Overview
- Peyton Siva is leaving his assistant role at Louisville to become an assistant on Rick Pitino’s staff at St. John’s, a move reported and corroborated by multiple outlets over the weekend.
- Siva will fill the opening created when Greg Youncofski left St. John’s for Xavier, and his hiring was first reported by Adam Zagoria and Zach Braziller before being confirmed by other outlets.
- Siva played for Pitino at Louisville from 2009–2013 and was part of the 2013 national championship team, later returning to Louisville’s staff in 2024 and earning a full-time assistant role before the 2025–26 season.
- At Louisville Siva specialized in mentoring point guards and installing the team’s press, and his promotion to assistant included a reported $10,000 base-salary increase from $85,000 to $95,000.
- The hire reunites Siva with former Louisville assistant Steve Masiello on Pitino’s staff, adds championship experience to St. John’s bench, and deepens Louisville’s offseason churn as the school seeks a replacement ahead of the academic year.