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.

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).

2 days ago · 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.

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.

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 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.

Mar 20, 2023 · Rick Pitino has been named the new coach at St. John's, returning to the Big East Conference with ambitions of restoring the Red Storm to national prominence. The school announced Pitino's...

Mar 15, 2024 · Rick Pitino exited the court at Madison Square Garden with an index finger in the air, cheers ringing in his ears, a man returning to his element.

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 ...