Louisville Coaching Staff

LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL

U n I V E r S I T y O f L O U I S V I L L E 27

Louisville Coaching Staff

When the University of Louisville went looking for its first new

men’s basketball coach in 30 years just 11 years ago, it didn’t just get the best person available. The Cardinals got arguably the best person, period.

Rick Pitino, one of the most brilliant minds in coaching, began a new era in University of Louisville men’s basketball when he was named head coach of the Cardinals on March 21, 2001. And as he successfully accomplished at his previous three collegiate coaching stops, it is clear more than a decade later that there couldn’t have been a finer choice to continue to lead Louisville to its place among the nation’s elite teams.

The only coach in NCAA history to take three different teams to the NCAA Final Four, Pitino’s up-tempo style, pressure defense, strong work ethic and family atmosphere have restored the Cardinals to national prominence, with national rankings, a pair of Final Fours and a visit to at least the final eight teams of the NCAA Tournament in four of the last eight years as evidence.

In 27 seasons as a collegiate head coach at five different schools, Pitino has compiled a 629-234 record, a .729 winning percentage that ranks him 11th among active coaches. He has a 275-106 record in 11 seasons at UofL, the third winningest coach in Cardinal history. UofL is among the nations’ top 15 programs in winning percentage over the last decade under his guidance. His current contract ties him with UofL through 2016-2017.

Pitino’s most recent Cardinals manufactured a thrilling March run that delighted UofL fans. After winning his 600th collegiate coaching victory in the Cards’ opening game of the 2011-12 season, UofL embarked on a terrific season in which it won 30 games, claimed the BIG EAST Tournament cham-pionship and reached UofL’s ninth Final Four and Pitino’s sixth, a feat matched by only seven other coaches all-time. That followed another season of success. De-spite opening the season with no regular returning starters in 2010-11, the Cardinals tied for third in the nation’s toughest conference and reached the title game of the BIG EAST Championship. Louisville beat seven Top 25 teams and rose to the national rankings themselves after not receiving a single vote in the preseason AP poll. In 2009-10, Louisville reached 20 victories for the eighth straight year against a top-five rated schedule. Along the way, U of L tied for fifth in ar-guably the nation’s toughest league, beat then top-ranked Syracuse in the regular season finale, and played in the Cards’ 36th NCAA Tournament.

The Cardinals earned both the BIG EAST Confer-ence regular season and tournament championships in 2008-09, won 31 games -- fifth most in school history -- and gained the top overall seed in the

NCAA Tournament before reaching the NCAA Elite Eight for the second straight year. UofL earned its first ever Associated Press No. 1 ranking in the final poll. His 2009-10 squad eached 20 victories for the eighth straight year against a top-five rated schedule, including beating then top-ranked Syra-cuse in the regular season finale,

Five years ago, his Cardinals overcame early injuries to its front line to win 27 games against a schedule

rated as the fourth-toughest in the nation. An aggres-sive, multiple defensive attack helped UofL earn a second-place finish in the BIG EAST for the second consecutive year and advance to the Cards’ second NCAA Elite Eight appearance in four years.

In 2007-08, Pitino’s youthful squad also battled through injuries to win eight of its last ten games and rise among the nation’s top 20 teams over the last four weeks. The Cards won 24 games, including a pair on the road over top 15 ranked teams, earned a second-pace finish in the Big East Conference and were No. 16 in the final Associated Press ranking.

The Cardinals were No. 3 in the nation in the final 2004-05 ESPN/USA Today poll while posting a stel-lar 33-5 record, matching the most victories in UofL history. UofL won its first-ever Conference USA regular season title and also claimed the league tournament championship. Louisville reached its first NCAA Sweet 16 since 1997 as the No. 4 seed in the Albuquerque Regional before advancing to its first NCAA Final Four since 1986. Pitino, who made his fifth Final Four appearance, became the first coach ever to guide teams from three different schools to the Final Four.

