Pitino ‘never’ interested in Knicks job

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino said he has zero interest in becoming head coach of the New york city Knicks once again.

“Never,” Pitino said during a broadcast of Wednesday’s game between the New york city Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians.Editor’s Picks

1 Associated” I believe whoever comes in, if he does not get to the Finals, it’s going to be deemed an unsuccessful season,” Pitino continued. “So, whoever can be found in has got so much pressure on them to take this team to the next level, ’cause that’s why they’re doing it, obviously, in their minds.”

The Knicks fired coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday in spite of reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years.The Knicks

have not reached the NBA Finals because 1999 and have actually not won a champion considering that 1973.

Pitino, 72, assembled a 90-74 record with 2 playoff appearances in 2 seasons as the head coach for New york city from 1987 to ’89.

The Hall of Famer completed his second season as coach at St. John’s in 2024-25, winning national and Huge East Coach of the Year honors after ending up 31-5.

Thibodeau put together a 226-174 (.565) record in five seasons with the Knicks, including a 51-31 surface this season. He was 24-23 in the playoffs with New York.Information from Field

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