After weeks of speculation and rumors, the Red Storm have their next head coach of the men’s basketball program: Rick Pitino.
St. John’s will name Rick Pitino the 22nd head coach in men’s basketball program history tomorrow at Madison Square Garden. The Hall of Fame coach visited campus yesterday, and he and the St. John’s decision-makers got the deal done quickly, it seems.
The deal is expected to be a 6-year deal, according to the NY Post’s Zach Braziller. Pitino finished the season at Iona with a loss to Connecticut this Friday in the NCAA Tournament with a 27-8 record.