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{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1952)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Rick Pitino
| image = Rick Pitino, 2013 Final Four.jpg
| caption = Pitino in a press conference for the [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2013 Final Four]]
| current_title = [[Head coach]]
| current_team = [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]
| current_conference = [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| current_record = {{Winning percentage|59|22|record=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1952|9|18}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.
| player_years1 = 1971–1974
| player_team1 = [[UMass Minutemen men's basketball|UMass]]
| player_positions = [[Point guard]]
| overall_record = {{winpct|893|315|record=y}}{{efn|In 2018, the NCAA vacated 123 wins and three losses from Pitino's record, making his official NCAA record {{winpct|770|312|record=y}}.}} (college)<br>{{winpct|192|220|record=y}} (NBA)
| tournament_record = 55–22 ([[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I]])<br>6–5 ([[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]])
| championships = * 2 [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions|NCAA Division I tournament]] ([[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|1996]], [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|2013]]*)
* 7 [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach|NCAA Division I regional – Final Four]] ([[1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1987]], [[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1993]], [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1996]], [[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1997]], [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2005]], [[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2012]]*, [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2013]]*)
* [[America East Conference men's basketball tournament|America East tournament]] (1983)
* 2 [[America East Conference|America East]] regular season (1980, 1983)
* 5 [[SEC men's basketball tournament|SEC tournament]] ([[1992 SEC men's basketball tournament|1992]]–[[1995 SEC men's basketball tournament|1995]], [[1997 SEC men's basketball tournament|1997]])
* 2 [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] regular season (1995, 1996)
* 2 [[Conference USA men's basketball tournament|C-USA tournament]] (2003, 2005)
* [[C-USA]] regular season (2005)
* 4 [[Big East men's basketball tournament|Big East tournament]] (2009, 2012*, 2013*, 2025)
* 3 [[Big East]] regular season (2009, 2013*, 2025)
* [[American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament|AAC tournament]] ([[2014 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament|2014]]*)
* [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]] regular season (2014*)
* [[Greek Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] ([[2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup|2019]])
* 2 [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] ([[2018–19 Greek Basket League|2019]], [[2019–20 Greek Basket League|2020]])
* [[MAAC men's basketball tournament|MAAC tournament]] ([[2021 MAAC men's basketball tournament|2021]], [[2023 MAAC men's basketball tournament|2023]])
* 2 [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]] regular season (2022, 2023)
| awards = 
* [[Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year|AP Coach of the Year]] (2025)
* [[Henry Iba Award]] (2025)
* [[NABC Coach of the Year]] (1987)
* John Wooden National Coach of the Year (1987)
* [[Adolph Rupp Cup]] (2009)
* 3× SEC Coach of the Year (1990, 1991, 1996)
* C-USA Coach of the Year (2005)
* 2× [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year|MAAC Coach of the Year]] (2022, 2023)
* [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year|Big East Coach of the Year]] (2025)
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Vacated by the NCAA<ref name="vacatedWashPost">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/12/20/rick-pitino-finally-gets-another-coaching-job-with-greek-euroleague-team-panathinaikos/ |title=Rick Pitino might finally have another coaching job — with Greek EuroLeague team Panathinaikos |last=Bogage |first=Jacob |date=December 21, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=December 30, 2018 |archive-date=December 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228150116/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/12/20/rick-pitino-finally-gets-another-coaching-job-with-greek-euroleague-team-panathinaikos/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="greek-coach-espn">{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25581732/rick-pitino-deal-coach-euroleague-power-panathinaikos-greece |title=Rick Pitino agrees to coach EuroLeague power Panathinaikos |last=Wojnarowski |first=Adrian |date=December 20, 2018 |website=ESPN |access-date=December 30, 2018 |archive-date=December 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228190056/http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25581732/rick-pitino-deal-coach-euroleague-power-panathinaikos-greece |url-status=live }}</ref>
| BASKHOF_year = 2013
| BASKHOF_id = rick-pitino
| coach_years1 = 1974–1976
| coach_team1 = [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball|Hawaii]] (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1976
| coach_team2 = Hawaii (interim HC)
| coach_years3 = 1976–1978
| coach_team3 = [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse]] (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1978–1983
| coach_team4 = [[Boston University Terriers men's basketball|Boston University]]
| coach_years5 = {{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1984|end}}
| coach_team5 = [[New York Knicks]] (assistant)
| coach_years6 = 1985–1987
| coach_team6 = [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence]]
| coach_years7 = {{nbay|1987|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}}
| coach_team7 = New York Knicks
| coach_years8 = 1989–1997
| coach_team8 = [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
| coach_years9 = {{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}}
| coach_team9 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| coach_years10 = 2001–2017
| coach_team10 = [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville]]
| coach_years11 = 2018–2020
| coach_team11 = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| coach_years12 = 2020–2023
| coach_team12 = [[Iona Gaels men's basketball|Iona]]
| coach_years13 = 2023–present
| coach_team13 = [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]
}}
'''Richard Andrew Pitino''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɪ|'|t|iː|n|oʊ}}; born September 18, 1952) is an American [[basketball]] coach who is the head men's basketball coach at [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]]. He was also the head coach of [[Greece national basketball team|Greece's senior national team]]. He has been the head coach of several teams in [[NCAA Division I]] and in the [[NBA]], including [[Boston University Terriers men's basketball|Boston University]] (1978–1983), [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence College]] (1985–1987), the [[New York Knicks]] (1987–1989), the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|University of Kentucky]] (1989–1997), the [[Boston Celtics]] (1997–2001), the [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|University of Louisville]] (2001–2017), [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] of the [[Greek Basket League]] and [[EuroLeague]] (2018–2020), and [[Iona Gaels men's basketball|Iona University]] (2020–2023).

Pitino led Kentucky to an [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA championship]] in [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1996]]. In 2013, while in Atlanta with his team for the Final Four, he was elected to the [[List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]].<ref name=hoophall>{{cite web |url=https://www.hoophall.com/news/naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-fame-announces-class-2013/ |title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2013 |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2024 |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130052911/https://www.hoophall.com/news/naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-fame-announces-class-2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2017, the NCAA suspended Pitino for five games of the 2017–18 season for a perceived lack of oversight in [[2015 University of Louisville basketball sex scandal|an escort sex scandal]] at the University of Louisville involving [[college recruiting|recruits]]. Louisville's national championship from [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2013]] was eventually vacated and is being appealed by the university. In September, Pitino was implicated in a federal investigation [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal|involving bribes to recruits]], which resulted in Louisville firing him for cause. He was later exonerated of these accusations and soon returned to coaching after a brief stint as a broadcaster.

On March 20, 2023, he was named head basketball coach at [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://redstormsports.com/news/2023/3/20/mens-basketball-st-johns-names-hall-of-famer-rick-pitino-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx|title=St. John's Names Hall of Famer Rick Pitino Head Men's Basketball Coach|website=redstormsports.com|publisher=St. John's University Athletics|date=March 20, 2023|access-date=March 20, 2023|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320204034/https://redstormsports.com/news/2023/3/20/mens-basketball-st-johns-names-hall-of-famer-rick-pitino-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early years and education==
Pitino was born in [[New York City]], and was raised in [[Bayville, New York]]. He was the team [[captain (sports)|captain]] of the [[St. Dominic High School (Oyster Bay, New York)|St. Dominic High School]] basketball team in [[Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York|Oyster Bay]], [[Long Island]].<ref name="cigar">{{cite web |url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,19,00.html |first=Joel |last=Drucker |publisher=[[Cigar Aficionado]] |title=Profile: Rick Pitino. The Heart and Soul of Rick Pitino |date=March–April 2002 |access-date=March 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026123632/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Archives/CA_Show_Article/0,2322,19,00.html |archive-date=October 26, 2007}}</ref>

