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St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino’s office robbed of memorabilia, cops say

3/15/24 - St. John's Red Storm vs. Connecticut Huskies during the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden: St. John's Red Storm hea catch Rick Pitino reacts during the second half. The Connecticut Huskies defeat the St. John's Red Storm 95-90. - Photo by Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post 3/15/24 - St. John's Red Storm vs. Connecticut Huskies during the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden

Two as-yet-unidentified men ran off with $375 worth of goods, including a basketball and bullhorn, during the Tuesday burglary in Carnesecca Arena, where Pitino’s office is located a floor above the basketball court, cops said.

The sneaky crooks entered the building about 6 p.m., raided Pitino’s office and sped off from the Queens campus on a moped headed west on Union Turnpike with the stolen memorabilia.

“The University shared surveillance footage with the NYPD and is assisting in the ongoing investigation,” a statement from St. John’s athletics department reads.

Other items stolen from Pitino’s office were a sword, mask and bottles of alcohol, sources said.

It wasn’t clear whether the theft was limited to his office.

Pitino himself is listed as making the complaint to the NYPD, sources said.

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