St. John's head basketball coach Rick Pitino didn't rise to the top of the Big East without serious strings being pulled ...

High school problem. Before NIL upended college sports, the high school recruit was a priority. Four and five-star prospects were treated like future franchise stars. Today, many ...

Of course, now name, image and likeness (NIL) payments and playing time are the pillars of recruiting, making college sports ...

In two seasons at St. John’s, Rick Pitino has catapulted a dormant program to the pinnacle of the Big East. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?

Rick Pitino built a roster good enough to dominate ... "I think there's a lot of misrepresentations about NIL," Pitino said after the Red Storm's Big East Tournament title win this month.

"Rick Pitino lost starting guard and Big East Player ... 83 in all of college athletics in terms of NIL Valuations at $1.3 million. In his lone year in Chapel Hill, Jackson played in 36 games ...

Acceptable deals, deemed "real NIL," can range from a national advertising campaign for, say USC women's basketball star JuJu ...

John’s. St. John's head coach Rick Pitino gestures towards campus minister for athletics Richard Rock.Brad Penner-Imagn Images With the game evolving rapidly through NIL and the transfer portal, ...

Below, The Post’s Zach Braziller will keep you up to date on the comings and goings of the transfer portal and NIL scene: April 16: Oziyah Sellers committed to St. John’s on Wednesday.

10 seed Arkansas Saturday and everybody can't help but savor what might be the last edition of Pitino vs. Calipari. Everyone except the two men involved, of course. IN DEPTH: Rick Pitino restores St.