Rick Pitino made college basketball history with his latest championship as St. John's squad secured a share of the Big East title.

Rick Pitino’s second-year turnaround has resurrected a program-long absence from the spotlight. Now, St. John's is a force to be reckoned with.

“We wanted to be as the last moment in that episode the team sitting down with the coach, finding out where they were going to be seeded,” Vice TV president Peter Gaffney told Newsday. Sometimes plans change, though, especially when the planner-in-chief is Rick Pitino.

Even while playing in a hostile environment against a gritty Butler team, Rick Pitino and St. John’s basketball did what they have done best all year: win. The Johnnies escaped a valiant upset bid from one of America’s former Cinderellas at Hinkle Fieldhouse,