Rick Pitino was the toast of the town on Monday, and he did exactly that after accepting the St. John’s head coaching job.
The 70-year-old Pitino joined coaching disciple Stephen Masiello and agent Evan Daniels at the Essex House hotel in Midtown Manhattan to celebratewith some bubbly on Monday night.
Former Iona director of basketball operations Steve Masiello , Rick Pitino and agent Evan Daniels celebrate Pitino becoming the new St. John’s basketball coach at the Essex House hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Monday night.Just days removed from a first-round loss coaching Iona, Pitino was all smiles in the company of his agent and former director of basketball operations at the New Rochelle school.He will be introduced as coach during a noon press conference at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
The Hall of Famer and two-time NCAA championship-winning coach with New York roots had been linked to the job with the Red Storm since shortly after St. John’s fired Mike Anderson earlier this month after four mostly disappointing seasons. Pitino, who also coached the Knicks and Celtics, didn’t want to move from his home in Mamaroneck, N.Y., on the course at Winged Foot Golf Club and got to enjoy some of the city Monday night.
Rick Pitino and coaching disciple Steve Masiello , celebrate the Hall of Fame coach’s six-year contract to take over the St. John’s men’s basketball program at the Essex House hotel on Monday night.He met with St. John’s higher-ups on campus on Sunday, including university president Rev. Brian Shanley — who nearly hired Pitino at Providence 12 years ago.plans to make St.
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