Rick Pitino, the head coach of St. John's basketball team, has publicly criticized the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings as 'fraudulent' after St. John's was excluded from the 2024 NCAA Tournament, stating the team was not as close to selection as believed. Infuriated by the decision in his first season with St. John's, Pitino argued that the NET should not be used as a metric for tournament selection. Despite his disappointment and acknowledging that 'bitterness does not help,' Pitino declined an invitation for St. John's to participate in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). He also expressed disappointment over the lack of Big East teams in the tournament, criticizing the selection process.
Rick Pitino slammed the NCAA after St. John’s missed the 2024 men’s tournament https://t.co/b9kuzLPpcO https://t.co/vdfcBwl0hV
Rick Pitino Voices Disappointment Over Lack of Big East Representation in NCAA Tournament https://t.co/altjPmblEF
🏀🙋♂️ You SHOULD be DANCING(!), yeah. St. John’s misses NCAA Tournament in 1st season under Rick Pitino; will skip Big Dance, National Invitation Tourney https://t.co/0jZierImr1 All sports https://t.co/6HF1QN8uIj https://t.co/P9BeYGFzVL
Rick Pitino was infuriated that his St John's squad missed out on a March Madness bid. After learning the Red Storm got snubbed, not only did he call the NET rankings "fraudulent," he refused to accept an invitation to play in the NIT. Read: https://t.co/wif2xfZgyP https://t.co/8rlrFhj4jk
St John's Rick Pitino sounds off on 'fraudulent' metrics after NCAA Tournament snub https://t.co/GjOSMX89jK
While Rick Pitino recognized that “bitterness does not help” after the NCAA selection committee snubbed St. John’s, the coach was critical of the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings that serve a key role in assessing teams. More from @AndrejevAlex ⤵️ https://t.co/VXjFUXwc7M https://t.co/vnSKqLg0as
Rick Pitino rips ‘fraudulent’ NCAA NET rankings after tournament snub https://t.co/M8Zbamb7O0 https://t.co/cUSYuTyBrd
Rick Pitino rails on ‘fraudulent’ March Madness metrics with St. John’s not as close as believed https://t.co/VkDOY9e8vv https://t.co/ZlBHBFPv7m
Rick Pitino Isn't Bitter, He Just Thinks The Entire NCAA Rankings System Is Fraudulent And Should Never Be Spoken About Again. Not Bitter Though. https://t.co/sz3NktFICI. https://t.co/DEdXljlJXt
Rick Pitino: “I think we should never mention that word again (NET) cause it’s fraudulent.” #sjubb
Pitino calls the NET "fraudulent" and says it shouldn't be considered as a metric again #SJUBB