"When asked how he felt about St. John's advancing to the Big East Tournament Semifinals, Rick Pitino joked that he was going to make the team practice on Thursday night."
"For the Red Storm, they are going for back-to-back Big East Tournament championships. The past couple seasons have been an abrupt turnaround for St. John's since Pitino took the helm as head coach. This is Pitino's third season as Red Storm head coach."
"Last year, Pitino broke a streak of five consecutive seasons that St. John's had missed the NCAA Tournament. Regardless of the outcome of the Big East Tournament, the Red Storm are surely headed to back-to-back March Madness appearances."
"This season, Pitino reached a major career milestone of 900 coaching wins. He's always been one of the top coaches in college basketball history despite some of the NCAA infractions that have occurred at his previous stops."
St. John's Red Storm secured a 85-72 victory over Providence to reach the Big East Tournament semifinals, where they face Seton Hall in a back-to-back matchup on Friday. Head coach Rick Pitino joked about practicing Thursday night despite the quick turnaround. The Red Storm pursue consecutive Big East Tournament titles after Pitino's transformative tenure. Pitino broke St. John's five-year NCAA Tournament drought last season, and the team is assured of back-to-back March Madness appearances regardless of tournament outcome. Pitino achieved 900 career coaching wins this season and has won two national championships at Kentucky and Louisville, establishing himself among college basketball's elite coaches despite past NCAA violations.
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