Following Luis' declaration, his legendary head coach in Rick Pitino posted a sweet message for the 22-year-old on social media: "I've said it all season, RJ will make a terrific ...

The St. John’s coach reiterated he thinks the standout junior wing should go pro rather than return to school and transfer.

The St. John's men's basketball team recently capped off one of the program's best seasons in school history, led by head ...

St. John's men's basketball star RJ Luis admitted he was 'hurt' by his coach, Rick Pitino, deciding to bench him in the NCAA ...

RJ Luis Jr. was benched in the most important game of his life, and for the first time he is opening up about it, while ...

With 4:56 remaining in the second half Saturday and No. 2 seed St. John's trying to stage a comeback from a 13-point deficit against No. 10 seed Arkansas, Red Storm star RJ Luis Jr. hit two free ...

Thanks to the ever-present Vice TV cameras, we’ve seen Rick Pitino lose his cool plenty ... So when the question of RJ Luis Jr.’s late-game benching quickly arose following St. John’s ...

St. John’s played the final stretch of Saturday’s Round of 32 loss to Arkansas without RJ Luis. A coaching decision from Rick Pitino, Luis sat on the bench for the final five minutes.

12 Photos: Rick Pitino and John Calipari going through ... reigning Big East Player of the Year R.J. Luis Jr. was seemingly glued to the Red Storm's bench. After averaging 18.5 points and 7.2 ...

Rick Pitino removed the Big East Player of the Year, who was 3-for-17 shooting, from the loss with 4:56 left and never brought him back.

John's basketball star RJ Luis nailed a ... Calipari stun Pitino and No. 2 St. John's to reach Sweet 16 of March Madness St. John's played without both Luis and guard Kadary Richmond down the ...

When Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr. hit two free throws with 4:56 remaining to pull St. John's within two points, coach Rick Pitino subbed him out of the game. Luis, who totaled nine ...