Rick Pitino says Kadary Richmond would've stayed at Seton Hall 'if the money was close'
last spring for an NIL bag that was more significant than what Seton Hall could offer.He returned for the first time Saturday night and went for 12 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds to help lead St. John’s to a 79-51“Look, every one of those students and everybody in the building would have done the same thing did,” Pitino said. “Believe me, if the money was the same, he would be playing for Shaheen . If the money was close, he’d be playing for Shaheen.
Asked about the situation with Seton Hall’s NIL, Holloway said: “I’m just playing the hand I was dealt. I can’t get into that...This is the hand I was dealt. I’m not gonna complain, I’m not gonna argue. I’m still going to coach, and keep coaching and keep trying to fight and fight and get better.Two of the stars of last year’s Seton Hall NIT championship team -- Richmond and wing“Honestly, it’s never easy,” Seton Hall AD Bryan Feltin October. “It’s just the reality of the situation.
“I’m a big proponent of NIL. We’ve been paid millions of dollars through the years and players got nothing, and I think that’s totally unfair,” Pitino said at media day. “We’ve been able to move, they’ve been unable to move. … Back when I first started coaching, there were a lot of programs running an NIL when NIL was not legal. I like the fact that it’s all legal now. They are professional athletes that are being treated like professional athletes who are getting an education.
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