"Before this game, that was the question with Rick Pitino - whether he would rock the custom suit. But look, guys, you can't let your friends down. He's got a group of buddies that meet every Saturday to gather and play a little dice game... They all had their custom white suits as well. He said, 'Look, you gotta do it, right?' They all were rocking them; he had to hold up his end."
"Pitino's white suit became the main pre-game story after he said there would be 'no freaking way' he would wear it after a 32-point loss to UConn. He joked that he would only wear it against Villanova on the 'very slim' chances that St. John's basketball radio broadcaster John Minko bought him a drink."
Rick Pitino, St. John's head coach, initially reconsidered wearing his signature white suit to the annual white-out game against Villanova following a devastating 32-point loss to UConn. However, his friends persuaded him to maintain the tradition after they had all purchased matching custom white suits for the occasion. The group of friends meets every Saturday for a dice game and planned to wear their suits to the Villanova matchup. Pitino felt obligated to honor his commitment to his friends by wearing the suit. St. John's subsequently dominated Villanova 89-57. The white suit tradition began during Pitino's first season as head coach in 2023-2024.
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