Rick Pitino has put St. John’s basketball again on the map. Now the 2 sides are renewing their dedication to 1 one other.
In line with a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday, Pitino has agreed to a reworked contract with the college that features an extra yr (by means of 2029-30) and a elevate that may make him the second-highest paid coach within the Large East.
Rick Pitino will get well-earned elevate with St. John’s
St. John’s resolution to rent Pitino has been one of the vital important teaching hires in current school basketball historical past and has paid off with fast outcomes. He has received at the least 20 video games in every of his first three years with this system, whereas additionally taking it to consecutive NCAA tournaments.
However even that’s underselling what he has completed up to now.
St. John’s has received consecutive Large East regular-season championships and consecutive Large East event championships, and has reached its first Candy 16 because the 1998-99 season.
