Rick Pitino is coming off an unimaginable run with the St. John’s Purple Storm.
His Johnnies went 31-5 and received the Massive East common season in addition to the Massive East convention match.
The Purple Storm entered the NCAA Match as a No. 2 seed with large expectations. They crushed Omaha in Spherical 1 however had been upset by John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks in Spherical 2.
Finally, that upset loss left a nasty style within the mouth for St. John’s, however that is undoubtedly a program on the rise with Pitino as its captain and chief.
And sure, that is even even if he is 72 years previous and has been teaching since 1975.
Might he retire? Positive, he is had a legendary profession. Regardless of his age, Pitino remains to be in love with teaching, although.
“I’m having fun with it now greater than ever in my lifetime,” Pitino told SNY on Wednesday. “As a result of it’s New York, it’s the place I began, I’m again residence. And I perceive I’m going to be 73 years of age despite the fact that I act like I’m 35. However I notice I’ve three, 5 extra years. Bang on some wooden. So why not take pleasure in it? Why not have a blast? And why not attempt to be the perfect you presumably may be? So I’ve extra ardour, extra starvation, extra drive than ever earlier than.”
If Pitino sticks round for 5 extra years he’ll undoubtedly have St. John’s within the thick of issues relating to a nationwide championship for that complete time.
After all, he might be coached by a distinct faculty, however as he talked about, the truth that he is doing it in New York appears to imply one thing to him.
For comparability’s sake, Mike Krzyzewski retired at 74. In the meantime, Tom Izzo simply turned 70 and he is nonetheless ripping and roaring at Michigan State.