Pitino enrolled at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] in 1970. At a listed height of {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=off}} tall,<ref name="umasshoops.com">{{Cite web|url=https://umasshoops.com/wiki/doku.php?id=pitino_rick|title=pitino_rick [UMassHoops.com Wiki]|website=umasshoops.com|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301183223/https://umasshoops.com/wiki/doku.php?id=pitino_rick|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rick-pitino-2.html|title=Rick Pitino {{convert|6|ft|0|in|cm}} School: UMass.|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211163234/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rick-pitino-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> he was a [[point guard]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/48835-rick-pitino-college-basketball-icon|title=Rick Pitino: College Basketball Icon|first=Chris|last=Kelly|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211162622/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/48835-rick-pitino-college-basketball-icon|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pennlive.com/davidjones/2012/03/two_decades_ago_tonight_calipa.html|title=Two decades ago tonight, John Calipari and Rick Pitino had an NCAA battle in Philly few remember|date=March 26, 2012|website=pennlive|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211162625/https://www.pennlive.com/davidjones/2012/03/two_decades_ago_tonight_calipa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> for the [[UMass Minutemen basketball|Minutemen basketball team]]. Pitino held the tenth spot at UMass for career assists, with 329,<ref name=UMass_stats>{{cite web|title=Record Book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/records.pdf|publisher=UMass Athletics|access-date=November 8, 2011|archive-date=July 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724213516/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/records.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> until [[Chaz Williams]] (2011–2014) became the leader in career assists following his final season with the Minutemen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020–21 Massachusetts Basketball Prospectus (PDF)|url=https://umassathletics.com/documents/2020/12/16/MediaGuide.pdf?id=7530|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=University of Massachusetts Athletics|language=en|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306182814/https://umassathletics.com/documents/2020/12/16/MediaGuide.pdf?id=7530|url-status=live}}</ref> He led the team in assists as a junior and senior.<ref>{{cite web|title=1972–73 Statistics|url=http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/1972.html|publisher=UMass Athletics|access-date=November 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418095114/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/1972.html|archive-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1973–74 Statistics|url=http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/1973.html|publisher=UMass Athletics|access-date=November 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418133752/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/1973.html|archive-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref> The 168 assists as a senior is the eighth-best single season total ever there.<ref name=UMass_stats /><ref name="uoflsports_bio">{{cite web|url=http://gocards.com/coaches.aspx?rc=338&path=mbball|title=2016–17 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff: Rick Pitino, Head Coach|access-date=December 11, 2017|publisher=[[University of Louisville]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925010316/http://gocards.com/coaches.aspx?rc=338&path=mbball|archive-date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Pitino was a freshman at the same time future [[NBA]] legend [[Julius Erving]] spent his junior (and final) year at UMass, although the two never played on the same team because freshmen were ineligible to play varsity basketball at the time. Other teammates of Pitino's include [[Al Skinner]], who also went on to become a successful college coach, and baseball player [[Mike Flanagan (baseball)|Mike Flanagan]], who went on to pitch in the major leagues and win the AL [[Cy Young Award]] in 1979. Pitino earned his degree from UMass in 1974.

==Career==
===University of Hawaii (1974–1976)===
Pitino started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball|University of Hawaii]] in 1974, and became a full-time assistant in 1975. Pitino served as Hawaii's interim head coach late in the 1975–76 season. Coach Bruce O'Neil was fired after the Rainbow Warriors started the season 9–12. Pitino led Hawaii for their final six games, going 2–4 in the span.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2009/3/5/UH%20Basketball%20History.pdf |title=Hawaii Athletics |publisher=Hawaii Athletics |access-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928103001/http://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2009/3/5/UH%20Basketball%20History.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Scandal and investigation====
Pitino's time at Hawaii was marred by a 1977 [[NCAA]] report on sanctions against the program. According to the report, Pitino was implicated in 8 of the 64 infractions that led the university to be placed on probation. The violations involving Pitino included providing round-trip air fare for a player between New York and [[Honolulu]], arranging for student-athletes to receive used cars for season tickets, and handing out coupons to players for free food at [[McDonald's]]. He was also cited, along with the head coach, Bruce O'Neil, for providing misinformation to the [[NCAA]] and [[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|University of Hawaii]]<!--"University of Hawaii" is about the university system, not the school where he coached.--> officials. Also in 1977, the NCAA infractions committee recommended that Pitino and O'Neil be disassociated from Hawaii athletics. In 1989, Pitino would dismiss the report, saying "I didn't make any mistakes. I don't care what anybody says."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/24/sports/pitino-unfazed-by-past-infractions.html?pagewanted=1 | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Pitino Unfazed By Past Infractions | first=William C. | last=Rhoden | date=May 24, 1989 | access-date=May 22, 2010 | archive-date=April 13, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413074440/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/24/sports/pitino-unfazed-by-past-infractions.html?pagewanted=1 | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Syracuse (1976–1978)===
Pitino was the first assistant hired by [[Jim Boeheim]] in 1976 as Boeheim began his tenure at [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse University]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vecsey |first1=George |title=Sports of The Times;They're the Oscar and Felix of the Hardwood Set |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/01/sports/sports-of-the-times-they-re-the-oscar-and-felix-of-the-hardwood-set.html |access-date=March 9, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 1, 1996 |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309200151/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/01/sports/sports-of-the-times-they-re-the-oscar-and-felix-of-the-hardwood-set.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Boston University (1978–1983)===
In 1978, [[Boston University]] athletic director John Simpson hired Pitino as head coach, funding the [[Boston University Terriers men's basketball|Terriers men's basketball]] team with $20,000 for recruiting players and fifteen full scholarships, the maximum allowed under NCAA rules and far more than prior head coach [[Roy Sigler]] was allotted. As compensation, Pitino received a [[Renault 5|Renault Le Car]] and an annual salary of $17,500.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Trutor |first=Clayton |date=November 16, 2023 |title=When an Unknown Coach Named Rick Pitino Helped Lift BU Men's Basketball to New Heights |work=Bostonia |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/when-rick-pitino-helped-lift-bu-mens-basketball-to-new-heights |access-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209034638/https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/when-rick-pitino-helped-lift-bu-mens-basketball-to-new-heights |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the two seasons before Pitino's arrival, the Terriers had won a mere 17 games. During his 5-year tenure, the team slogan was, “the hardest working coach, for the hardest working team in the country." Pitino used the full-court press for almost the entirety of each game, eventually leading the Terriers to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 24 years.<ref name="boston.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/globe/packages/year_in_review/sports/pitino2.htm |title=Rick Pitino Biography |publisher=Boston.com |date=September 19, 2017 |access-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173842/http://www.boston.com/globe/packages/year_in_review/sports/pitino2.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===New York Knicks (1983–1985)===
Pitino left [[Boston University Terriers men's basketball|Boston University]] to become an assistant coach with the [[New York Knicks]] under [[Hubie Brown]].

===Providence (1985–1987)===
In 1985, Pitino returned to college coaching to become head coach at [[Providence College]] after being hired by then-athletic director [[Lou Lamoriello]]. Providence had gone a dismal 11–20 in the year before he took over. Two years later, Pitino led the team to the Final Four. That Final Four team featured the "Rainbow Coalition" with [[point guard]] [[Billy Donovan]], who would go on to be an assistant coach under Pitino at the [[University of Kentucky]] and then win back-to-back national championships as head coach at the [[Florida Gators men's basketball|University of Florida]].

