The St. John's Red Storm defeated the Creighton Bluejays for their first Big East tournament title since 2000 on Saturday night, and head coach Rick Pitino had an extremely hilarious answer regarding his postgame plans.

In two seasons at St. John’s, Rick Pitino has catapulted a dormant program to the pinnacle of the Big East. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?

Except now, paying players is completely legal under NIL rules, and Pitino even says some of the stars of his current St. John’s team -- Zuby Ejiofor and Big East Tournament MOP RJ Luis -- are “under-paid” in today’s NIL market.

Rick Pitino brought a Big East title to St. John's for the first time since 2000 in just his second year as the college basketball coach in Queens. He did

Access the St. John's beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Zach Braziller about the inside buzz on St. John’s. TRY IT NOW Rick Pitino wanted to set the record straight: St.