Dante Jackson, a guard for the Musketeers from 2007-2011 who was originally hired as part of Travis Steele's staff in 2018, will be retained by Pitino, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Pitino is bringing assistants Isaac Chew, Aaron Katsuma and Tarvish Felton from New Mexico to Xavier.

By JOE REEDY 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.

Xavier hires Richard Pitino as their men's basketball coach. Coach Pitino speaks at a welcoming ceremony at Xavier.

FOLLOW THE MADNESS: NCAA men's tournament bracket, scores, schedules, teams and more. Tempo, steals and sarcasm: What to expect from Richard Pitino-coached Xavier Musketeers "You knew you had to be ready," he said. "Doing what I would say is some ...

Xavier made a big splash Tuesday night when it announced the hiring of New Mexico's Richard Pitino as Sean Miller's replacement.

Pitino stressed the importance of 'retention' of Xavier's existing players, but he also said that Xavier, and the Big East as a whole, were in a position of strength when it comes to NIL.

New Xavier men's head basketball coach Richard Pitino is being officially introduced at a press conference at Cintas Center Tuesday.

Chris Mack is a better coach. Richard Pitino is a better choice. Xavier University apparently passed on the opportunity to run it back with a coach who has deep ties to the Musketeers program, deciding instead to bring in a new voice and fresh perspective.

Pitino has 13 seasons of experience as a head coach, having won an NIT Championship and made four NCAA Tournament appearances.