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On this day: Celtic center Marty Conlon born; Frankie Sanders signed
On this day in 1968, Boston big man Marty Conlon was born; 11 years later, the Celtics signed forward Frankie Sanders.
On this day: Rick Pitino resigns as coach, president; Parish gets 13k boards
On this day in Celtics history, former coach and team president Rick Pitino resigned, and Robert Parish got his 13,000th ...
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Where are ex-Kentucky basketball head coaches, assistants? Checking in from Cal to Welch
John Calipari, Rick Pitino and Billy Gillispie are still active in college hoops. So are former Kentucky basketball ...
Lexington Herald Leader23d
Is the 3-point shot ruining the beauty of basketball? Kentucky’s Mark Pope disagrees.
The defending champion Boston Celtics are averaging 51.1 attempts ... Pope’s coach at UK, Rick Pitino, was a 3-point trailblazer. His 1987 Providence team reached the Final Four behind a ...
Newsday29d
St. John's communication key to defending the three
As recently as Monday, Rick Pitino called defending the three ... timed around Donovan’s Chicago Bulls playing the Boston Celtics. On Friday, Pitino was at it again. Donovan was announced ...
NBA greats think this D-II coach is a basketball genius. So why don’t you know who he is?
Jim Crutchfield, a former math teacher who coached tennis before getting his big break, is touted by Erik Spoelstra, Brad ...
The New York Times17d
Fans should be encouraged to boo (responsibly). Nowadays, it’s the best form of expression
That’s a far cry from what former Celtics coach Rick Pitino said on March 1, 2000, following his team’s 96-94 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Pitino’s epic rant is best remembered for his ...
How Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers Are Quietly Dominating the NBA This Season
Donovan Mitchell leads the Cavaliers against the Thunder in a battle of the NBA’s top two teams Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET on ...