Someone sent me this pic last night. Great memories of two awesome players to coach! Patrick and Mark worked incredibly hard and were so much fun to coach.
Rick Pitino
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St. John's Basketball Coach. 2013 Basketball Hall of Fame. Two time National Champion & one of two coaches to take three different schools to the Final Four
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It's still fascinating after 54 years. The two guys that didn't hunt shots looked the best. They just played hard and let the game come to them. End result? They looked great.
I want to pass along my sincere thanks to Joe Oliva who is leaving St John's after 25 years of service. Joe was a great help with the building of our basketball culture. Joe, along with John Difley and Melissa Manno, gave so much effort to all of us. You will be missed!!!
I'm super impressed with the work ethic and attitudes of our guys. But there is something I've not seen in my long tenure. Donnie Freeman had a heartbreaking injury blowing out his achilles, yet every day on a scooter or boot he's early to film and practice, rooting his teammates on. Special young man that will succeed big in life!