===New York Knicks (1987–1989)===
Pitino became head coach of the [[New York Knicks]] on July 14, 1987.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Roy S. |title=Knicks, Ending 84-Day Search, Name Pitino Coach; He Leaves Providence to '{{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Fufill}} Dream' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/14/sports/knicks-ending-84-day-search-name-pitino-coach-he-leaves-providence-fufill-dream.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=July 14, 1987 |archive-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229124125/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/14/sports/knicks-ending-84-day-search-name-pitino-coach-he-leaves-providence-fufill-dream.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The year before he arrived, the team had only won 24 games. In just two years, Pitino led the Knicks to their first division title in nearly twenty years.<ref name="boston.com"/> He resigned from the Knicks on May 30, 1989.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldaper |first1=Sam |title=Pitino Wants to Go, and Knicks Grant Wish |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/31/sports/pitino-wants-to-go-and-knicks-grant-wish.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=May 31, 1989 |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215231817/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/31/sports/pitino-wants-to-go-and-knicks-grant-wish.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pitino resigns as coach of Knicks, now looks forward to Kentucky challenge |url=https://www.deseret.com/1989/5/31/18809360/pitino-resigns-as-coach-of-knicks-now-looks-forward-to-kentucky-challenge |website=Deseret News |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=May 31, 1989 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226102220/https://www.deseret.com/1989/5/31/18809360/pitino-resigns-as-coach-of-knicks-now-looks-forward-to-kentucky-challenge |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Kentucky (1989–1997)===
[[File:Rick Pitino 1999.jpg|thumb|Pitino in 1999]]
After spending two years coaching in the NBA, Pitino returned to the college level again in 1989, becoming the coach at Kentucky.<ref>{{Citation |last=Lief |first=Fred |title=Pitino set for Kentucky job |date=May 30, 1989 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/05/30/Pitino-set-for-Kentucky-job/1603612504000/ |publisher=UPI}}</ref> The Kentucky program was recovering from a major recruiting scandal brought on by former coach [[Eddie Sutton]] that left it on NCAA probation. Pitino quickly restored Kentucky's reputation and performance, leading his second school to the Final Four in the [[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1993 NCAA tournament]], and [[1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|winning a national title]] in the [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1996 NCAA tournament]], Kentucky's 6th NCAA Championship. The following year, Pitino's [[1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky team]] made it back to the national title game, losing to [[1996–97 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team|Arizona]] in overtime in the finals of the [[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1997 NCAA tournament]]. Pitino's fast-paced teams at Kentucky were favorites of the school's fans, implementing his signature style of [[full-court press|full-court pressure defense]]. The following year, he left Kentucky for the NBA and Kentucky [[1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|went on to win]] the 1998 national title. He would later refer to Kentucky as "the Roman Empire of college basketball".<ref>{{cite web |author=Mel Evans l Associated Press |url=http://www.cleveland.com/livingston/index.ssf/2011/03/like_rome_kentucky_basketball.html |title=Like Rome, Kentucky is a storied, flawed empire |publisher=Cleveland.com |date=March 24, 2011 |access-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060537/http://www.cleveland.com/livingston/index.ssf/2011/03/like_rome_kentucky_basketball.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Boston Celtics (1997–2001)===
Pitino returned to the NBA in 1997 when the [[Boston Celtics]] hired him as head coach on May 6, 1997.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dohrmann |first1=George |title=Pitino Is Lured by Celtic Green |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-07-sp-56236-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=May 7, 1997 |archive-date=February 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216062110/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-07-sp-56236-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He resigned on January 8, 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wise |first1=Mike |title=PRO BASKETBALL; No Miracles Forthcoming, Pitino Quits Celtics Job |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/sports/pro-basketball-no-miracles-forthcoming-pitino-quits-celtics-job.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=January 9, 2001 |archive-date=February 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227034854/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/sports/pro-basketball-no-miracles-forthcoming-pitino-quits-celtics-job.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His NBA coaching experience often demonstrated a deep frustration with the dynamics of the league, especially in Boston, where he amassed a 102–146 record from 1997 to 2001. After being beaten by the [[Toronto Raptors]] on March 1, 2000, on a buzzer-beater by [[Vince Carter]], Pitino's frustration reached critical mass as he addressed the press. Referring to the expectations of [[Boston Celtics]] fans and media, Pitino challenged each of them to let go of the past and focus on the future:
{{cquote|[[Larry Bird]] is not walking through that door, fans. [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] is not walking through that door, and [[Robert Parish]] is not walking through that door. And if you expect them to walk through that door, they're going to be gray and old. What we are is young, exciting, hard-working, and we're going to improve. People don't realize that, and as soon as they realize those three guys are not coming through that door, the better this town will be for all of us because there are young guys in that (locker) room playing their asses off. I wish we had $90 million under the [[NBA salary cap|salary cap]]. I wish we could buy the world. We can't; the only thing we can do is work hard, and all the negativity that's in this town sucks. I've been around when [[Jim Rice]] was booed. I've been around when [[Carl Yastrzemski|Yastrzemski]] was booed. And it stinks. It makes the greatest town, greatest city in the world, lousy. The only thing that will turn this around is being upbeat and positive like we are in that locker room... and if you think I'm going to succumb to negativity, you're wrong. You've got the wrong guy leading this team.<ref>{{cite news|title=There's something about Pitino and the Celtics|work=[[The Sporting News]]|date=March 13, 2000|author=D'Alessandro, Dave|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_11_224/ai_60498918/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708184710/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_11_224/ai_60498918/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2012|access-date=June 11, 2009}}</ref>}}

Pitino struggled in Boston, and statistics like 1998–99's 19–31 record made him little better in the eyes of many Boston fans than his inexperienced predecessor, [[M. L. Carr]]. Pitino's remarks became a cornerstone of Celtics lore, and has served as a metaphor for other sports franchises and their inability to relive past successes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/pros_and_colleges/x490262903/Megliola-Pitino-legacy-now-stained?zc_p=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616114808/http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/pros_and_colleges/x490262903/Megliola-Pitino-legacy-now-stained?zc_p=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |title=Megliola: Pitino legacy now stained – Framingham, MA – The MetroWest Daily News |date=June 16, 2013 |access-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref> Pitino himself reprised the speech in a tongue-in-cheek manner at Louisville in November 2005, challenging his freshmen players to play as tough as past seniors and drawing laughter from sportswriters in a postgame press conference. During his time in Boston, he also served as team president, with complete control over basketball operations.

===Louisville (2001–2017)===
[[File:Rick Pitino addressing the crowd.jpg|thumb|right|Pitino addresses the crowd before Louisville's 2012 Red-White Scrimmage]]
Pitino returned to college—and his adopted home state—on March 21, 2001, to coach the [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|University of Louisville]] following the retirement of Hall of Fame coach [[Denny Crum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/ncb/s/2001/0320/1158874.html|title=ESPN.com - NCB - Pitino timeline|website=static.espn.go.com}}</ref> In the [[2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|2005 season]], Pitino led Louisville to their [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|first Final Four in 19 years]], and became the first men's coach in NCAA history to lead three different schools to the Final Four. Immediately following their Final Four run, several players graduated or entered the [[2005 NBA draft]]. The inexperience caused the Cardinals to limp into the [[2006 Big East men's basketball tournament|Big East tournament]] seeded 12th, and miss the NCAA tournament. They made the semifinals of the [[2006 National Invitation Tournament|National Invitation Tournament]] (NIT), where they were defeated by eventual champions [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball|University of South Carolina]]. The 2007 Cardinal team was primarily the same team, with added freshmen. Picked to finish towards the bottom of the [[Big East Conference]] again, Pitino led them to a second-place finish, 12–4 (tied with the [[Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball|University of Pittsburgh]], who had been beaten by the Cardinals during the regular season) in the conference standings and a first round bye in the conference tournament. Pitino implemented a 2–2–1 and 2–3 zone defense midway through the season. The 2007 team's season ended when the Cardinals lost to [[2006–07 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Texas A&M]] in the second round of the [[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]. The 2008 Cardinals finished second in the Big East and ranked 13th in both the AP and Coaches' polls. Louisville was the third seed in the [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008 NCAA tournament]]'s East region. They defeated [[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|Boise State]], [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]] and [[2007–08 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]] to advance to the Elite Eight, where they were defeated by [[2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]. Louisville was the top seed overall in the [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2009 NCAA tournament]] and was planted as the first seed in the Midwest region. They defeated [[Morehead State Eagles men's basketball|Morehead State]], [[Siena Saints men's basketball|Siena]] and [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] to advance to the Elite Eight, where they were defeated by [[2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]]. In 2010 the Cardinals suffered a disappointing 15-point loss to their first round opponent, the [[2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team|California Golden Bears]]. In 2011, Louisville was upset by 13th-seeded [[2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team|Morehead State]] in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

In [[2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|2012]], Pitino coached the Cardinals to the Big East tournament championship and a berth as No. 4 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament. The Cardinals defeated [[2011–12 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team|Davidson]], [[2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team|New Mexico]], and top seed [[2011–12 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]] to advance to the regional final against [[2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team|Florida]] and his former player and friend [[Billy Donovan]]. The Cardinals would go on to win that game, but lost to [[Kentucky–Louisville rivalry|arch-rivals]] and eventual national champions [[2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] in the 2012 Final Four.
[[File:Rick Pitino being interviewed by Jim Nantz.jpeg|thumb|Pitino being interviewed by [[Jim Nantz]] following Louisville's victory in the [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game]].]]
In 2013, Pitino led the Louisville Cardinals to their third national championship in an 82–76 win over Michigan to become the first NCAA Division I coach in history to win a championship with two different schools, although that championship was later vacated.<ref name="Vacate"/>

