Rick Pitino

Born: 1952-09-18

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Rick Pitino is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach at St. John’s University. He has been the head coach of several teams in NCAA Division I and in the NBA, including Boston University (1978–1983), Providence College (1985–1987), the New York Knicks (1987–1989), the University of Kentucky (1989–1997), the Boston Celtics (1997–2001), the University of Louisville (2001–2017), Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague (2018–2020), and Iona University (2020–2023).