The Xavier Musketeers got their new head basketball coach Tuesday night by hiring New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino to lead the program, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Pitino, the son of ...

"You would think it's Sunday at The Masters when we play." But Rick Pitino, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, had always encouraged his son to stay at New Mexico over the last ...

New Mexico won the Mountain West tournament in 2024 and were ... "His success as an assistant stood out, especially his time working for his father Rick Pitino, at Louisville and Billy Donovan at ...

New Mexico had another successful college basketball season under the leadership of head coach Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach Rick Pitino. He led No. 10 seed New Mexico to the ...

Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino, will coach in the Big East Conference ... He's been a head coach at Florida International, Minnesota and New Mexico. At 42 years ...

Pitino, the 42-year-old son of St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, led New Mexico to a 27-8 record, and a Mountain West regular-season title with a record of 17-3. The Lobos won their first-round ...

Richard Pitino said he needed the right situation to come along for him to leave New Mexico. He ended up getting one in an unlikely spot.

Rick Pitino. "We want disruption. We want you extremely uncomfortable," Pitino said. New Mexico was No. 23 in defensive ...

Rick Pitino is thrilled for his son ... “I didn’t mind it with New Mexico coming into the Garden one time. But I don’t like competing against my son.” Last week, Richard was hired as ...

On Tuesday New Mexico coach Richard Pitino, son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, agreed to a six-year contract to coach the Musketeers, adding yet another layer of intrigue to Big East basketball.

New Mexico transfer forward Filip Borovicanin committed to Xavier Tuesday, according to Joe Tipton of On3 Sports. More: 'It just fits you.' Why Rick Pitino encouraged his son to become Xavier's next ...