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New York Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
St. John's gets verbal commitment from Swedish guard Casper Pohto
Access the St. John's beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Zach Braziller about the inside buzz on St. John's. TRY IT NOW Rick Pitino and St. John's continued to add to next year's already formidable roster on Saturday. The Red Storm landed a verbal commitment from Swedish guard Casper Pohto, he told The Post. The 6-foot-4 combo guard came to America at the age of 16 and spent this past season playing for Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas. He also played in high school at local powerhouse St. Benedict's Prep in Newark.
New York Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Rick Pitino shuts down Knicks coaching job speculation: ‘Absolutely not'
St. John's head coach Rick Pitino made it clear he has no interest in returning to the NBA sidelines to coach the New York Knicks. 'Absolutely not,' Pitino said during Wednesday's Yankees-Guardians broadcast when asked about the Knicks' coaching vacancy. 'I think whoever comes in, if he doesn't get to the finals, it's going to be deemed an unsuccessful season,' said Pitino, who is a native of New York City. 'So, whoever comes in has got so much pressure on them to take this team to the next level.' Advertisement The Knicks fired coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, just days after the team's first trip to the Eastern Conference finals in 25 years. Thibodeau posted a 226-174 record over five seasons, including a 51-31 mark this year. He went 24-23 in the playoffs with New York. Pitino, 72, previously led the Knicks from 1987 to 1989, compiling a 90-74 record and making two playoff appearances. He just capped a stellar season at St. John's, guiding the Red Storm to a 31-5 record, their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2019, and their first Big East title since 2000. He also earned both national and Big East Coach of the Year honors. Though his name surfaced in speculation, Pitino was never considered a serious candidate for the Knicks job. His focus remains on St. John's, which is expected to be a Big East favorite and likely begin the 2025-26 season ranked in the top five nationally.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rick Pitino, St. John's Receive Head-Turning 2025-26 Prediction
The St. John's Red Storm and head coach Rick Pitino made waves during the 2024-25 college basketball season. Looking ahead to the future, St. John's appears to be a team to watch as a potential national championship contender. Last season, Pitino led the Red Storm to an impressive 31-5 record. He took them on a run to the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement As a No. 2 seed in the tournament, St. John's started off with a first round win over Omaha. Following the big win, Pitino and company came up short against John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks. That loss ended their season. Looking ahead to the 2025-26 college basketball season, the Red Storm are receiving a lot of hype. A new ranking has been released that shows the hype clearly. In a column on FanDuel, Jon Rothstein reveled his early rankings. He has Pitino's team coming in at No. 3 on the list. Pitino did have some key losses throughout the offseason. RJ Luis was the biggest loss, while other players left as well. Those other players are Kadary Richmond, Deivon Smith, Aaron Scott, and Simeon Wilcher. Advertisement To replace the talent that left the program, St. John's brought in players as well. Joson Sanon, Bryce Hopkins, Oziyah Sellers, Ian Jackson, Dillon Mitchell, Imran Suljanovic, Dylan Darling, Handje Tamba, and Kelvin Odih have all joined the team and will look to take the Red Storm to the next level. St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick PitinoEric Canha-Imagn Images With Pitino leading the way, St. John's will always have a chance. He is a living legend in the college basketball world. Throughout his career leading up to this point, Pitino has compiled a 761-308 record. Despite going through some major issues off the court, Pitino has landed on his feet and is building something very special. Related: Rick Pitino's Son Makes Head-Turning Admission About Father's Legendary Coaching Career Related: NBA Exec Turns Heads With Major Prediction for Duke's Kon Knueppel
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rick Pitino's Son Makes Head-Turning Admission About Father's Legendary Coaching Career
Rick Pitino and the St. John's Red Storm put together an impressive all-around 2024-25 college basketball season. However, it did not end how they had hoped. Throughout the course of the year, St. John's compiled a 31-5 record. In the NCAA Tournament, they earned a No. 2 seed and knocked off Omaha in the first round by a final score of 83-53. Advertisement After that win, a matchup with John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks awaited, which the Red Storm lost 75-66. That loss ended the St. John's season. Despite the loss, Pitino has the Red Storm on the right track. He is one of the best head coaches of all-time and will give St. John's a chance to win at a high level as long as he's in town. St. John's Red Storm head basketball coach Rick Pitino.© Brad Penner-Imagn Images Recently, Richard Pitino, the son of the coaching legend, spoke out about his father. He opened up about the success that Pitino has had throughout his career and the coaching tree that he has created. 'He puts the effort into molding us,' Richard said. 