Rick Pitino
A native of New York, Rick Pitino is the first and only coach in history to win NCAA national championships at two schools. Pitino has made a ton of stops in his career – Hawaii, Syracuse, Providence, NBA on two occasions, Kentucky, and Louisville. His greatest successes came at Kentucky and Louisville where he reached 6 Final Fours and won the two national titles. He is also the first coach to take three schools to the Final Four and is considered a great coach’s coach. His assistants and other associated with his program consistently move on and continue the high level of success.
Enshrined
2013Born
September 18, 1952 New York, NYCollege
Boston University Iona Kentucky Louisville Providence College St. John'sProfessional Career
Boston Celtics New York KnicksCareer Stats
3x
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
COACH OF THE YEAR
1990, 1991, 1996
COACH OF THE YEAR
1990, 1991, 1996
2x
NCAA Championships
2005
CONFERENCE
USA
COACH OF THE YEAR
USA
COACH OF THE YEAR
1st
COACH TO WIN
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
AT 2 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
AT 2 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
1st
COACH TO TAKE
3 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
TO THE FINAL FOUR
3 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
TO THE FINAL FOUR
AUTHOR
"SUCCESS IS A CHOICE"
NATIONAL BEST SELLER
NATIONAL BEST SELLER