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Richard Pitino: I Wouldn't Pass Up the Xavier Job to Avoid Playing My Dad

Apr 2, 2025
54:49

4/2/25 - Hour 3


Guest host Andrew Siciliano and the guys react to Nikola Jokic’s astounding 60-point triple-double, and Steph Curry dropping 50 on the Rockets.

 

New Xavier Head Basketball Coach Richard Pitino and Andrew discuss his departure from New Mexico to become the Musketeers’ new HC where he will how face his famous father, Rick Pitino, twice a year in the Big East, the challenge of building a competitive roster in the NIL/Transfer Portal era, and more.

 

Andrew poses the question: what if NFL free agency began during the playoffs like it does in College Football and Basketball, and the guys react to the way-too-soon passing of Val Kilmer who starred in movies like ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Tombstone,’ ‘The Doors,’ and more. 




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