The University of Louisville self-imposed a postseason ban for the [[2015–16 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|2015–16 season]] amid an ongoing NCAA investigation over an [[2015 University of Louisville basketball sex scandal|escort sex scandal]] involving recruits between 2010 and 2014. The ban included both the [[2016 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]] and the [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14721089/louisville-cardinals-basketball-self-imposes-postseason-ban-2015-16-season|title=Louisville self-imposes postseason ban for men's hoops in 2016|date=February 5, 2016|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=February 5, 2016|archive-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205215015/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14721089/louisville-cardinals-basketball-self-imposes-postseason-ban-2015-16-season|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2016/02/05/sources-u-l-imposing-postseason-hoops-ban/79878760/|title=U of L imposing postseason hoops ban|author=Jeff Greer|date=February 5, 2016|work=[[The Courier-Journal]]|access-date=February 5, 2016|location=Louisville, KY|archive-date=January 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130040918/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2016/02/05/sources-u-l-imposing-postseason-hoops-ban/79878760/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 15, 2017, the NCAA charged Pitino for failure to monitor his basketball program, which was involved in a sex-for-pay scandal. He was suspended for the first five games of the ACC season in 2017–18.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/06/15/louisville-ncaa-infractions-report|title=NCAA suspends Rick Pitino for five ACC games following sex scandal probe|author=Scooby Axson|date=June 15, 2017|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=June 16, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005323/https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/06/15/louisville-ncaa-infractions-report|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 20, 2018, the NCAA officially announced that the 2013 National Championship and their 2012 Final Four appearance had been vacated.<ref name="Vacate">{{cite web|title=NCAA denies Louisville's appeal, rules Cardinals must vacate 2013 national title|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22513517/ncaa-denies-louisville-appeal-rules-cardinals-vacate-2013-national-title|website=ESPN|date=February 20, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=July 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724054921/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22513517/ncaa-denies-louisville-appeal-rules-cardinals-vacate-2013-national-title|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the first time the NCAA vacated a men's basketball national title.<ref>{{cite news|last=Story|first=Mark|title=For U of L and Pitino, vacated NCAA title an ever-lasting stain on reputations|date=February 20, 2018|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Ledger|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mark-story/article201149129.html|access-date=January 5, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055155/https://www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mark-story/article201149129.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Norlander|first=Matt|title=Louisville isn't the 1st NCAA champion to vacate a championship – here are the rest|date=February 20, 2018|website=CBS Sports|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/louisville-isnt-the-1st-ncaa-champion-to-vacate-a-championship-here-are-the-rest/|access-date=January 5, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010822/https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/louisville-isnt-the-1st-ncaa-champion-to-vacate-a-championship-here-are-the-rest/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Scandal and ouster====
{{main|2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal}}
On September 26, 2017, federal prosecutors announced that the school was under investigation for an alleged "pay for play" involving recruits at Louisville.<ref name="The Courier-Journal-2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/09/26/university-louisville-college-basketball-fbi-sting/703414001/|title=University of Louisville college basketball program targeted in FBI investigation|work=[[The Courier-Journal]]|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-date=January 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130040931/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/09/26/university-louisville-college-basketball-fbi-sting/703414001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nbcnews1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/college-basketball-coaches-allegedly-took-bribes-agents-deliver-athletes-n804781|title=College basketball bribery scandal exposes "dark underbelly" of NCAA, prosecutor says|work=NBC News|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926144539/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/college-basketball-coaches-allegedly-took-bribes-agents-deliver-athletes-n804781|url-status=live}}</ref> The allegations state that an [[Adidas]] executive conspired to pay $100,000 to the family of a top-ranked national recruit to&nbsp;play at Louisville and to represent Adidas when he turned pro.<ref name="The Courier-Journal-2" /> The criminal complaint did not name Louisville specifically but appeared to involve the recruitment of [[Brian Bowen]], who committed on June 3, 2017, to the school.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/09/26/university-louisville-recruits-college-basketball-scandal/703820001/|title=University of Louisville scandal: Brian Bowen's mom says she 'didn't know anything'|work=[[The Courier-Journal]]|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-date=January 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130040826/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/09/26/university-louisville-recruits-college-basketball-scandal/703820001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sbnation1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2017/9/26/16367526/louisville-fbi-investigation-college-basketball-scandal-rick-pitino|title=Louisville basketball has an FBI investigation to worry about while still on NCAA probation|work=SBNation.com|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927111859/https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2017/9/26/16367526/louisville-fbi-investigation-college-basketball-scandal-rick-pitino|url-status=live}}</ref>

