Retirement not for St. John’s coach Rick Pitino; planning to ‘stay as long as I can’

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- St. John's coach Rick Pitino might not have plans for his 74th birthday in September, but he'll sooner consider putting them on his calendar than weigh the prospect of retirement.

Pitino has St. John's back in the Sweet 16 with a shot at No. 1 seed Duke in the East Region semifinals on Friday. Win or lose, he's exceedingly confident it won't be his final game as a head coach. That's because he already felt what it was like without basketball in his life for a few years.