Rick Pitino, NIL and St. John's Red Storm

Rick Pitino downplays NIL's role in St. John's success
After St. John's won the Big East Tournament for the first time in 25 years Saturday, Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino implied the school didn't buy its conference championship.
Rick Pitino Rejects That St. John’s Success Was Built By NIL Money Despite Huge Financial Budget
Rick Pitino brought a Big East title to St. John's for the first time since 2000 in just his second year as the college basketball coach in Queens. He did
St. John’s title team wasn’t ‘built by NIL money’: Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino wanted to set the record straight: St. John’s isn’t the product of a high Name, Image & Likeness payroll.
Rick Pitino says two St. John’s stars are ‘under-paid’ on team’s NIL budget
Except now, paying players is completely legal under NIL rules, and Pitino even says some of the stars of his current St. John’s team -- Zuby Ejiofor and Big East Tournament MOP RJ Luis -- are “under-paid” in today’s NIL market.
$4 Million Did No Good to Rick Pitino as St.John’s NIL Strategy Suffers Major Embarrassment
Madness is almost here and all of them have put the pedal on the gas, and in the meantime, Rick Pitino and his St John's Red Storm have more to cherish. The post $4 Million Did No Good to Rick Pitino as St.
Inside $4M NIL investment and Rick Pitino magic that sparked St. John’s revival
St. John’s started late in Rick Pitino’s first season. It had almost an entirely new roster to fill and was like a runner who was laps behind.
With Rick Pitino at the helm, possibilities for St. John's seem endless
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?
Why Rick Pitino is ‘proud’ to bring St. John’s first Big East title in 25 years
The Rick Pitino effect at St. John’s is REAL. And for the first time since 2000, the Johnnies are Big East Tournament Champions. Almost two years to the day since he held his introductory press conference at Madison Square Garden as the 22nd head coach in St.
RIck Pitino helps St. John’s to finally pen new, historic chapter
Lou Carnesecca, Chris Mullin, Walter Berry, Mark Jackson, Malik Sealy, and now Rick Pitino. Those are the names you think of when you hear St. John’s basketball. The St. John’s Red Storm cut down the nets and bathed in confetti after snapping the 25-year drought since the last time the program won a Big
Rick Pitino and the new kings of New York
A native son who’s synonymous with both the city and the game has reclaimed attention in a city that doesn’t offer it easily.
Billionaire St. John’s donor on Rick Pitino: ‘You’re watching Picasso paint’
Richard Pitino, Rick’s son and the coach at New Mexico, has compared his father to John Wooden and Mike Krzyzewski, while ...
Is there a new giant in college basketball with the resurrection of St. John's?
However, it appears Pitino will not have to worry about the finance side of recruiting. BodyArmor founder and St. John's alum, Mike Repole, says the program has his hel in whatever it takes to keep ...
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“I wish Michael Jordan would do this with UNC”: Hoops fans react as St. John’s $1 billion worth alum gives big boost to Rick Pitino and co.
Rick Pitino and St. John’s received a major show of support as St. John’s billionaire alum and BodyArmor founder Mike Repole ...
St. John’s wins first Big East Tournament in 25 years behind second-half surge vs. Creighton
St. John’s will find out its seed and its opponent to begin the Big Dance. It will be the Red Storm’s first NCAA Tournament ...