NEW YORK — To the surprise of no one, St. John’s made the move it had to make on Friday by parting ways with coach Mike Anderson after four underwhelming seasons.
The obvious next step is to hire Rick Pitino away from Iona.
Multiple reports indicate there is mutual interest between the school and Pitino. And CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reports that the Johnnies have been working on vetting Pitino for some time.
