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Steve Pikiell tried not to push his four kids into athletics − even as a former player for Jim Calhoun at Connecticut and a college basketball head coach during all or most their lives.
The legend of Steve Pikiell’s toughness goes way back to his playing days at Connecticut, when a right shoulder so prone to separation it would eventually require major surgery wasn’t nearly ...
“If I could say one thing to parents: take a deep breath and just enjoy that your kid isn’t playing video games and he’s not running around doing something,” says Steve Pikiell, Rutgers ...
Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell learned a harsh lesson during a disastrous season this winter, so he entered this crucial offseason with a clear goal: return to the roots that led to his previous succ ...
In 20 years as a college basketball head coach, Steve Pikiell never had a week quite like this past one. On the court, his Rutgers squad suffered a gut-punch loss at Michigan thanks to a buzzer ...
It is an odd match of two potential one-and-done NBA lottery picks with a program that has one NCAA Tournament win since 1984 and a defensive-minded coach in Steve Pikiell who made his reputation ...
It also led to some tough questions for coach Steve Pikiell afterward. While the celebrated tandem of projected 2025 NBA lottery picks and top-five recruits Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey have been ...
Steve Pikiell's coaching legacy includes transformative experiences at Stony Brook, where he achieved milestones such as the Seawolves' first NCAA Tournament appearance. Since joining Rutgers in ...
The arrival of Dylan Harper and Airious “Ace” Bailey has changed so much for Rutgers. There is the potential of a preseason top-25 ranking, and already there is significant hype rarely ...