Richard Pitino will now battle his Hall of Fame father in the Big East Conference after agreeing to take the Xavier job on Tuesday night. Richard Pitino is leaving New Mexico for the Big East ...

Pitino, 42, makes all kinds of sense at Xavier. Aside from this move bringing him to a basketball-only program in the Big East, where he will face off against his father at St. John’s at least ...

Xavier University has hired Richard Pitino as head coach of the men's basketball team, meaning he will face his father, Rick Pitino, at least twice a season in the Big East Conference. Richard ...

Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, is expected to be hired as the next head men’s basketball coach at Xavier ... on Sunday with his father watching on.