St. John's head coach Rick Pitino has never been one to shy away from a good sound byte with the media, and ahead of the Red Storm's round of 64 game against No. 15 seed Omaha on Thursday, the Hall of Fame head coach was asked who he considers to be his biggest rival.

Rick Pitino knows what it’s like to be on the losing end of an all-time opening-round upset. In 2011, Pitino was the head coach of the No. 4 Louisville team that suffered a 62-61 stunner to No. 13 Morehead State in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 64.

Pitino made his first tournament appearance as a coach in his fourth season with Boston University in the 1982-83 season. After a brief stint with the New York Knicks, Pitino became the coach of the Providence Friars in the 1986-87 season, leading them to the Final Four in his second year.