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Rick Pitino (born birth date1952918) is an American (United States) basketball coach (Coach (sport)). Since 2001, he has been the head coach at the University of Louisville (Louisville Cardinals mens basketball). He has also served as head coach at Boston University, Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship (NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship) in 1996 (1996 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament). He has coached on the professional level for the NBAs New York Knicks and Boston Celtics with mixed results.
Pitino holds the distinction of being the only mens coach in NCAA history to lead three different schools (Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville) to the Final Four. In addition, Pitino has achieved a measure of success as an author and a motivational speaker.
Sport: Basketball
Date of birth: 1952-09-18
Birth Location: New York City, New York, United States, U.S.
Title: Head coach
Awards: NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) National Coach of the Year 6th time (1987),John Wooden National Coach of the Year (1987),SEC (Southeastern Conference) Coach of the Year (1990, 1991, 1996),C-USA (Conference USA) Coach of the Year (2005)
Championships: NCAA Division I (NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship) Tournament Championship (1996 (NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)),Regional Championships - Final Four (NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches) (1987, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2005),America East (America East Conference) Tournament Championship (1983),America East (America East Conference) Regular Season Championship (1980, 1983),SEC (Southeastern Conference) Tournament Championship (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997),SEC (Southeastern Conference) Regular Season Championship (1995, 1996),C-USA (Conference USA) Tournament Championship (2003, 2005),C-USA (Conference USA) Regular Season Championship (2005),Big East Tournament Championship (2009),Big East Regular Season Championship (2009)
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Position: Guard
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Bballhof: Image:PitinoTrim.jpgthumbPitino coaching the Louisville Cardinals (Louisville Cardinals men's basketball)