Rick Pitino, the St. John's coach, has been vocal about his concerns regarding the current state of college basketball. He criticized the NCAA enforcement staff, calling for its disbandment, and expressed worries about the impact of NIL and the transfer portal on team sustainability and culture. Pitino's comments reflect the challenges faced in recruiting and retaining players amidst the evolving landscape of college basketball.
Rick Pitino Is Complaining About NIL And The Tranfer Portal Because It Is Hard To Sustain A Team Even Though He Got Everyone On His Team From The Transfer Portal https://t.co/pvmJZqTmMh https://t.co/hMtOyuBVme
Rick Pitino says NCAA enforcement arm is 'a joke' and should be disbanded https://t.co/uoPfKVZXU4
🏀 St. John’s coach Rick Pitino is "worried" about the current state of the NCAA that allows students to explore "free agency." @petersblendorio https://t.co/1N4vOGdLl8
Rick Pitino Is Complaining About NIL And The Tranfer Portal Because It Is Hard To Sustain A Team Even Though He Got Everyone On His Team From The Transfer Portal https://t.co/Wa2qIbEqdD https://t.co/GWTposngHg
Rick Pitino concerned for future of NCAA, St. John’s with ‘lack of rules’ in NIL era https://t.co/QFyrRC2Ygx https://t.co/Jt5jhXYx4N
Pitino don’t complain challenge…IMPOSSIBLE. The entire St John’s team outside of Soriano are free agents 😭😂 https://t.co/nWgjHgRmgz
Rick Pitino: "We need to stop all the hypocrisy of NIL. You can’t try to get loopholes because they’ll take you to court. It’s a tough time in college basketball right now, and for us, you can’t build programs or a culture because everybody leaves.” #sjubb
Pitino: “It’s a very difficult time in college basketball because it’s free agency. I think the NCAA enforcement staff should just be disbanded, not because I dislike them, but they’re of no value at all.” #sjubb
Old School Big East Is Back: Rick Pitino Simply Won't Stop Getting Into A Pissing Match With UConn, Calls Them Out For Crying To The Conference https://t.co/JP7SB6lzyT https://t.co/n3vCMAhTlw