{"id":1343399,"date":"2023-03-10T19:42:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T23:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1343399"},"modified":"2023-03-10T19:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T23:42:26","slug":"st-johns-fires-mike-anderson-targets-iona-coach-rick-pitino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/st-johns-fires-mike-anderson-targets-iona-coach-rick-pitino\/","title":{"rendered":"St. John’s Fires Mike Anderson, Targets Iona Coach Rick Pitino"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, St. John’s fired head coach Mike Anderson, and CBS’s Jon Rothstein reports that Iona head coach Rick Pitino will be the school’s top target.<\/p>\n

The firing comes one day after St. John’s lost 72-70 to Marquette in the Big East tournament quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

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Sources: St. John's has parted ways with Mike Anderson.<\/p>\n

Iona's Rick Pitino is expected to be a primary candidate to be his replacement.<\/p>\n

The school has spent the last few weeks vetting Pitino's potential candidacy for the job.<\/p>\n

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n