A day later, Louisville placed Pitino on unpaid administrative leave, while athletic director [[Tom Jurich]] was placed on paid administrative leave.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20834710/louisville-head-coach-rick-pitino-athletic-director-tom-jurich-out|title=Sources: Pitino and Jurich out at Louisville|work=ESPN|access-date=September 27, 2017|archive-date=January 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130040840/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/widget_iframe.2f70fb173b9000da126c79afe2098f02.html?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/09/27/louisville-fbi-investigation-rick-pitino-brian-bowen|title=Reports: Louisville's Rick Pitino and Tom Jurich fired|last=Woo|first=Jeremy|work=SI.com|access-date=September 27, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927202243/https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/09/27/louisville-fbi-investigation-rick-pitino-brian-bowen|url-status=live}}</ref> According to a letter interim president Greg Postel sent to Pitino, the information spelled out by prosecutors amounted to a "material breach" of his contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=U of L releases suspension letters given to Pitino, Jurich last week |url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/36499221/u-of-l-releases-suspension-letters-given-to-pitino-jurich-last-week |website=WDRB.com |access-date=October 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002195927/http://www.wdrb.com/story/36499221/u-of-l-releases-suspension-letters-given-to-pitino-jurich-last-week |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> Pitino's lawyer, former [[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky|Kentucky Lieutenant Governor]] [[Steve Pence]], told ''[[The Courier-Journal]]'' that as he understood it, Pitino had been "effectively fired". Under the terms of Pitino's contract, Louisville was required to give him 10 days' notice and "an opportunity to be heard" before firing him for cause.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/09/27/rick-pitino-fired-louisville-basketball/705193001/|title=Rick Pitino 'effectively fired,' on unpaid leave amid Louisville FBI basketball investigation|author1=Philip M. Bailey|author2=Andrew Wolfson|work=[[The Courier-Journal]]|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-date=January 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130040826/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/09/27/rick-pitino-fired-louisville-basketball/705193001/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to CBS Sports' [[Gary Parrish]], school officials did not intend for Pitino to ever return to the sidelines again, and planned to cut ties with him as soon as they could legally do so.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/louisville-puts-rick-pitino-on-unpaid-leave-is-effectively-fired-his-lawyer-says/|title=Louisville puts Rick Pitino on unpaid leave, is 'effectively fired' his lawyer says|last=Norlander|first=Matt|work=[[CBS Sports]]|quote=A source told CBS Sports' Gary Parrish that Louisville has no intention of ever allowing Pitino to coach the Cardinals again.|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928145853/https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/louisville-puts-rick-pitino-on-unpaid-leave-is-effectively-fired-his-lawyer-says/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 2, the board of the University of Louisville Athletic Association voted to formally begin the process of firing Pitino for cause. On the same day, Pitino, through his lawyer, claimed that Louisville officials should have given him 10 days notice and a chance to respond before placing him on leave.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/louisville-athletic-board-starts-process-to-fire-rick-pitino-after-contract-breach-claim/|title=Louisville athletic board starts process to fire Rick Pitino after contract breach claim|last=Parrish|first=Gary|author-link=Gary Parrish|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120200/https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/louisville-athletic-board-starts-process-to-fire-rick-pitino-after-contract-breach-claim/|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 16, the ULAA board voted unanimously to fire Pitino for cause.<ref name="ESPN20171016">{{cite news|last1=Borzello|first1=Jeff|title=Louisville votes to terminate Rick Pitino's contract 'with just cause'|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21039369/rick-pitino-says-no-cause-louisville-cardinals-terminate-contract|access-date=October 16, 2017|work=ESPN|date=October 16, 2017|archive-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017031539/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21039369/rick-pitino-says-no-cause-louisville-cardinals-terminate-contract|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 18, 2019, nearly two years after his dismissal and his lawsuit for $38.7 million against the ULAA, Pitino settled with the university and dropped the case. As a result, his termination was changed from a firing on October 16, 2017, to a resignation on October 3, 2017, citing "zero liability" between both parties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2019/09/18/louisville-pitino-settle-breach-of-contract-lawsuit/40165919/|title=Pitino settles with Louisville, ready for 'new chapter'|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=March 15, 2020|date=September 18, 2019|archive-date=November 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110071727/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2019/09/18/louisville-pitino-settle-breach-of-contract-lawsuit/40165919/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Panathinaikos (2018–2020)===
On December 26, 2018, [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] announced Pitino as the head coach of the team until the end of the season, marking his debut in the [[EuroLeague]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paobc.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=54126&lang=2 |title=Deal with Rick Pitino |publisher=paobc.gr |date=December 26, 2018 |access-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-date=December 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228041147/https://www.paobc.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=54126&lang=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 17, 2019, they won the [[2018–19 Greek Basketball Cup|2018–19 Greek Cup]] against [[PAOK BC|PAOK]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Euroleague/news/567535/Greek-Cup:-Panathinaikos-won-the-Greek-Cup-for-19th-time-after-beating-PAOK-79-73 |title=Euroleague Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings – eurobasket News |publisher=Eurobasket.com |access-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015642/https://www.eurobasket.com/Euroleague/news/567535/Greek-Cup:-Panathinaikos-won-the-Greek-Cup-for-19th-time-after-beating-PAOK-79-73 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2018-19 EuroLeague|EuroLeague Regular Season]], they managed to make a comeback after a 6–8 start, to finish in sixth place and reach the playoffs, after they registered ten wins in their last 16 games. In the EuroLeague Playoffs, Panathinaikos fell for a second consecutive year against defending champions [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], thus failing to qualify for the [[2019 EuroLeague Final Four]]. The season ended with Panathinaikos winning the [[2018–19 Greek Basket League]]'s season championship, after they swept [[Promitheas Patras B.C.|Promitheas Patras]] 3–0 in the League's Finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/heba/893363/panathinaikos-wins-38th-greek-championship-title/|title=Panathinaikos wins 38th Greek championship title|date=June 14, 2019|website=Eurohoops|access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306130400/https://www.eurohoops.net/en/heba/893363/panathinaikos-wins-38th-greek-championship-title/|url-status=live}}</ref> After the season, Panathinaikos made an offer to coach Pitino to extend his stay, and although he showed willingness to stay in Greece for another season, he declined the offer, due to a family matter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/906366/rick-pitino-i-was-offered-the-presidents-and-head-coaching-ofanathinaikos/|title=Rick Pitino: I'd probably return to Greece if it wasn't for some personal issues|date=July 12, 2019|website=Eurohoops|access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715093613/https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/906366/rick-pitino-i-was-offered-the-presidents-and-head-coaching-ofanathinaikos/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 26, 2019, Pitino was rehired by Panathinaikos as the team's head coach on a two-year deal after the firing of [[Argyris Pedoulakis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitino, Panathinaikos re-unite! |url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/a7d8npdq6bko57ie/pitino-panathinaikos-re-unite |website=euroleague.net |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=November 26, 2019 |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127092346/https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/a7d8npdq6bko57ie/pitino-panathinaikos-re-unite |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pitino returns to Panathinaikos until summer of 2021 |url=http://www.rfi.fr/en/wires/20191126-pitino-returns-panathinaikos-until-summer-2021 |website=RFI |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=November 26, 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226081133/http://www.rfi.fr/en/wires/20191126-pitino-returns-panathinaikos-until-summer-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> He remained with the team until March 2020 when the [[2019–20 EuroLeague|2019–20 EuroLeague season]]
was suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], leaving Panathinaikos at sixth place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/sports/arthro/rick_pitino_leaves_greece_returns_to_college_basketball_as_iona_coach-267469/|title=Rick Pitino Leaves Greece, Returns to College Basketball as Iona Coach|agency=Associated Press|website=The National Herald|access-date=August 22, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023054432/https://www.thenationalherald.com/sports/arthro/rick_pitino_leaves_greece_returns_to_college_basketball_as_iona_coach-267469/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Iona (2020–2023)===
On March 14, 2020, Pitino was named head coach of [[Iona Gaels men's basketball|Iona College]] after [[Tim Cluess]] stepped down from the position due to health issues on March 13.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beyrer |first1=Brian |title=Iona College Names Hall of Famer Rick Pitino as Men's Head Basketball Coach |url=https://icgaels.com/news/2020/3/14/mens-basketball-iona-college-names-hall-of-famer-rick-pitino-as-mens-head-basketball-coach.aspx |website=Iona College Athletics |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=March 14, 2020 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318152442/https://icgaels.com/news/2020/3/14/mens-basketball-iona-college-names-hall-of-famer-rick-pitino-as-mens-head-basketball-coach.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Zagoria |first1=Adam |title=Rick Pitino Returns To College Basketball To Coach Iona |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2020/03/14/rick-pitino-returns-to-college-basketball-to-coach-iona/#45cfcfe86097 |website=Forbes |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=March 14, 2020 |archive-date=March 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314204000/https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2020/03/14/rick-pitino-returns-to-college-basketball-to-coach-iona/#45cfcfe86097 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Beyrer |first1=Brian |title=Tim Cluess Steps Down As MBB Head Coach |url=https://icgaels.com/news/2020/3/13/mens-basketball-tim-cluess-steps-down-as-mbb-head-coach.aspx |website=Iona College Athletics |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=March 13, 2020 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424235743/https://icgaels.com/news/2020/3/13/mens-basketball-tim-cluess-steps-down-as-mbb-head-coach.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the hiring, Pitino was scheduled to finish his commitments to Panathinaikos;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=Rick Pitino returns to college basketball as Iona coach |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28902504/rick-pitino-returns-college-basketball-iona-coach |website=ESPN |access-date=March 15, 2020 |date=March 14, 2020 |archive-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315025015/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28902504/rick-pitino-returns-college-basketball-iona-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> however, on March 20, Panathinaikos announced mutual agreement to terminate the contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=Panathinaikos OPAP announcement |url=https://www.paobc.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=60444&lang=2 |website=paobc.gr |access-date=March 20, 2020 |date=March 20, 2020 |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130040827/https://www.paobc.gr/en/deltia-typoy/60444_panathinaikos-opap-announcement |url-status=live }}</ref>

The 2020–21 team was 6–3 in conference play for 9th in MAAC play but ran the table in the MAAC tournament with four upsets to reach the NCAA tournament and make Pitino the third coach ever to lead five different programs to the NCAA tournament. Pitino's squad won the regular season title in the next two seasons and won the MAAC tournament in Pitino's final season.

===St. John's (2023–present)===
On March 20, 2023, Pitino was named the head coach of [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]], just a week after [[Mike Anderson (basketball, born 1959)|Mike Anderson]] was fired after four years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Pitino leaves Iona to become St. John's coach |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35905088/sources-rick-pitino-agrees-6-year-deal-st-johns |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320194837/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35905088/sources-rick-pitino-agrees-6-year-deal-st-johns |url-status=live }}</ref>

==National team career==

===Puerto Rico===
On December 20, 2010, Pitino was hired as head coach of the senior [[Puerto Rico national basketball team|Puerto Rico national team]]. On April 29, 2011, it was announced that Pitino would not coach the Puerto Rico national team, due to scheduling conflicts and NCAA regulations disallowing it. Pitino coached the Puerto Rican national team at the [[2015 FIBA Americas Championship]], in [[Mexico City]], Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americas2015.com/en/equipos2.asp?t=&team=349&n=Puerto%20Rico&c=PUR|title=Mexico 2015 FIBA Americas Championship – Puerto Rico|website=Mexico 2015|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926163220/http://www.americas2015.com/en/equipos2.asp?t=&team=349&n=Puerto%20Rico&c=PUR|archive-date=September 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> They finished the tournament in 5th place.

