Richard Pitino will arrive in Cincinnati on Monday afternoon and be formally introduced as Xavier’s new head coach on Tuesday. While fans wait for his public debut, a few early developments have started to trickle in.
Since Pitino’s hiring was announced Tuesday night, we’ve learned more about the makeup of his staff and seen additional roster movement on the Xavier side.
He’s bringing three assistants with him from New Mexico: Isaac Chew, Tarvish Felton and Aaron Katsuma. All three were part of Pitino’s back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances with the Lobos. He’s also bringing Peyton Stephens, who served as his Director of Basketball Operations at UNM. Dante Jackson will remain on staff from the previous XU regime…