The successes of the 2005 Final Four squad were built upon the efforts of his early teams at UofL. Five years ago, the Cardinals won 16 straight during one stretch and rose to as high as fourth in the national polls before a trio of key inju-ries disrupted the Cardinals’ flight. UofL won 20 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time in six years. Pitino gained his 400th career coaching victory with a 73-65 victory over then top-ranked Florida on Dec. 13, 2003, the first of two wins that season UofL achieved over No. 1 ranked foes.

In his second year at UofL in 2002-03, the Car-dinals reached the No. 2 position in the Associated

Press poll and spent time as the nation’s top team in the Ratings Percentage Index and Sagarin Ratings. After a 1-1 start, the Cardinals reeled off an incredible 17 straight victories, one short of the school record and the second-highest ever in Conference USA his-tory. UofL won its first-ever C-USA Tournament title.

Pitino did not wait for the Cardinals to make an upward move. In his first year at Louisville in 2001-02, he guided an undersized, often outmanned squad to a 19-13 record, upsetting the nation’s fourth-ranked team along the way to earning a post-season tournament appearance in the NIT, nearly reversing the Cardinals fortunes the season prior to his arrival (12-19 in 2000-01).

Even under great adversity, Pitino’s teams have persevered. After losing 60 percent of its scoring and four key upperclassmen from its 2005 NCAA Final Four team, Louisville battled through destruc-tive injuries and inexperience during the 2005-06 season to post a 21-13 record in its first year in the BIG EAST Conference, concluding the year in the NIT national semifinals.

A 2006 inductee to the New York City Hall of Fame, Pitino has the sixth-highest winning percent-age in NCAA Tournament games among active coaches, winning 72.4 percent of his games in the post-season event with a 42-16 record in 17 tour-nament appearances. He is one of a select group of

eight coaches who have taken teams from four different schools to the NCAA Tournament.

He is one of eight coaches all-time who have reached the Final Four on at least six occasions.

Pitino’s impact goes beyond the teaching, motivation and X’s and O’s of his on-the-court skills. His incredible charisma, tireless work ethic, capti-

vating speaking skills and widespread appeal not only mesmerize the Car-

dinal faithful, but have the col-lege basketball

world abuzz

Pitino has a 629-234 collegiate coaching record in 27 seasons,

the 11th best winning percentage among active coaches.

Rick Pitino

Head Coach Rick Pitino


U n I V E r S I T y O f L O U I S V I L L E28

Head Coach Rick Pitino



as well. His arrival in Louisville has generat-ed incredible attention beyond the borders of the state he and his family have come to love.

Pitino is known for getting his players to believe in themselves, instilling the desire to succeed and driving his players to overachieve. His former play-ers speak of their coach’s caring nature beyond their basketball skills.

For three and a half years, Pitino served as presi-dent and head coach of the NBA’s Boston Celtics. With the Celtics, he took over a team that had posted a franchise worst 15-67 record before his arrival. He quickly made an impact, improving the Celtics’ victory total by 21 games in his first season. He resigned his position with the storied franchise on Jan. 8, 2001 after compiling a 102-146 record there.

He guided Kentucky to three NCAA Final Four appearances in his last five years at Kentucky, winning the 1996 NCAA Championship and reaching the national title game in 1997. In eight seasons with the Wildcats, he amassed a 219-50 record (.814) while winning two league crowns and an impressive 17-1 record in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

While at Kentucky, Pitino coached three Wildcats who earned All-America honors and eight players who were drafted by the NBA, including six in the first round (three lottery picks). Pitino, 60, got his start in coaching as a gradu-ate assistant at Hawai’i in 1974 and served as a full-time assistant there in 1975-76 when he was the head coach for the last six games of the season (2-4) when the head coach was relieved of his duties. He served two seasons as an assistant at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim from 1976-78.

Pitino was only 25 years old when he accepted his first head coaching job at Boston University in 1978. He produced a 91-51 record in five years there, departing as the most successful coach in BU history. In his final season there, he guided the Ter-riers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 24 years. He was twice named New England Coach of the Year (1979, 1983).

Pitino left Boston U. to become an assistant coach for the New York Knicks from 1983-85, where he worked with head coach Hubie Brown. It was a team he would return to lead as its head coach in two seasons.

