Richard Pitino, son of St. John's Rick Pitino, hired as Xavier coach
'Xavier is one of the great brands in all of college basketball,' Richard Pitino said in a statement. 'It has always been a dream of mine to coach in the Big East. The Cintas Center is going to be rocking. I can't wait to get to work.'
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This will be Richard Pitino's fourth head coaching job. He was at Florida International in 2012-13 before spending eight seasons at Minnesota.
The move means father and son will coach against each other at least twice every season in the Big East. They have faced each other several times before, including this season when St. John's beat New Mexico at Madison Square Garden in November.
Rick Pitino was the 2024-25 Big East Coach of the Year after the 72-year-old Hall of Famer guided the Johnnies to their first outright regular-season conference championship in 40 years.
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