There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season. Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an ...

There will be a father and son in the Big East, and they're both named Pitino! Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach and Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, is leaving New Mexico to take the same ...

Richard Pitino understands the comparisons to his father, but says, “I also feel I've earned the right for people to start to talk about my career a little bit." Katie Stratman / Imagn Images ...