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.

4 天之前 · Rick Pitino has asked a favor of Big Blue Nation with John Calipari -- the former Kentucky coach now at Arkansas -- returning to Rupp Arena this weekend.

8 小时之前 · 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.

5 天之前 · Former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino released a social media video asking UK fans to show their class on Saturday.

6 天之前 · Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American basketball coach who was the first head coach to win a men’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I national championship with two different schools (the University of Kentucky in 1996 and the University of Louisville in 2013).

4 天之前 · Rick Pitino returned to Rupp Arena to face UK in 2001. John Calipari will face Kentucky basketball in Lexington next. How will his experience compare?

2024年10月12日 · Rick Pitino was wildly cheered in a surprise return to Rupp Arena, with the Hall of Fame coach saying “I am so happy to be back” in a show of support for first-year Kentucky coach and former captain Mark Pope on Friday night at the Big Blue Madness public practice.

Nearly three decades after he led Kentucky to the 1996 national championship, Pitino walked onto the floor at Rupp Arena and was cheered loudly by fans during Kentucky's Big Blue Madness...

2024年10月11日 · Former Kentucky basketball coach Rick Pitino carries UK’s 1996 national championship trophy to the court before being re-introduced to the Big Blue Madness crowd in Rupp Arena on Friday night.

5 天之前 · Rick Pitino urged Kentucky fans to welcome John Calipari back to Rupp Arena with a standing ovation.