The Xavier Musketeers got their new head basketball coach Tuesday night by hiring New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino to lead the program, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Pitino, the son ...

Rumored to be former Musketeers coach Chris Mack returning to add to his all-time record for career wins, Xavier sent the college basketball world a stunner with the hiring of New Mexico's Richard ...

There's a new head basketball coach in the Big East with the last name Pitino. Former New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino—not to be confused with his father Rick Pitino—is the boss at Xavier.

Williams: Xavier Musketeers opt for new voice in hiring New Mexico's Richard Pitino Over the last two seasons, Pitino led the Lobos to a regular season and conference tournament title in the Mountain ...

Rick Pitino's son, Richard Pitino, is looking to be the only double-digit seed to reach the Sweet 16 as the head coach of New Mexico. The 10-seed Lobos are hoping to upset 2-seed Michigan State.

March 26 (UPI) --The Xavier Musketeers hired New Mexico's Richard Pitino as their next men's basketball coach, the school announced. Musketeers athletic director Greg Christopher announced the ...

There's going to be another Pitino in the Big East. Xavier basketball will hire New Mexico coach Richard Pitino as the Musketeers' next head coach, the school announced Tuesday night. Richard ...

After a whirlwind day of speculation and reports, Richard Pitino was officially ... that'll be really nice to be near them." Pitino expressed deep gratitude toward New Mexico's fan base and ...

Williams: Xavier Musketeers opt for new voice in hiring New Mexico's Richard Pitino Xavier got out of its comfort zone in hiring Pitino, leading to a new era that is exciting and unknown at the same ...

Xavier Musketeers head basketball coach Richard Pitino has finalized his ... include six of his former assistant coaches from New Mexico.Pitino has coached for 13 seasons in college basketball ...

Defensively, New Mexico led the Mountain West in steals per game (8.7 ... "I'm really confident Xavier's gonna see the best version of Richard Pitino." ...