Thanks to the ever-present Vice TV cameras, we’ve seen Rick Pitino lose his cool plenty ... So when the question of RJ Luis Jr.’s late-game benching quickly arose following St. John’s ...

With 4:56 remaining in the second half Saturday and No. 2 seed St. John's trying to stage a comeback from a 13-point deficit against No. 10 seed Arkansas, Red Storm star RJ Luis Jr. hit two free ...

Red Storm coach Rick Pitino removed Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr., who had shot 3-for-17, from the game with 4:56 left and never brought him back into what became a 75-66 loss in Providence.

John's basketball star RJ Luis nailed a ... Calipari stun Pitino and No. 2 St. John's to reach Sweet 16 of March Madness St. John's played without both Luis and guard Kadary Richmond down the ...

St. John’s played the final stretch of Saturday’s Round of 32 loss to Arkansas without RJ Luis. A coaching decision from Rick Pitino, Luis sat on the bench for the final five minutes.

When Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr. hit two free throws with 4:56 remaining to pull St. John's within two points, coach Rick Pitino subbed him out of the game. Luis, who totaled nine ...

Rick Pitino isn’t second-guessing his decision to bench RJ Luis at the end of St. John’s season-ending NCAA Tournament loss to Arkansas in the second round. In the final episode of the ...

12 Photos: Rick Pitino and John Calipari going through ... reigning Big East Player of the Year R.J. Luis Jr. was seemingly glued to the Red Storm's bench. After averaging 18.5 points and 7.2 ...

Another top high school prospect will be heading to Rick Pitino's St. John's. On3 Sports reporter Joe Tipton posted on X on ...

“You’ve gotta set up your plan, man, and stick with your plan,” says Reggie Charles Luis, RJ’s dad, who played professionally ...

Headline-making barbs aside, timing, leverage, money and how they converge on roster construction are the key factors behind the Luis-Johnnis breakup. Rick Pitino defends benching star RJ Luis ...