Rick Pitino Questioning Himself After St. John's 32-Point Loss to UConn

UConn flexes muscle, whips St. John's

The previous time UConn played in front of its home fans, coach Dan Hurley was pulling starters in the opening minutes as a result of defensive breakdowns in a surprising loss to Creighton.

UConn senior Reed stepped up in big win over St. John's

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — The UConn men's basketball had a statement win Wednesday night. Sixth-ranked UConn beat No. 15 St. John's, 72-40. With the win, the Huskies took over first place in the Big East by a half a game over the Red Storm as both teams approach the home stretch of the regular season.  [...]

St. John's Delivered A Truly Unholy Second Half Of Basketball

The Athletic, your new home for the Washington Post's former sports section, delivered 2,600 words on Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley Wednesday morning, largely on the theme of Mellowing Madman. Hurley's history as the man who smuggles wasp hives in his gym shorts and then waits for someone to brush against him by accident precedes, defines, and explains him; a shorter way of saying this is that he is "from New Jersey" but there's not much in …

St. John's Proves Rick Pitino's Point With Embarrassing Loss To UConn After Historically Bad Second Half

Rick Pitino St. John's vs. UConn Legendary college basketball coach Rick Pitino has been around the block a time or two. So when Pitino tried to send a message to his St. John’s team ahead of their matchup against UConn on Wednesday, perhaps it should have listened. Instead, the Red Storm got blown out in both historic and embarrassing fashion, proving Pitino’s point in the process and hurting their NCAA Tournament standing. The 15th-ranked Red …

Rick Pitino questioning himself after St. John's 32-point loss to UConn

Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino took the blame and said he is questioning himself after St. John's suffered a 32-point blowout loss to UConn.

Rick Pitino Shoulders Blame After St. John’s Sets Unwanted Record in 40-72 Loss vs UConn

St. John’s suffered its first road loss of the season on Wednesday, and it was a jarring one for head coach Rick Pitino. The 32-point loss to UConn snapped a 13-game winning streak and reminded Pitino that, despite a top-15 ranking, his team is far from finished. The offensive collapse produced an unwanted record, but the head coach placed the blame squarely on himself. Speaking briefly to reporters afterward, Pitino took full responsibility for…