He was head coach at Providence College for two seasons (1985-87), producing a 42-23 record there. He guided the Friars to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1986 and an improbable trip to the

NCAA Final Four in 1987, winning the regional title in Free-dom Hall.

Before his stint at Kentucky, Pitino

served as head coach of the New York Knicks for two seasons. In his initial year there in 1987-88, the Knicks improved by 14 victo-ries and made the NBA Playoffs for the first time in four seasons. The Knicks won 52 games in 1988-89 and swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

Aside from his hoops prowess, Pitino has achieved suc-cess off the court as well in such realms as broadcasting, publish-ing, motivational speak-ing and horse racing. He is an accomplished author, producing such books as the best seller “Success Is A Choice” and “Lead to Succeed.”

He earned his degree in 1974 at Massachusetts, where he was a standout guard for the Minutemen’s basketball team. His 329 career assists rank eighth all-time at UMass and his 168 assists as a senior is the sixth-best single season total ever there. Pitino was a freshman during NBA legend Julius Erving’s senior year.

Born Sept. 18, 1952, Pitino is a native of New York City where he was a standout guard for Domi-

nic High School in Oyster Bay, Long Island. There, he captained his team and established several school scoring marks.

Pitino and his wife Joanne have five children — Michael, Christopher, Richard, Ryan and Jacqueline — and five grandchildren — Anna, Audrey (Michael and wife Bethany’s children), Andrew, James (Chris-topher and wife Brucie’s children), and Ava (Richard and wife Jill’s child).

The Pitino family shared a moment following the Cards’ 2012 victory over Florida which sent UofL to the Final Four — (from left) Jill (Richard’s wife), Ava (Richard’s daughter), Richard, Joanne, Rick,

Jacqueline, Christopher, Ryan, Michael, and Bethany (Michael's wife).

25 former Pitino assistant coaches or

players have become collegiate

head coaches.

Pitino is the only coach to take 3

different schools to the Final Four.

Year School Overall Home Away/Neutral Conf. Post-season

1975-76 Hawai’i 2- 4 2-2 0-2 —

1978-79 Boston Univ. 17- 9 12-4 5-5 —

1979-80 Boston Univ. 21- 9 13-2 8-7 — NIT

1980-81 Boston Univ. 13-14 8-6 5-8 —

1981-82 Boston Univ. 19- 9 13-4 6-5 6-2

1982-83 Boston Univ. 21-10 11-3 10-7 8-2 NCAA

1985-86 Providence 17-14 12-6 5-8 7-9 NIT

1986-87 Providence 25- 9 12-2 13-7 10-6 NCAA Final Four

1989-90 Kentucky 14-14 13-2 1-12 10-8

1990-91 Kentucky 22- 6 13-0 9-6 14-4

1991-92 Kentucky 29- 7 15-2 14-5 12-4 NCAA Final 8

1992-93 Kentucky 30- 4 16-0 14-4 13-3 NCAA Final Four

1993-94 Kentucky 27- 7 13-1 14-6 12-4 NCAA

1994-95 Kentucky 28- 5 12-1 16-4 14-2 NCAA Final 8

1995-96 Kentucky 34- 2 13-0 21-2 16-0 NCAA Champion

1996-97 Kentucky 35- 5 12-1 23-4 13-3 NCAA Final Four

2001-02 Louisville 19-13 16-3 3-10 8-8 NIT

2002-03 Louisville 25- 7 16-2 9-5 11-5 NCAA

2003-04 Louisville 20-10 13-2 7-8 9-7 NCAA

2004-05 Louisville 33- 5 15-2 18-3 14-2 NCAA Final Four

2005-06 Louisville 21-13 19-3 1-8 6-10 NIT

2006-07 Louisville 24-10 16-4 8-6 12-4 NCAA

2007-08 Louisville 27- 9 15-2 12-7 14-4 NCAA Elite Eight

2008-09 Louisville 31- 6 16-2 15-4 16-2 NCAA Elite Eight

2009-10 Louisville 20-13 15-4 5-9 11-7 NCAA

2010-11 Louisville 25-10 19-2 6-8 12-6 NCAA

2011-12 Louisville 30-10 16-4 14-6 10-8 NCAA Final Four

Totals 27 seasons 629-234 367-66 262-168 258-110

Rick Pitino’s Collegiate Coaching Record

Rick Pitino Facts and Figures



Pitino has coached six NCAA Final Four teams (Providence 1987; Kentucky 1993, 1996 and 1997; Louisville 2005, 2012), including winning the 1996 NCAA Title at Kentucky and a runner-up finish in 1997. Pitino has a 42-16 record in NCAA Tourna-

