St. John’s offer would make Rick Pitino the second highest-paid Big East coach

St. John’s and Rick Pitino are in talks for a restructured contract that could ensure he finishes his legendary coaching career in Queens, according to multiple sources. 

A lucrative contract offer, which would make him the second-highest paid coach in the Big East after Connecticut’s Dan Hurley, has been extended.

An agreement has yet to be reached, although there is optimism on both sides that a deal will get done — possibly even this week. 

Pitino has publicly said in the past week that St. John’s will be his last job. It’s either remaining in Queens or retiring, and all indications are that he doesn’t plan to hang it up just yet.