New Xavier coach Richard Pitino had one heckuva Saturday. Pitino reeled in three (!) portal commits in 12 hours at three ...

Xavier has added eight players via the transfer portal in just over two weeks after a trio of commits last weekend.

Imagine a basketball program stepping into a new spotlight with a coach with a knack for spotting talent that can turn games ...

The Xavier Musketeers got their new head basketball coach Tuesday night by hiring New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino to lead the program, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Pitino ...

New Xavier head basketball coach Richard Pitino credits his father, Rick Pitino, for his insatiable competitive nature. "That would be the singular thing I've learned," Pitino said Tuesday at his ...

Less than an hour after Chris Mack announced he would return to Charleston, CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein announced that Xavier will hire Richard Pitino Jr. as its next head coach. Pitino, 42 ...

(AP Photo/Eric Draper) There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season. Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night.

Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino, will coach in the Big East Conference for the first time as head coach of the Xavier Musketeers. Pitino graduated from ...