On this day: Celtic center Marty Conlon born; Frankie Sanders signed On this day in 1968, Boston big man Marty Conlon was born; 11 years later, the Celtics signed forward Frankie Sanders. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 19, 2023
On this day: Rick Pitino resigns as coach, president; Parish gets 13k boards On this day in Celtics history, former coach and team president Rick Pitino resigned, and Robert Parish got his 13,000th career rebound. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 8, 2023
After Firing Chris Beard, Who Might Texas Target as Coach? Musselman, Sampson and Calipari are among the names who could get a look. Sports Illustrated · Jan 5, 2023
Was the disaster that was the Boston Celtics’ Rick Pitino era due to style and stubborness? The Rick Pitino era of the Boston Celtics was by all accounts a disaster. But with the sands of time, the reasons have become fuzzy for some. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 14, 2022
Coach K Makes Honest But Surprising Admission About Coaching The former Duke coach retired after the 2021–22 season after 47 years of coaching college basketball. Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2022
Rick Pitino Addresses IARP’s Louisville Ruling After Years-Long Probe The former Cardinals coach offered his thoughts after Louisville avoided major penalties stemming from the 2017 FBI investigation. Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2022
Rick Pitino Voices His Thoughts on Louisville’s Vacated 2013 Title The former coach strongly believes that that season’s team still deserves to hold the championship title. Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2022
Mark Story: The case against ‘University-6’ ends with a whimper. But for Louisville, the harm is done. LEXINGTON, Ky. — After some five years of suspension in NCAA investigatory limbo, the University of Louisville men’s basketball program is free at last. Tribune News Service · Nov 3, 2022
The IARP–and Its Lack of a Spine in Its Louisville Ruling–Is the NCAA’s Biggest Failure Yet The lack of discipline against Rick Pitino and the Cardinals shows yet again how this NCAA-created group was doomed to fail from the get-go. Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2022
Louisville Basketball Avoids Major NCAA Penalties The full sanctions were released Thursday morning. Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2022
Sources: Louisville’s NCAA Infractions Coming Thursday The case has been winding its way through the NCAA and Independent Accountability Review Process channels since the 2017 FBI investigation into college basketball. Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2022
Rick Pitino Says Contract Negotiations With Iona ‘Didn’t Work Out’ The Hall of Fame coach reportedly was negotiating a lifetime contract with the school earlier this year. Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 2022
Report: NCAA Alleges Rick Pitino Authorized Bribery of Recruit The NCAA accused Pitino of signing off on a $100,000 payment to the father of former recruit Brian Bowen. Sports Illustrated · Aug 1, 2022
On this day: Radja waived; O’Bryant signed; Mihm born On this day, the Boston Celtics waived Dino Radja, signed Patrick O'Bryant, and former Boston big Chris Mihm was born. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 16, 2022
Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022 Mark Story: One thing keeps crushing John Calipari and Kentucky in recruiting It is a script with which Kentucky Wildcats basketball fans have become all too familiar.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 21, 2022 Jay Wright’s Retirement Accelerates a Sport’s Leadership Chasm College hoops is facing a void after multiple high-profile departures, including by the Villanova coach.
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022 Sam McDowell: Why this Jayhawks title represents the best work of Bill Self’s career at Kansas KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At some during this Kansas season, head coach Bill Self deemed this group different than its predecessors. They all turn out to be that way, of course, but this version of KU players had a discernible quality.
Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022 Kevin Willard left lasting impressions on road to becoming Maryland coach: ‘You’d love to go to war with him’ BALTIMORE — Within the first 10 minutes inside Kevin Willard’s office, Dan McHale began to understand how fortunate he was to land a position as a graduate assistant at Louisville. McHale had graduated from Kentucky just a few months earlier, and yet here he was, receiving his marching orders from…
Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022 Maryland hires Seton Hall’s Kevin Willard as next men’s basketball coach The University of Maryland has announced Monday that Kevin Willard will be its next men’s basketball coach.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 18, 2022 Saint Peter’s Shaheen Holloway is deservedly the hottest coaching name in college hoops after beating Kentucky Shaheen Holloway was an excellent college basketball player at Seton Hall.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 10, 2022 Rick Pitino, Iona Lose to Rider, Won't Appear in NCAA Tournament Iona made the tournament last year as a No. 15 seed.
Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2022 Rick Pitino shuts down Maryland coaching rumors: ‘It will not be me’ BALTIMORE — Iona College coach Rick Pitino on Thursday shut down rumors that Maryland was pursuing him to fill the Terps men’s basketball head coaching vacancy.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 3, 2022 Rick Pitino Rebuffs Rumored Maryland Interest, Remains Committed to Iona Pitino quickly denied any interest in the open Maryland head coach position.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18, 2022 Rick Pitino Reacts to Claims by Former Adidas Consultant Merl Code Code, who has been sentenced to prison time for his role in a ‘pay-for-play’ scheme, penned a book about the scandal.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 14, 2022 Merl Code Peels Back the Curtain on College Basketball’s Bribery Scandal The former Adidas executive sentenced to prison discusses deals with Zion Williamson, Brian Bowen, Anthony Davis and more.