Rick Pitino’s window may be closing, as he said during an interview with Fox Sports over the weekend, but it doesn’t sound like it will be shut when this season is complete. He’s enjoying coaching at St.

On Monday, St. John’s ascended to No. 15 in the AP Top 25, up five spots from a week ago, and while it sits behind No. 9 Marquette, it has leapfrogged No. 25 UConn, the two-time defending national champion.

Don’t look now, but there’s an oldie but goodie at the top of the Big East Conference college basketball standings. St. John’s is 16-3 overall and 7-1 in the Big East. The St. John’s coach: Rick Pitino.

Never mind that St. John’s on Wednesday will face a surging Xavier team that just won a road game at seventh-ranked Marquette. And never mind that coach Rick Pitino and the team’s trainer already had decided to hold the point guard out until the ...

Now that the second half of the men’s college basketball season is here, we can start turning an eye toward our brackets. Look no further than the Big East for an intriguing mix of teams, featuring the two-time defending champions looking to rediscover their mojo and a few teams pushing the boundaries of what they were thought to be capable of.

Riding the program's best start in 39 years, No. 20 St. John's regained sole possession of first place in the Big East by rallying past Xavier 79-71 in overtime.

Coach Rick Pitino and No. 15 St. John's will wrap up their season series with struggling Georgetown on Tuesday evening at Washington, D.C., in a game that will feature teams

NEW YORK — In his second season on the job, Rick Pitino is at it again ... St. John's hasn't played No. 10 Marquette or No. 19 UConn yet, with two meetings still scheduled against each one.

Rick Pitino’s first-place Johnnies returned to the national rankings after another perfect week, slotting in at No. 20. It is their highest spot in the top 25 since the 2014-15 season. That was also the last time St. John’s reached the main draw of the NCAA Tournament.

St. John's hasn't played No. 10 Marquette or No. 19 UConn ... the way they fight." Red Storm coach Rick Pitino The Red Storm's three losses were by a combined five points -- one on a 3-pointer ...

But Rick Pitino and the Red Storm are nowhere near ... N.J., while visiting Xavier held off a furious second-half rally by then-No. 7 Marquette to escape with a 59-57 victory.

They have won six straight and 12 of 13 in their second season under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino. Returning to ... a half-game ahead of No. 10 Marquette. RJ Luis Jr. scored all 16 of his ...