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Xavier hires New Mexico's Richard Pitino as men's basketball coach

  • Xavier hired Richard Pitino as its new basketball coach after Sean Miller left for Texas.
  • Richard Pitino, previously at New Mexico, led the Lobos to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances.
  • This will mark the first time Richard and Rick Pitino will coach against each other in the Big East.
  • Richard Pitino expressed excitement about coaching at Xavier, calling it a 'great brand in all of college basketball.
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Xavier names Pitino's son as coach

There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season. Xavier hired Richard Pitino, son of St. John's coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an opening after Sean Miller left…

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Iowa men's basketball schedules home-and-home series with Big East foe Xavier - The Daily Iowan

The Iowa men’s basketball team will schedule a home-and-home with Xavier, per a report from Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports on Wednesday. The Musketeers will play at Carver-Hawkeye Arena next season, and the Hawkeyes will make the trip to Cincinnati in 2026-27.   News of the series comes as both programs welcome new head coaches, with the Hawkeyes acquiring Drake’s Ben McCollum and Xavier picking up former New Mexico and Minnesota head coach Richard…

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Richard Pitino To Join Dad In The Big East With Vendetta After Being Rejected By Soon-To-Be Rival

Richard Pitino pictured beside a basketball with a Villanova logo. Richard Pitino will be the next head basketball coach at Xavier University. He replaces Sean Miller, who bolted for Texas after three seasons. The former New Mexico headman will now join his legendary father in the Big East. The Musketeers pulled the trigger on Pitino when a conference rival wouldn’t. Pitino is fresh off his second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance with the …

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Xavier hires New Mexico's Richard Pitino as men's basketball coach

The Xavier Musketeers hired New Mexico's Richard Pitino as their next men's basketball coach, the school announced.

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Richard Pitino leaving New Mexico to become coach at Xavier

Multiple sources confirmed that Richard Pitino has been hired as the new coach at Xavier.

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Lobos coach Richard Pitino to leave for Xavier

The decision comes after the Lobos made two straight NCAA Tournaments and won a pair of Mountain West titles.

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