Rick Pitino didn’t say he was interested in the vacant St. John’s job, but he didn’t say he wasn’t.
St. John’s fired coach Mike Anderson“My interest lies with my team. I’m very thankful to Iona University,” the 70-year-old Pitino said after his GaelsPitino speculated
because he and current St. John’s president Rev. Brian Shanley both worked in the past at Providence College.“But you have to understand one thing: The biggest factor in my life is winning,” Pitino said. “More so than the Big East, more so than anything. Winning is the most important thing in my life. In two years in league play, we are 35-6 — 35-6.
When asked if St. John’s was capable of winning like that, Pitino responded: “I haven’t thought about it yet, because all I’m thinking about is getting these guys to where they want to go.” When Shanley was Providence president, he nearly hired Pitino to return to coach the Friars 12 years ago, before choosing Ed Cooley after Pitino stayed at Louisville, according to sources. Pitino was originally head coach of the Friars from 1985-87.Texas Tech has also expressed serious interest in hiring Pitino, sources said, after former coach Mark Adams’ resigned following his suspension for.
Pitino and Iona president Seamus Carey haven’t discussed the possibility of him leaving, according to Carey, but the MAAC school won’t be blindsided if he opts to go elsewhere.
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