Richard Pitino
Pitino in 2013
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Minnesota |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 75–61 (.551) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 16, 1982 |
| Alma mater | Providence |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2005 | College of Charleston (asst.) |
| 2005–2006 | Northeastern (asst.) |
| 2006–2007 | Duquesne (asst.) |
| 2007–2009 | Louisville (asst.) |
| 2009–2011 | Florida (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | Louisville (assoc. HC) |
| 2012–2013 | FIU |
| 2013–present | Minnesota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 93–75 (.554) |
| Tournaments |
NCAA: 0–1 NIT: 5–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NIT Championship (2014) | |
| Awards | |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year (2017) | |
Richard William Pitino (born September 16, 1982) is the head coach of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. He is the son of Louisville's head coach, Rick Pitino. After attending St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Massachusetts, Richard Pitino earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history at Providence College in 2005. During his time at Providence, Pitino was the manager for the Friars men's basketball team under Tim Welsh. For two years, he also served as an assistant coach for Saint Andrew's School in nearby Barrington, Rhode Island.
In 2004-2005, he worked as an administrative assistant under Tom Herrion at the College of Charleston. In 2005, he was hired by coach Ron Everhart to serve as assistant coach at Northeastern University and followed Everhart to Duquesne University the following year. He was hired on at Louisville in October. In his first stint with the Cardinals, he helped them advance to back-to-back NCAA Elite Eight appearances.
He left the University of Louisville and accepted a position to work under Billy Donovan at the University of Florida on April 17, 2009. During his time at Florida, they advanced to two NCAA tournaments including one Elite Eight appearance in 2010.
He left Florida on April 12, 2011, to become the associate head coach at Louisville. In his second stint at the school he helped the Cardinals advance to the NCAA Final Four and finish with a 30-10 overall record.
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