NCAA Basketball

Pitino accepts St. John's coaching job

(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

NEW YORK (AP) Rick Pitino is back in the Big East Conference.

St. John’s hired the Hall of Fame coach Monday to boost a storied program that’s been mired in mediocrity for much of this century.

The school announced the move on Twitter, and Pitino is expected to be formally introduced during a news conference Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

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