A long offseason awaits St. John’s after Duke eliminated it from the NCAA tournament. Who it will recruit this spring is yet to be determined, but the Queens school has already addressed one of its more pressing issues: bringing back Rick Pitino.
As first reported by ESPN, the 73-year-old Hall of Famer signed a new deal with St. John’s on Sunday to continue an already historic end-of-career run. Per sources, the deal includes an additional year through the 2029-30 season and will significantly increase his salary, making him the second-highest-paid coach in the Big East. Only Dan Hurley of UConn has a larger salary.