===Greece===
On November 8, 2019, Pitino was hired as head coach of [[Greece national basketball team|Greece's senior national team]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Γιαλλελή |first1=Σοφία |title=Εθνική Ανδρών: Παρουσίαση του Ρικ Πιτίνο |url=http://www.basket.gr/eidhseis/10968-ethniki-andron-parousiasi-tou-rik-pitino |website=basket.gr |access-date=November 27, 2019 |language=el-GR |date=November 8, 2019 |archive-date=December 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210202536/http://basket.gr/eidhseis/10968-ethniki-andron-parousiasi-tou-rik-pitino |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ρομπόλης |first1=Χρήστος |title=Εθνική Ανδρών: Παρουσίαση Ρικ Πιτίνο |url=http://www.basket.gr/eidhseis/10993-ethniki-andron-parousiasi-rik-pitino |website=basket.gr |access-date=November 27, 2019 |language=el-GR |date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112222527/http://basket.gr/eidhseis/10993-ethniki-andron-parousiasi-rik-pitino |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gatopoulos |first1=Derek |title=Greece coach Pitino makes plans without Giannis |url=https://apnews.com/c6f0ab06b58e40f895b1e59482bd3fe7 |website=AP News |access-date=November 27, 2019 |date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112181842/https://apnews.com/c6f0ab06b58e40f895b1e59482bd3fe7 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Hellenic Basketball Federation]] announced that Pitino would be Greece's head coach at the [[2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Victoria|2020 FIBA Victoria Olympic qualifying tournament]] and the [[Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]], should Greece qualify, while [[Thanasis Skourtopoulos]] would serve as Greece's head coach for the [[2021 EuroBasket qualification]] tournament.

==Personal life==
Pitino married the former Joanne Minardi in 1976. They have five living children, one of whom, [[Richard Pitino|Richard]], became the head coach of the [[Xavier Musketeers men's basketball|Xavier Musketeers]] in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xavier University Names Richard Pitino As Men's Basketball Head Coach |url=https://goxavier.com/news/2025/3/25/mens-basketball-xavier-university-names-richard-pitino-as-mens-basketball-head-coach |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Xavier University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326123838/https://goxavier.com/news/2025/3/25/mens-basketball-xavier-university-names-richard-pitino-as-mens-basketball-head-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> Their son, Daniel, died from congenital heart failure in 1987 at the age of six months. Rick and Joanne established the Daniel Pitino Foundation (along with a Daniel Pitino shelter in [[Owensboro, Kentucky]]) in his memory, which has raised millions of dollars for children in need.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cf.newsday.com/911/victimsearch.cfm?id=1251 |title=William George Minardi: Coach Pitino, Wife Mourn Loss at WTC of Her Brother, His Best Friend, Oyster Bay's Minardi |date=November 11, 2001 |work=Newsday |access-date=January 30, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001625/http://cf.newsday.com/911/victimsearch.cfm?id=1251 |archive-date=October 1, 2007}}</ref>

Their son's death was not the last tragedy for Rick and Joanne. Both were especially hard-hit by [[September 11 attacks|the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001]], as Joanne's brother and Rick's closest friend, Billy Minardi, was working as a bond trader for [[Cantor Fitzgerald]] on the 105th floor of the north tower of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] when it was struck by [[American Airlines Flight 11]]. Since 2002, the University of Louisville has designated a December home game as the Billy Minardi Classic, and the university named a dorm on campus as "Billy Minardi Hall". Only a few months earlier, another brother-in-law of Rick's, Don Vogt, was killed after being hit by a New York City cab.<ref name="cigar" />

===Author and accomplishments===
Pitino is the author of a motivational [[self-help]] book (and [[audio recording]]) named ''[[Success is a Choice]]''. He published an autobiography in 1988 entitled ''Born to Coach'', describing his life up until his time with the Knicks. His book ''Rebound Rules'', was the top seller at the 2008 Kentucky Book Fair. His most recent book, ''Pitino: My Story,'' was published in 2018. A detailed biography, it also delivers his version of events regarding the Adidas sneaker scandal and his subsequent ouster as the University of Louisville men's basketball coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Estes |first=Danielle Lerner and Gentry |title=Rick Pitino's new book: 10 things to know from 'Pitino: My Story' |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/09/04/rick-pitinos-book-10-highlights-ex-louisville-coach/1162935002/ |access-date=November 26, 2022 |website=The Courier-Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130040926/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/09/04/rick-pitinos-book-10-highlights-ex-louisville-coach/1162935002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, Pitino's Louisville team posted a tie for the most single-season wins in school history (33)—since surpassed by the 35 total wins by the 2013 NCAA title-winning Cardinals team—while he is one of two men's coaches in NCAA history to lead three separate schools (Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville) to the Final Four. The other coach is his former in-state rival, [[John Calipari]] (UMass Amherst, Memphis, and Kentucky), though both final four appearances at UMass and Memphis were later vacated (as was Louisville's 2013 title under Pitino).

As of 2022, Pitino's .730 winning percentage in 74 NCAA Tournament games ranked seventh among all coaches.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020: NCAA men's basketball tournament Records of All Coaches |url=http://www.dbwoerner.com/basketball/coaches/all_120.html |website=dbwoerner.com |access-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406034832/http://www.dbwoerner.com/basketball/coaches/all_120.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Thoroughbred horse racing===
Beyond basketball, Pitino has been involved in the sport of [[thoroughbred]] [[horse racing]] as the lead partner in Celtic Pride Stable and the Ol Memorial Stable. Among his notable horses have been [[A P Valentine]] and Halory Hunter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://breederscup.com/bio.aspx?id=2017 |title=Breeders' Cup Bios: Celtic Pride Stable |website=breederscup.com |access-date=January 30, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716091613/http://breederscup.com/bio.aspx?id=2017 |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> Pitino, through the stable name of RAP Racing, owns a 5 percent share of [[Goldencents]]. Goldencents, who won the $750,000 2013 [[Santa Anita Derby]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/9142835/rick-pitino-owned-horse-goldencents-wins-santa-anita-derby|title=Goldencents wins Santa Anita Derby|work=ESPN|date=April 6, 2013|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608185708/https://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/9142835/rick-pitino-owned-horse-goldencents-wins-santa-anita-derby|url-status=live}}</ref> ran in the 2013 [[Kentucky Derby]] and finished 17th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horseracing/2013/05/04/kentucky-derby-rick-pitino-goldencents/2136025/|title=Rick Pitino's touch couldn't help Goldencents in Derby|work=USA Today|date=May 4, 2013|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608185708/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horseracing/2013/05/04/kentucky-derby-rick-pitino-goldencents/2136025/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Extortion attempt against Pitino===
On April 18, 2009, Pitino announced that he was the target of an [[extortion]] attempt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4080340 |title=Pitino extortion attempt investigated |date=April 20, 2009 |work=ESPN |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005172907/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4080340}}</ref> On April 24, Karen Cunagin Sypher, the wife of Louisville equipment manager Tim Sypher, was [[arraigned]] and charged in [[United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky|US District Court]] with extortion and lying to federal agents. The federal government alleged that Sypher demanded vehicles and tuition money for her children from Pitino and later demanded $10 million from him. According to the federal complaint, the demands arose from an unspecified encounter between Sypher and Pitino.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4096770 |title=Woman faces federal extortion charges |access-date=March 24, 2012 |date=April 24, 2009 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729005418/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4096770 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juryverdicts.net/sypherindictment.pdf |title=FBI Affidavit regarding Sypher |access-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-date=August 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824071745/http://www.juryverdicts.net/sypherindictment.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 11, Pitino admitted that he had sexual relations with Sypher on August 1, 2003, at Porcini, a Louisville restaurant. Several weeks later, Sypher told Pitino that she was pregnant and wanted to have an abortion, but added she did not have health insurance. Pitino paid her $3,000 for the abortion.<ref name="Pitino_USAToday_081209" >{{cite web |url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090811/SPORTS02/908110350/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120005930/http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090811/SPORTS02/908110350/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |title=Rick Pitino told Louisville police sex with Karen Sypher was consensual not rape |access-date=August 11, 2009 |work=[[The Courier-Journal]]}}</ref> During the trial, Pitino downplayed the pair's sexual escapade, testifying that the entire act did not take more than 15 seconds.<ref name="Sports.espn.go.com">{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2010 |title=Karen Cunagin Sypher found guilty |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=5440210 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110444/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5440210 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=September 28, 2017 |website=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Sypher claimed that her estranged husband was paid to marry her.<ref name="HL_082709">{{cite news|url=http://www.kentucky.com/2009/08/27/910074/pitino-calls-news-stories-100.html|title=Pitino calls news stories '100 percent a lie'|author=Valarie Honeycutt Spears|date=August 27, 2009|publisher=[[Herald-Leader]]|access-date=August 28, 2009|archive-date=August 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826034112/https://www.kentucky.com/2009/08/27/910074/pitino-calls-news-stories-100.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