ment play (.724), ranking him seventh among active coaches and 16th in all-time NCAA Tournament winning percentage. Pitino is the first coach in NCAA history to guide

three different schools to the NCAA Final Four. Pitino has guided 17 teams to NCAA tournament

appearances, including nine of his 11 Louisville teams and his last six straight Kentucky teams. He has won 27 of his last 37 NCAA Tournament games spanning his last 11 appearances. Twenty of Pitino’s 26 collegiate teams won 20

or more games (seventh among active coaches), with six winning 30 or more (fifth all-time). UofL’s 2004-05 unit matched a school record with 33 wins. At four collective collegiate coaching stops, Pitino

has coached 21 players drafted by the NBA, five of whom are active players. His 1996 NCAA Championship Kentucky team featured seven future NBA performers. Pitino’s teams have won 10 tournament cham-

pionships and he has a collective 41-15 conference tournament record. In eight seasons at Kentucky, his teams posted an incredible 17-1 Southeastern Conference tournament mark. UofL won the 2009 and 2012 BIG EAST titles. Pitino has compiled a 629-234 record, a .729

winning percentage that ranks him 11th among active coaches and 34th all-time.

Pitino has been honored as national Coach of the Year in three different seasons. Pitino has coached teams from four different

schools to the NCAA Tournament (Boston U., Provi-dence, Kentucky and Louisville), one of only eight coaches all-time to accomplish that feat. Pitino is one of seven active collegiate head

coaches with head coaching experience in the NBA (others include Wake Forest’s Jeff Bzdelik, Kentucky’s John Calipari, UNLV’s Lon Kruger, UTEP’s Tim Floyd, Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton and California’s Mike Montgomery). When Pitino attained his first collegiate head

coaching position in 1978 at the age of 25, he was the nation’s youngest Division I head coach.

Born: Sept. 18, 1952 in New York, N.Y., a few blocks

from Madison Square Garden.

Age: 60

Alma Mater: Massachusetts (1974)

Married: April 3, 1976 to the former Joanne Minardi

Children: 5 — Michael (33; born Dec. 21, 1978),

Christopher (32; born June 20, 1980), Richard

(30; born Sept. 16, 1982), Ryan (22; born June 21,

1990) and Jacqueline (20; born May 15, 1992).

Personal

1974-75 Graduate Assistant Coach, University of Hawai’i1975-76 Assistant Coach, University of Hawai’i1976 Interim Head Coach, University of Hawai’i (2-4 record, last 6 games of one season)1976-78 Assistant Coach, Syracuse University1978-83 Head Coach, Boston University (91-51 record, five seasons)1983-85 Assistant Coach, New York Knicks1985-87 Head Coach, Providence College (42-32 record, two seasons)1987-89 Head Coach, New York Knicks (90-74, two seasons)1989-97 Head Coach, University of Kentucky (219-50 record, eight seasons)1997-2001 President/Head Coach, Boston Celtics (102-146, 3 1/2 seasons)2001-current Head Coach, University of Louisville (275-106, 11 seasons)

Basketball Coaching Experience

Record Pct.

