Richard Pitino says he’s heard rumors his father would retire as a basketball coach for the last 15 years. Nobody would blame him if he did.
His father, Rick Pitino, is 73 and still roaming the sidelines for St. John’s at a time when the demands on coaches are immense. Many of his peers and former rivals have long since retired, burned out by the task of recruiting and coaching while also raising funds from boosters in order to build title-contending rosters.
The elder Pitino is part of college sports’ old guard. Yet, in a new era, he’s thriving — and not slowing down anytime soon.
“How much longer he goes, I don’t know,” Richard told NBC News. “But after spending a week down there with him (at the NCAA Tournament) in San Diego, if he told me he was 55, I’d say he’s going to go for another 20 years. He’s
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