At a press conference on August 12, Pitino apologized for his indiscretion and stated that he would remain as coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090812/SPORTS02/908120382/Pitino+apologizes+for+affair|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119184336/http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090812/SPORTS02/908120382/Pitino+apologizes+for+affair|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2013|title=Pitino apologizes for affair|date=August 12, 2009|publisher=[[The Courier-Journal]]|access-date=August 12, 2009}}</ref> While Pitino's contract allowed for his firing for "acts of moral depravity or misconduct that damages the university's reputation", [[University of Louisville]] president James Ramsey announced on August 13 that Pitino would remain in his position.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/307443-ricky-pitino-and-louisville-the-big-dog-makes-his-own-rules |title=Ricky Pitino-Louisville: the Big Dog Makes His Own Rules |last=Dzurilla |first=Eddie |date=December 12, 2009 |publisher=[[Bleacher Report]] |access-date=December 23, 2025}}</ref>

On August 6, 2010, a federal district court found Sypher guilty of extortion and lying to federal agents. She was eventually sentenced to 87 months in prison. Sypher was released to a halfway house in January 2017.<ref name="The Courier-Journal">{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/07/27/karen-syphers-sentence-extorting-rick-pitino-expires-but-shes-still-under-federal-supervision/516147001/|title=Sypher's sentence for extorting Pitino expires, but she's still under federal supervision|website=[[The Courier-Journal]]|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=January 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130040826/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2017/07/27/karen-syphers-sentence-extorting-rick-pitino-expires-but-shes-still-under-federal-supervision/516147001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Sports.espn.go.com" /> After her conviction, Sypher hired new attorneys and accused the judge, prosecutors, her former attorneys, and Pitino of taking part in a conspiracy to ensure that she was found guilty. She later expressed "exceptional remorse and contrition regarding her commission of her offenses".<ref name="The Courier-Journal" />

== Legacy ==
As a collegiate head coach, Pitino has compiled a 684–282 record, for a .708 winning percentage that is ranked 11th among active coaches and 34th all-time among all collegiate basketball coaches following the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA Career Statistics Database |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511193922/https://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |access-date=June 8, 2021 |publisher=NCAA}}</ref>

Pitino is considered by many to be one of the first coaches to promote fully taking advantage of the [[3-point shot]], first adopted by the NCAA in 1987. By exploiting the 3-point shot, his teams at Kentucky in the early 1990s were known as Pitino's Bombinos, as a significant portion of the offensive points came from the 3-point shot. Additionally, his teams are known for their signature use of the [[full-court press]] and [[2–3 zone defense|2–3 zone]] defensive schemes, as well as their general aggressive defensive style.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Small |first=Danny |date=March 24, 2020 |title=Major Defensive Schemes/Concepts Rick Pitino Will Bring To Iona [FILM ROOM] |url=https://elitesportsny.com/2020/03/24/iona-basketball-three-defensive-schemes-concepts-rick-pitino-will-bring/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205030028/https://elitesportsny.com/2020/03/24/iona-basketball-three-defensive-schemes-concepts-rick-pitino-will-bring/ |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |website=Elite Sports NY |language=en-US}}</ref>

Many of Pitino's players and assistant coaches have gone on to become successful collegiate coaches. In total, 21 former Pitino players and coaches have become [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] head coaches, including former University of [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]] coach [[Billy Donovan]] (now head coach of the [[Chicago Bulls]]), former [[High Point University]] coach [[Tubby Smith]], [[Santa Clara University]]'s [[Herb Sendek]], [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA's]] [[Mick Cronin (basketball coach)|Mick Cronin]], [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]]'s [[Richard Pitino]] (his son), [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]]'s [[Kevin Willard]], former [[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball|Cal State Northridge]] coach [[Reggie Theus]] and [[Kentucky Wildcats|University of Kentucky]]'s [[Mark Pope]].<ref name="uoflsports_bio" />

