St. John’s and Rick Pitino are in agreement on a restructured contract that will add a year to his current deal, according to sources.
St. John’s and Rick Pitino are in agreement on a restructured contract that will add a year to his current deal, according to sources. The two sides have been talking for quite some time about the deal, which will not only include a significant pay raise for Pitino that will make him the league’s second-highest-paid coach after Connecticut’s Dan Hurley, but also for his entire coaching staff.
St. John’s Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino in the first half during a Sweet Sixteen game of the East Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena.Reached by The Post, Pitino said he is going to take some time over the next week to make sure he wants to continue coaching. But all indications are that it is something he plans to continue doing, and he wouldn’t have signed the new deal otherwise. Entering the season, The Post reported that Pitino was the sixth-highest paid coach in the Big East. The initial deal was worth roughly $20 million over six years, sources said. Rick Pitino’s and St. John’s expectations from here are clear — Final Four or bustPitino has turned around St. John’s in three years, leading the program to back-to-back outright Big East regular season titles and consecutive Big East Tournament crowns. Both were program-firsts.Several times this year, Pitino has said it will either be St. John’s or retirement, and he certainly isn’t slowing down. After winning his 900th game this year, he said he could envision getting to 1,000 if he remains healthy. Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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