Pitino led Kentucky to an NCAA championship in 1996 and Louisville to a national championship in 2013. He was the first coach to lead three different schools (Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville) to the NCAA Final Four, and is the only coach to win a national championship at two different schools.

3 days ago · St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, 72 and dapper as ever in a navy blue suit with white pocket square, appeared from the tunnel that led to the floor.

2 days ago · At a time when most of his contemporaries have left the game, the 72-year-old Pitino just keeps winning big.

Jan 29, 2025 · St. John’s is 7-0 in 2025, making this the program’s first unbeaten January in 40 years dating to its last Final Four season in 1985.

Jan 29, 2025 · Rick Pitino, American basketball coach who was the first head coach to win a men’s NCAA Division I national championship with two different schools (the University of Kentucky in 1996 and the University of Louisville in 2013).

Mar 14, 2024 · Rick Pitino returned to the Big East Tournament for the first time in 11 years and led fifth-seeded St. John’s to a 91-72 victory over fourth-seeded Seton Hall.

One of the winningest coaches in NCAA Division I history, Rick Pitino was named the 22nd head coach in the history of St. John's Men’s Basketball program on March 20, 2023.

Mar 21, 2023 · Rick Pitino speaks after being introduced as St. John’s new men’s NCAA college basketball head coach at Madison Square Garden in New York, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Mar 20, 2023 · One of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Pitino has been named head coach of the St. John’s University men’s basketball program.

Mar 20, 2023 · Rick Pitino, the Hall of Fame coach who was fired from Louisville in 2017 after a string of scandals, has agreed to a six-year deal to become the new men’s basketball coach at St. John’s, the ...