Overview
- Newsday reports, citing two sources, that St. John’s has put forward a reworked contract that could be finalized in the coming days.
- One source said the proposal would restructure the three remaining years on Pitino’s original deal and raise his salary to second in the conference behind UConn’s Dan Hurley.
- Pitino, 73, told NJ Advance Media via text that an offer was made, though he said he has not seen it or signed it.
- University president Rev. Brian J. Shanley previously praised Pitino and signaled willingness to increase resources, as the school builds a $60 million practice facility.
- Pitino is 76-24 over three seasons with back-to-back Big East regular-season titles, roughly 10,000 season-ticket holders, and frequent games at Madison Square Garden.