==Head coaching record==

===College===
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| name = [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors]]
| conference = [[NCAA Division I independent schools|NCAA Division I independent]]
| startyear = 1975
| endyear = 1976
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| season = [[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1975–76]]
| name = Hawaii
| overall = 2–4
| conference =
| confstanding =
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| name = Hawaii
| overall = {{winpct|2|4|record=y}}
| confrecord =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Boston University Terriers men's basketball|Boston University Terriers]]
| conference = [[NCAA Division I independent schools|NCAA Division I independent]]
| startyear = 1978
| endyear = 1979
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1978–79]]
| name = Boston University
| overall = 17–9
| conference =
| confstanding =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Boston University Terriers men's basketball|Boston University Terriers]]
| conference = [[America East Conference|Eastern College Athletic Conference-North]]
| startyear = 1979
| endyear = 1983
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1979–80]]
| name = Boston University
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 19–7
| confstanding = T–1st
| championship = conference
| postseason = [[1980 National Invitation Tournament|NIT first round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1980–81]]
| name = Boston University
| overall = 13–14
| conference = 13–13
| confstanding = T–4th
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1981–82]]
| name = Boston University
| overall = 19–9
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = 4th
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1982–83]]
| name = [[1982–83 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team|Boston University]]
| overall = 21–10
| conference = 8–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| championship = confboth
| postseason = [[1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Preliminary Round]]
}}
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| name = Boston University
| overall = {{winpct|91|51|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|46|24|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence Friars]]
| conference = [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]]
| startyear = 1985
| endyear = 1987
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1985–86]]
| name = Providence
| overall = 17–14
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = [[1986 National Invitation Tournament|NIT quarterfinal]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1986–87]]
| name = [[1986–87 Providence Friars men's basketball team|Providence]]
| overall = 25–9
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = [[1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Providence
| overall = {{winpct|42|23|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|17|15|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky Wildcats]]
| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
| startyear = 1989
| endyear = 1997
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| season = {{anchor|1*a}}[[#*|*]] [[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1989–90]]
| name = [[1989–90 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = T–4th{{anchor|1*b}}[[#*|*]]
| postseason = Ineligible{{anchor|1*c}}[[#*|*]]
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = {{anchor|1*d}}[[#*|*]] [[1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1990–91]]
| name = [[1990–91 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| overall = 22–6
| conference = 14–4
| confstanding = 1st{{anchor|2*a}}[[#**|**]]
| postseason = Ineligible{{anchor|1*e}}[[#*|*]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1991–92]]
| name = [[1991–92 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| overall = 29–7
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 1st <small>(East)</small>
| championship = confboth
| postseason = [[1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1992–93]]
| name = [[1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| overall = 30–4
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 2nd <small>(East)</small>
| championship = conference tournament
| postseason = [[1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1993–94]]
| name = [[1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| overall = 27–7
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 2nd <small>(East)</small>
| championship = conference tournament
| postseason = [[1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 32]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1994–95]]
| name = [[1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| overall = 28–5
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st <small>(East)</small>
| championship = confboth
| postseason = [[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1995–96]]
| name = [[1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| overall = 34–2
| conference = 16–0
| confstanding = 1st <small>(East)</small>
| postseason = [[1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Champion]]
| championship = national
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1996–97]]
| name = [[1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| overall = 35–5
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 2nd <small>(East)</small>
| championship = conference tournament
| postseason = [[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Runner-up]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Kentucky
| overall = {{winpct|219|50|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|104|28|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville Cardinals]]
| conference = [[Conference USA]]
| startyear = 2001
| endyear = 2005
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001–02]]
| name = [[2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 19–13
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason = [[2002 National Invitation Tournament|NIT second round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = [[2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2002–03]]
| name = [[2002–03 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 25–7
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason = [[2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 32]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = [[2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2003–04]]
| name = [[2003–04 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 20–10{{anchor|3*a}}[[#***|***]]
| conference = 9–7{{anchor|3*b}}[[#***|***]]
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason = [[2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 64]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = [[2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2004–05]]
| name = [[2004–05 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 33–5
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Final Four]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville Cardinals]]
| conference = [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]]
| startyear = 2005
| endyear = 2013
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2005–06]]
| name = [[2005–06 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 21–13
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = T–11th
| postseason = [[2006 National Invitation Tournament|NIT semifinal]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2006–07]]
| name = [[2006–07 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 24–10
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = [[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 32]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]]
| name = [[2007–08 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 27–9
| conference = 14–4
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]]
| name = [[2008–09 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 31–6
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| championship = confboth
| postseason = [[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]]
| name = [[2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 20–13
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T–5th
| championship =
| postseason = [[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 64]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
| name = [[2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 25–10
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = T–3rd
| championship =
| postseason = [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 64]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2011–12]]
| name = [[2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 30–10{{anchor|4*a}}[[#****|****]]
| conference = 10–8{{anchor|4*b}}[[#****|****]]
| confstanding = 7th
| championship = conference tournament 
| postseason = [[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Final Four]]{{anchor|4*c}}[[#****|****]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13]]
| name = [[2012–13 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 35–5{{anchor|4*d}}[[#****|****]]
| conference = 14–4{{anchor|4*e}}[[#****|****]]
| confstanding = T–1st
| championship = confboth
| postseason = [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Champion]]{{anchor|4*f}}[[#****|****]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville Cardinals]]
| conference = [[American Athletic Conference]]
| startyear = 2013
| endyear = 2014
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2013–14]]
| name = [[2013–14 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 31–6{{anchor|4*g}}[[#****|****]]
| conference = 15–3{{anchor|4*h}}[[#****|****]]
| confstanding = T–1st
| championship = conference tournament 
| postseason = [[2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Sweet 16]]{{anchor|4*i}}[[#****|****]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville Cardinals]]
| conference = [[Atlantic Coast Conference]]
| startyear = 2014
| endyear = 2017
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2014–15]]
| name = [[2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 27–9{{anchor|4*j}}[[#****|****]]
| conference = 12–6{{anchor|4*k}}[[#****|****]]
| confstanding = 4th
| championship =
| postseason = [[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Elite Eight]]{{anchor|4*l}}[[#****|****]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2015–16]]
| name = [[2015–16 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 23–8
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 4th
| championship = 
| postseason = Ineligible{{anchor|5*a}}[[#*****|*****]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2016–17]]
| name = [[2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| overall = 25–9
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = T–2nd
| championship =
| postseason = [[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 32]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Louisville
| overall = {{winpct|293|140|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|137|88|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Iona Gaels men's basketball|Iona Gaels]]
| conference = [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]]
| startyear = 2020
| endyear = 2023
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2020–21]]
| name = [[2020–21 Iona Gaels men's basketball team|Iona]]
| overall = 12–6
| conference = 6–3
| confstanding = 9th
| championship = conference tournament
| postseason = [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 64]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
| name = [[2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball team|Iona]]
| overall = 25–8
| conference = 17–3
| confstanding = 1st
| championship = conference
| postseason  = [[2022 National Invitation Tournament|NIT first round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
| name = [[2022–23 Iona Gaels men's basketball team|Iona]]
| overall = 27–8
| conference = 17–3
| confstanding = 1st
| championship =confboth
| postseason = [[2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 64]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Iona
| overall = {{winpct|64|22|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|40|9|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's Red Storm]]
| conference = [[Big East Conference]]
| startyear = 2023
| endyear = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]
| name = [[2023–24 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| overall = 20–13
| conference = 11–9
| confstanding = 5th
| championship =
| postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2024–25]]
| name = [[2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| overall = 31–5
| conference = 18–2
| confstanding = 1st
| championship = confboth
| postseason = [[2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I Round of 32]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = [[2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2025–26]]
| name = [[2025–26 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| overall = 8–4
| conference = 1–0
| confstanding = 
| championship =
| postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = St. John's
| overall = {{winpct|59|22|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|30|11|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|770|312|record=y}}
}}
{{va|*}} ^[[#1*a|<sup>a</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#1*b|<sup>b</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#1*c|<sup>c</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#1*d|<sup>d</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#1*e|<sup>e</sup>]] Kentucky was ineligible for both the NCAA and SEC Tournaments in 1990 and 1991 due to sanctions from the [[Eddie Sutton]] era.

{{va|**}} ^[[#2*a|<sup>a</sup>]] Kentucky finished first in the SEC standings. However, due to their probation, they were ineligible for the regular-season title; it was awarded to second-place LSU instead.

{{va|***}} ^[[#3*a|<sup>a</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#3*b|<sup>b</sup>]] Pitino did not coach in one win (January 28, 2004, vs. Houston) due to medical leave, but is credited with the victory.

{{va|****}} ^[[#4*a|<sup>a</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*b|<sup>b</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*c|<sup>c</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*d|<sup>d</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*e|<sup>e</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*f|<sup>f</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*g|<sup>g</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*h|<sup>h</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*i|<sup>i</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*j|<sup>j</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*k|<sup>k</sup>]]{{hsp}}[[#4*l|<sup>l</sup>]] Louisville has vacated all of its victories and three losses from the 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 seasons. These 123 wins and three losses are not included in Pitino's all-time record.<ref name="Sanctions">{{cite news |last1=Stubbs |first1=Roman |last2=Bogage |first2=Jacob |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/02/20/louisville-basketball-will-vacate-2013-national-championship-as-ncaa-upholds-ruling/ |title=Its NCAA appeal denied, Louisville is stripped of 2013 national championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416230345/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/02/20/louisville-basketball-will-vacate-2013-national-championship-as-ncaa-upholds-ruling/ |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 20, 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{va|*****}} ^[[#5*a|<sup>a</sup>]]''Louisville self-imposed ineligibility for the 2015–16 postseason due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.''

===NBA===
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
{{NBA coach statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1987–88 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1987}}
| {{GP-wins-losses-pct in table|38|44}} || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in [[Atlantic Division (NBA)|Atlantic]] || 4 || 1 || 3 || {{winpct|1|3}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1988 NBA Playoffs|first round]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1988–89 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1988}}
| {{GP-wins-losses-pct in table|52|30}} || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Atlantic || 9 || 5 || 4 || {{winpct|5|4}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost in [[1989 NBA Playoffs|Conference semifinals]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1997}}
| {{GP-wins-losses-pct in table|36|46}} || style="text-align:center;"|6th in Atlantic || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1998}}
| {{GP-wins-losses-pct in table|19|31}} || style="text-align:center;"|5th in Atlantic || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1999}}
| {{GP-wins-losses-pct in table|35|47}} || style="text-align:center;"|5th in Atlantic || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}
| {{GP-wins-losses-pct in table|12|22}} || style="text-align:center;"|(resigned) || — || — || — || —
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| {{GP-wins-losses-pct in table|192|220}} || || 13 || 6 || 7 || {{winpct|6|7}} ||
{{s-end}}

===EuroLeague===
{{Euroleague coach statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2018–19 EuroLeague|2018–19]]
| 19 || 10 || 9 || {{winpct|10|9}} || style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Quarterfinals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2019–20 EuroLeague|2019–20]]
| 18 || 8 || 10 || {{winpct|8|10}} || style="text-align:center;"|Season suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career || 37 || 18 ||19 || {{winpct|18|19}}||
{{s-end}}

==See also==
* [[List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach]]

==Footnotes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819090604/http://rickpitino.net/|title=Official website|date=mdy}}
* {{Basketballhof|rick-pitino}}
* [https://redstormsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/rick-pitino/723 St. John's profile]
* [https://icgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/rick-pitino/1032 Iona profile]
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019050023/https://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=009169|title=Euroleague.net profile|date=mdy}}
* [https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/rick-pitino/338 Louisville profile]

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