Rick Pitino has lived 1,000 basketball lives during his legendary coaching career, and he’s doing everything he can to write the perfect closing chapter at St. John’s. Turning 73 years old in Sept., Pitino is the oldest coach in men’s or women’s college basketball. The Johnnies gave him one last chance at vindication after his reputation was marred by scandal at Louisville, and for much of this past season Pitino’s team seemed destined for glory on the sport’s biggest national stages.
Then the Red Storm’s worst nightmares played out in the round of 32, where their complete lack of shooting was exposed in harsh spotlight of March while also
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