St. John's coach Rick Pitino said on Pardon My Take that Indiana should hire Chris Beard: 'He'd have them in the top 5-7 every single year'

Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard would be a perfect candidate for Indiana basketball, according to St. John's coach Rick Pitino.

Given his nearly five decades as a head basketball coach, including 36 years at the collegiate ranks, Rick Pitino has quite the expansive and impressive coaching tree. But when it comes to the soon-to-be-open Indiana head coaching position,

Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard is seeking more consistency from his team in the final stretch of the regular season.

Mississippi State beat Ole Miss basketball at home on Saturday to complete a sweep of the Rebels. Coach Chris Beard said he saw some softness in his team.

Indiana still has five regular season games left, but much of the attention on the program has shifted to the coaching vacancy that will be filled once the 2024-25 campaign concludes.

However, the long week has given Ole Miss time to reflect and get better, as well as respond in different aspects of the game. Rebels head coach Chris Beard gave his thoughts on the respone process so far during a media availability on Wednesday.

St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino says it’s a no brainer that Indiana should hire Chris Beard. “I wouldn’t even think about another person.” pic.twitter.com/7QwL5Ce8Y4

Rick Pitino is going to bat for one potential Indiana Hoosiers head coach candidate. In an appearance on “Pardon My Take” Friday, Pitino touted Chris Beard as his choice as Mike Woodson’s replacement at Indiana.