St. John’s is in need of a new general manager of its men’s basketball program, The Post has confirmed.
The school is parting ways with Matt Abdelmassih, who held the position during the entire Rick Pitino era, athletic director Ed Kull told The Post. Abdelmassih had been on leave dating back to the Kentucky game on Dec. 20.
Kull declined to address the exact circumstances of what led to Abdelmassih’s dismissal.
The school has been looking into financial deals made by Abdelmassih, and the decision to move on from him is believed to be connected.
Along with Pitino and associate head coach Steve Masiello, Abdelmassih oversaw St. John’s recruiting. The year’s budget is thought to be north of $10 million.
A St. John’s alum, Abdelmassih has worked as an assistant at Nebraska and Iowa State, and served on former coach Chris Mullin’s staff in Queens. He was briefly an agent before taking on the job as Pitino’s general manager.
Abdelmassih had a major hand in St. John’s best season in 25 years last winter, bringing in several key players to that team, notably Kadary Richmond, Deivon Smith and Aaron Scott.
