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'

Rick Pitino knows good coaches when he sees one, and he believes Ole Miss has a great man in command with Chris Beard. With a 19-7 record and a top 25 ranking, Beard likely will earn a new contract this offseason.

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,