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.

2 days ago · - -ASSOCIATED PRESS- - Kentucky coach Rick Pitiono, wife Joanne and son Ryan watched the unveiling of the Wildcats' NCAA championship banner Tuesday night.- -Kentucky coach Rick Pitino, along with ...

3 days ago · Wherever he goes, Rick Pitino is a winner.” ... (Kentucky in 1996 and Louisville in 2013). Only he and John Calipari have taken three different schools to Final Fours, including Pitino’s ...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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). However, his 2013 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · LEXINGTON — More than two decades ago, Rick Pitino returned to Rupp Arena for the first time as a visiting coach. After an ultra-successful run guiding the Kentucky basketball program, he now ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Rick Pitino asks Kentucky basketball fans to give John Calipari a standing ovation By John Clay. Updated February 01, 2025 12:43 PM. READ MORE. Preview: No. 12 Kentucky vs. Arkansas.

Oct 12, 2024 · 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...

Oct 12, 2024 · A visibly emotional Rick Pitino, back at Rupp Arena donned in Kentucky blue for the first time in decades, was a fitting finale Friday night to a Big Blue Madness event that honored the...

Oct 11, 2024 · 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.