The Torch · Mar 9, 2024
Pitino’s Late Season Turnaround: How Did We Get Here?
After being written off, St. John’s has emerged as a dangerous draw in The Big Dance.
Torch Photo / Sara KiernanAfter sounding off following an embarrassing loss to Seton Hall on Feb. 19, St. John’s Men’s Basketball head coach Rick Pitino came under fire from the New York media.
“As St. John’s season spirals out of control, Rick Pitino resorts to an old stand-by: blaming everyone in the room except himself,” said New York Post’s Mike Vaccaro on X.
“This is just classic Pitino. When things aren’t going well, he’s truly miserable,” Lukas Weese and Brian Bennett from The Athletic wrote.