Rick Pitino is OPEN to NCAA Tournament expansion + how he's dealing with St. John's championship expectations

Rick Pitino sits down with Matt Norlander at Big East Media Days to discuss his St. John's squad and the state of the sport.

(0:15) Excitement for this season (1:00) Finding fulfillment in coaching (1:30) Thoughts on last year (3:00) Arkansas loss (4:00) Shooting focus (4:40) Joson Sanon (5:20) Zuby Ejiofor (6:15) Preseason hype (7:15) CBB Big picture (8:45) Possible NCAA Tournament expansion (10:45) How he will define success this year

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