New Mexico picks Eric Olen of UC San Diego as its new coach, a hire which will be widely praised in the industry.

At 42 years old, Richard Pitino is 14 years younger than the Xavier Musketeers' previous head coach, Sean Miller.

Pitino, 72, said legendary coaches like Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, who won five NCAA championships, and Villanova’s Jay Wright, ...

Four years ago, Richard Pitino lost his job at Minnesota ... It started with humility. "When I was fired at Minnesota, I think my AD, Mark Coyle, was more broken up about it than I was, to ...

Pitino, 42, has spent the past 13 seasons as a Division I head coach and will now go up against his father, Rick, in the Big ...

Geoff Grammer of the Albuquerque Journal covered Richard Pitino's tenure as the head coach at New Mexico. Here's what he'll ...

Richard Pitino knows not everyone in New Mexico is happy with him right now. He's a coach. He's used to it. After back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, the community had bought back in to a Lobo ...

Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, is expected to be hired as the next head men’s basketball coach at ...

By JOE REEDY There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season. Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John ...

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Williams: Xavier passes on running it back with one of their own, opting for a fresh voice in Richard Pitino. Great move.

Richard Pitino takes over the Xavier program after ... Coaches are still getting fired for not winning enough games.” The move means father and son will coach against each other at least twice ...