more time. The St. John’s coach and Naismith Hall of Famer attended Kentucky’s “Big Blue Madness” Friday night along with the living members of Kentucky’s eight national championship teams. The 1996 team, coached by Pitino, featured current Wildcats coach Mark Pope. Pitino was appearing at Rupp Arena for the first … [Read more...] about Rick Pitino attends Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness: ‘I want to come back to Camelot one more time’
St. John’s and Kentucky could potentially meet at Arthur Ashe Stadium, but MSG more likely
By ADAM ZAGORIA After taking over as the head coach at St. John’s a year ago, Rick Pitino said his team was in discussions to face Duke at Arthur Ashe Stadium — the largest tennis stadium in the world and the site of the U.S. Open’s biggest matches. The idea was for that game to have taken place this season when it would have featured Duke freshman star Cooper Flagg, the … [Read more...] about St. John’s and Kentucky could potentially meet at Arthur Ashe Stadium, but MSG more likely
Four-star guard Acaden Lewis visits Duke, sets Kentucky visit
By ADAM ZAGORIA & SAM LANCE Class of 2025 four-star guard Acaden Lewis visited Duke this past weekend for “Countdown to Craziness” and will next visit Kentucky Friday for “Big Blue Madness,” he told ZAGSBLOG. Lewis — the 6-foot-3, 170-pound guard from Sidwell Friends School (DC) and the Team Durant Nike EYBL AAU program — visited Duke along with fellow elite recruits … [Read more...] about Four-star guard Acaden Lewis visits Duke, sets Kentucky visit
Rick Pitino to attend Vanderbilt-Kentucky football game
By ADAM ZAGORIA Rick Pitino’s basketball season hasn’t begun yet, so he’s making a cameo on the football sidelines. The Naismith Hall of Fame coach, now in his second season at St. John’s, will be on the sidelines for Saturday’s SEC clash between Vanderbilt and Kentucky, he told ZAGSBLOG before later Tweeting it. Vanderbilt, of course, is coming off a monumental home … [Read more...] about Rick Pitino to attend Vanderbilt-Kentucky football game