Add another accolade to Rick Pitino's incredible resume. This was a new one, too — which might come as a surprise. Pitino won his first Big East Coach of the Year award on Wednesday and RJ Luis Jr. took Player of the Year honors after they propelled a resurgent St.

The accolades keep coming for Rick Pitino and RJ Luis Jr. Pitino was named a semifinalist for Naismith College Coach of the Year and Luis was selected as a semifinalist for Naismith College Player of the Year after the duo helped lead St. John’s to a long-awaited Big East championship.

The 72-year-old former Providence and Celtics coach became the first coach to lead five different programs to regular-season conference crowns by guiding St. John's to its first outright Big East title in 40 years.