Overall (27 yrs..) 629-234 .729

At Louisville (10 yrs.) 275-106 .721

NCAA Tournament (17) 42-16 .724

Conference Games 258-110 .701

Conference Tournaments 41-15 .732

BIG EAST Conference 98-56 .636

Last 10 Collegiate Years 256-93 .734

NBA Coaching (6 yrs.) 192-220 .466

Coaching Record

1979 New England Coach of the Year1983 New England Coach of the Year1987 John Wooden Coach of the Year1987 NABC Coach of the Year1987 The Sporting News Coach of the Year1990 Basketball Times Coach of the Year1990 Southeastern Conf. Coach of the Year1991 The Sporting News Coach of the Year1991 Southeastern Conf. Coach of the Year1996 Southeastern Conf. Coach of the Year2005 Conference USA Coach of the Year

Coaching Honors

1966-70 St. Dominic High School1970-74 University of Massachusetts

Played four varsity seasons at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, N.Y., averaging 28 points and 10 assists as a senior. He got his first taste of coaching while still in high school by playing in and counseling at the Howard Garfinkel Five-Star Camp. Played four seasons at the University of Massachusetts under coach Jack Leaman. Pitino captained the Minutemen’s basketball team as a senior as its starting point guard. He was a freshman during NBA legend Julius Erving’s senior year at UMass. Pitino’s 329 career assists ranks eighth all-time at UMass. His 168 assists as a senior is the sixth-best single season total ever at Massachusetts.

Basketball Playing Career

(Minimum five years as a Division I head coach;

includes record at four-year colleges only)

Coach, College Yrs. Won Lost Pct.

1. Roy Williams, N. Carolina 24 675 169 .800

2. Mark Few, Gonzaga 13 342 90 .792

3. Dave Rose, BYU 7 185 54 .774

4. Thad Matta, Ohio State 12 323 96 .771

5. John Calipari, Kentucky 29 505 152 .769

6. Bo Ryan, Wisconsin 28 651 204 .761

7. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 37 927 291 .761

8. Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh 9 234 76 .755

9. Bill Self, Kansas 19 476 158 .751

10. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 36 890 304 .745

11. Rick Pitino, Louisville 27 629 234 .729

12. Bob Huggins, W.Virginia 30 710 267 .727

13. Tom Izzo, Michigan State 17 412 169 .709

14. Rick Majerus, Saint Louis 25 517 216 .705

15. Billy Donovan, Florida 18 421 178 .703

Above records updated through 2011-12

Winningest Active Division I Men’s Coaches by Percentage

Coaching Career Notes

Note: Pitino is No. 34 among winningest coaches all-time. He is No. 11th in Division I coaching victories among active coaches and No. 35th all-time.

Rick Pitino Facts and Figures



NCAA Tournament Winning Pct. - Active(minimum 10 games).767 (79-24) Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-2012.753 (61-20) Roy Williams, Kansas and North Carolina, 1990-2012.737 (28-10) Billy Donovan, Florida, 1999-2012.733 (11-4) Brad Stevens, Butler, 2008-11.725 (37-14) Tom Izzo, Michigan St., 1998-2012.725 (29-11) John Calipari, Massachusetts, Memphis and Kentucky, 1992-2012.724 (42-16) Rick Pitino, Boston U, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville 1983-2012.721 (49-19) Jim Calhoun, Northeastern and Connecticut, 1981-2012

Most NCAA Tournament Wins - Active79 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-201161 Roy Williams, Kansas, N. Caro., 1990-201249 Jim Calhoun, Northeastern & Connecticut, 1981-201148 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, 1976-201242 Rick Pitino, Boston U., Providence, Kentucky and Louisville, 1983-201237 Tom Izzo, Michigan State, 1998-201229 Tubby Smith, Tulsa, Georgia & Kentucky 1994-201027 Bob Huggins, Akron, Cincinnati, West Virginia, 1986-2011

Final Four Appearances, All-Time 12 John Wooden, UCLA 1962-75 11 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1986-2004 11 Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-97 7 Roy Williams, Kansas/North Carolina, 1990-2009 6 Rick Pitino, Providence/Kentucky/ Louisville, 1987-2005 6 Denny Crum, Louisville, 1972-86 6 Tom Izzo, Michigan State, 1999-2009 6 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky, 1942-66 5 Bobby Knight, Indiana, 1973-92 5 Guy Lewis, Houston, 1967-84 5 Lute Olson, Iowa / Arizona, 1980-2001

Pitino’s Unique Accomplishment — By leading the Cardinals to the NCAA Final Four in 2005, UofL Coach Rick Pitino became the first coach in NCAA history to guide three different schools to the NCAA Final Four. Pitino has coached six Final Four teams (Providence 1987; Kentucky 1993, 1996 and 1997; Louisville 2005, 2012), including winning the 1996 NCAA Championship at Kentucky and a runner-up finish in 1997. Pitino is one of only eight coaches all-time who have reached the Final Four at least six times. Twelve coaches have taken teams from two different schools to the NCAA Final Four.

