Rick Pitino vs. Dan Hurley head-to-head record: Comparing St. John’s, UConn coaches

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Rick Pitino and Dan Hurley are two of the most fiery and emotional coaches on the sidelines in men’s college basketball.

The St. John’s and UConn basketball coaches are set to renew their rivalry Sunday when the Huskies travel to New York for a matinee game against the Red Storm at Madison Square Garden.

Sunday’s game is significant for both St. John’s and UConn heading into next month’s Big East Tournament. Pitino’s squad holds a 2.5-game lead for first place over Marquette in the league standings; Hurley’s squad is looking to make up lost ground late in the season.

But how do these two coaches stack up?

Here’s a comparison of Pitino and Hurley ahead of Sunday’s meeting between St. John’s and UConn at Madison Square Garden:

Rick Pitino vs. Dan Hurley

Head-to-head record

Rick Pitino regular-season record vs. Dan Hurley: 1-2

Rick Pitino postseason record vs. Dan Hurley: 0-2

Rick Pitino overall record vs. Dan Hurley: 1-4

Pitino has a 1-4 head-to-head record vs. Hurley, though the Hall of Fame coach won their most recent meeting.

The first head-to-head meeting between Pitino and Hurley came in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, when Pitino was coaching at Iona. Behind Adama Sanogo’s game-leading 28 points, the Huskies pushed past the Gaels 87-63 to advance in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament.

Then came three consecutive losses for Pitino to Hurley after the 72-year-old coach took over the reins at St. John’s, giving him four losses to Hurley in less than a year — including one in the semifinals of last year’s Big East Tournament at The Garden.

Pitino’s lone win against Hurley came two weeks ago when both teams met at Gampel Pavilion. RJ Luis Jr. hit a baseline jumper off an inbound pass from Kadary Richmond to give the Red Storm a top-20 road win. Luis scored six of his 21 points in the final 2:16.

Here’s a game-by-game breakdown of Pitino and Hurley’s meetings as head coaches:

Seed in parentheses

Friday, March 17, 2023: (4) UConn 87, (13) Iona 63 (NCAA Tournament —…

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Publish date : 2025-02-23 10:05:00

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