'Some coaches just hire assistant coaches and say, 'Hey, get me players. You're not a coach, you're a recruiter.' My dad is not that way. Anybody that works for my dad and his program, you are gonna be driven to succeed just as much as the best player. He's gonna be invested in you as a future leader.' Among coaches who have come from Pitino's coaching tree are Billy Donovan, Tubby Smith, Mick Cronin, and Kevin Keatts. Advertisement To this point in his career, Pitino has amassed a 761-308 record. That is good enough for a 71.2% win rate. During the upcoming 2025-26 college basketball season, the two Pitino's will likely face each other. St. John's and Xavier are both in the Big East. Richard Pitino became the head coach of the Musketeers this offseason. Related: Duke's Kon Knueppel Receives Major Prediction Before NBA Draft Related: Dan Hurley's Latest Recruiting Move Has UConn Fans Buzzing
NBC Sports
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC Sports
U-S-A! U-S-A! Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley enjoying patriotism, spoils and tough calls
FLOURTOWN, Pa. — Keegan Bradley is slowly warming up to the All-American soundtrack of 'U-S-A! U-S-A!' chants that follow him around the course ever since he was appointed U.S. Ryder Cup captain. The real surprise, though, is the patriotic reception and thanks for his service he receives each week at gas stations, restaurants, almost any time the 38-year-old Vermont player goes out in public. 'People buying me dinner and desserts and drinks,' said Bradley, who has topped $49 million in career earnings. 'I didn't expect that. It's been a bonus.' Bradley heard it all this weekend at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, from fans yelling 'Cap! Cap!' to the standard calls of 'U-S-A!' His fan club would grow a bit in the Northeast anyway, where Bradley — the 2011 PGA Champion — also made his name as a standout golfer from 2006-10 at St. John's. Bradley posted social media photos in March of him wearing a 'C' on a No. 25 St. John's jersey , and even took his young son to Rhode Island for the NCAA Tournament. The Red Storm lost to Arkansas in Providence, but the Bradley boys had a blast. 'Over 20 years of not much to really cheer for,' Bradley said. 'So to have a team that was legit, not just sneaky good, this like, wow, this team is really good. That was a first for me.' So is running the show for Team USA. Bradley, who has played on only two Ryder Cup teams and never was an assistant captain, was chosen last July after Tiger Woods could not accept the role to lead the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black in New York. He held a dinner for prospective Ryder Cup members — yes, even LIV players — on Tuesday at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club with most of the top PGA players in town for the Truist Championship. While there had been informal gatherings over the last 10 months, Keegan had his first organized meeting with players, caddies, wives, to start really discussing the Ryder Cup. 'We've been talking to the boys for over a year now,' Bradley said. 'This was fun to get everyone together under one roof. We called it a dinner but it was really sort of a get-together..' He will be given six captain's picks to round out his 12-man team. Bradley last played in the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland in 2014, when Tom Watson benched him and Phil Mickelson for both Saturday sessions in another European victory. Bradley made his Ryder Cup debut in Medinah in 2012, teaming with Mickelson to go 3-0 before losing to Rory McIlroy in singles in what turned out to be a European victory, the largest comeback by a visiting team. Bradley has seven PGA Tour victories, the last at the 2024 BMW Championship . At age 38, he will be the youngest American captain since Arnold Palmer was a playing captain in 1963 at East Lake. Bradley hoped he would serve as a playing captain, but noted, 'I've got to play better than what I'm doing right now.' He sunk a 23-foot birdie putt on No. 6 and a 31-foot birdie putt on No. 3 to finish Saturday with a 2-under-68. He was at 6-under 234 and out of real contention headed into Sunday's final round on the Wissahickon Course. 'I grew up courses that looked like this,' he said. 'I didn't get to play courses this nice. But big courses, rough everywhere. I just looked really forward to playing this style of golf.' While most players heaped praise on the course — McIlroy noted it was ' probably 500 or 600 yards too short ,' — Bradley mostly enjoyed his rounds at the Cricket Club. He really enjoyed golfing in the Northeast. Bradley is pumped that, by PGA and Pennsylvania standards, there will be a surge of tournaments in the state over the next five years. The 2026 PGA Championship will be held at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square and the 2030 U.S. Open is at Merion Golf Club. He has a soft spot for Aronimink. Bradley topped Justin Rose with a par on the first playoff hole to win the BMW Championship at the course in 2018 for what was his first PGA Tour victory in six years. 'I think if you to talk to every PGA Tour player, top to bottom, we wish we could play more in the Northeast,' Bradley said. 'We get a treat like this every couple of years, which is great.' It's even better when Bradley boasts a home-country advantage. 'Me and Rosie weren't enjoying it too much,' Ireland's Shane Lowry said with a laugh after his Friday pairing with Bradley and Rose. Spoken like a true American captain, Bradley made his pitch for more golf in the Philadelphia suburbs. 'I feel like, for America, this about as classic as it gets, courses like this,' Bradley said.
