Pitino will coach St. John's in a Big East game for the first time Wednesday night in New York when the Red Storm host Xavier in the league opener for both schools. Xavier (6-5) nearly went from the back of the pack to the top of the Big East last season in the first season of Miller's second stint at the Cincinnati school. He led the Musketeers to a second-place league finish and a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2022-23. Miller directed Xavier to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament in 2008 and 2009 before departing for Arizona. This season, Pitino is trying to turn around the Red Storm (7-3), who haven't won an NCAA Tournament game since 2000. St. John's and Xavier have each been off since cruising to home wins Saturday, when the Red Storm beat Fordham 77-55 and the Musketeers defeated Winthrop 75-59. We like St Johns's to play hard here and get this cover. Let's roll with St Johns.