B/R AM: Rick Pitino Is Back
Samuel Evers
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St. John’s beat Seton Hall yesterday to advance to the Big East semifinals for the first time since 2000.
Bigger story: Rick Pitino is inevitable.
Reminder: On Feb. 18, Pitino went on *all-time rant* after a loss that dropped St. John’s to 14-12.
He called his team ‘unathletic’ and ‘slow’ and said this was ‘the most unenjoyable experience of my lifetime,’ then insisted he wasn’t ‘ripping anybody’ What he’s done since: Won six straight games, pulled off one all-white suit.
BIG EAST MBB @BIGEASTMBBRick Pitino. All white suit.
THIS LEAGUE. pic.twitter.com/eof8U5HDQv
The Johnnies are now projected to go dancing, which would be Pitino’s record sixth different tourney team.
In the meantime, they play No. 1 UConn in the Big East semis today as __-point dogs. Don’t count Pitino out. HEADLINES
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
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🏆 Conference Tournaments
🏀 NBA Friday
PHX at CHH (NBA TV, 7 PM ET)LAC at NO (8 PM ET)DEN at SAS (8:30 PM ET)ATL at UT (NBA TV, 9:30 PM ET)Full weekend schedule here
ONE LAST THING
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Last night’s Pittsburgh Penguins game was supposed to be Jaromír Jágr Bobblehead Night. The problem: The team was reportedly a victim of ‘cargo theft.’ In other words, someone stole a large quantity of Jaromír Jágr bobbleheads.
