Rick Pitino hopes to 'get Duke at the buzzer' to make up for Christian Laettner shot
St. John's takes on Duke in the Sweet 16 on Friday, and Rick Pitino hopes to "get Duke at the buzzer" to make up for Christian Laettner's shot in 1992
Rick Pitino is associated with quite a lot of history in the Men's NCAA Tournament. The St. John's basketball coach has brought a team to the Sweet 16 for the 14th time in his Hall of Fame career, and has the highest all-time winning percentage among Division I coaches who have at least six trips to the regional semifinals of March Madness (92.
3%, on a 12-1 record). REQUIRED READING: Rick Pitino is back in Sweet 16: Examining St. John's coach's secret sauce to success But as No.
5 St. John's prepares to take on No. 1 Duke in the Sweet 16 inside Washington D.
C. 's Capital One Arena, one chapter of Pitino's March Madness history — from his time at Kentucky — has resurfaced: Christian Laettner's game-winning shot against the Wildcats to send the Blue Devils to the 1992 Final Four. The Christian Laettner shot.