Pitino’s Milestone Collegiate VictoriesNo. Date Score1 2/28/76 Hawai’i 82, Portland 58100 12/21/86 Providence 93, Howard 84200 3/22/92 Kentucky 106, Iowa State 98300 1/20/96 Kentucky 124, TCU 80400 12/7/03 Louisville 56, Holy Cross 40500 11/24/07 Louisville 64, Old Dominion 53600 11/11/11 Louisville 83, UT Martin 48

At Louisville1 11/18/01 Louisville 92, South Alabama 38100 12/4/05 Louisville 67. Arkansas State 55200 3/27/09 Louisville 103, Arizona 64

Pitino’s Milestone Collegiate GamesNo. Date Score100 1/12/82 Boston U 96, Holy Cross 82200 2/7/87 Pittsburgh 87, Providence 81300 3/14/92 Kentucky 80, LSU 74400 3/10/95 Kentucky 93, Auburn 81500 1/26/02 Louisville 97, DePaul 67600 1/9/05 Memphis 85, Louisville 68700 1/19/08 Seton Hall 92, Louisville 82800 12/27/10 Louisville 104, Morgan State 74

At Louisville100 12/11/04 Louisville 74, Florida 70200 3/17/07 Texas A&M 72, Louisville 69300 2/20/10 Louisville 68, DePaul 59

Opponent W LAdelphi 0 1Air Force 1 0Alabama 10 2UAB 7 0Akron 1 0Alaska Anchorage 1 0Alcorn St. 0 1American 1 0Appalachian St. 1 0Arizona 2 2Arizona St. 2 0Arkansas 7 4Ark.-Little Rock 1 0Arkansas State 2 0Assumption 2 0Auburn 10 1Austin Peay 5 0Baltimore 2 0Bellarmine 1 0Boise State 1 0Boston College 3 3Boston University 2 0Brandeis 1 0BYU 0 1BYU Hawaii 1 0Brooklyn 1 0Brown 2 0Butler 2 1C.W. Post 3 0California 0 1Canisius 1 2UC Davis 1 0Chamindade 1 0Charlotte 4 3Chicago State 1 0Cincinnati 12 10Clemson 1 1Cleveland St. 1 0Colgate 3 0Col. of Charleston 4 0Connecticut 11 11Coppin State 1 0Davidson 1 0Dayton 0 2Delaware St. 3 0DePaul 13 2Detroit 1 0Drexel 1 2Duke 0 1Eastern Kentucky 7 0East Carolina 5 1East Tennessee St. 1 0Fairfield 4 0Fairleigh Dickinson 5 0Florida 20 2Florida International 1 0Florida Southern 1 0Florida St. 1 0Furman 2 0Garner-Webb 1 0George Mason 2 1Georgetown 4 9George Washington 1 0Georgia 15 2Georgia Tech 4 1Hartford 1 0Hofstra 1 0Holy Cross 6 2Houston 2 1Howard 2 0Illinois-Chicago 1 0Indiana 6 4Indiana State 1 0IUPUI 2 0Iona 3 1Iowa 1 2Iowa State 1 0Jackson State 2 0Kansas 1 1Kentucky 4 8Lafayette 1 0Lamar 2 0LaSalle 0 1Long Beach State 1 1Louisiana-Lafayette 2 0Louisiana Tech 0 1Louisville 6 2LSU 9 4Maine 5 4Manhattan 1 0Marist 1 0Marquette 11 10Marshall 4 0Maryland 1 1Massachusetts 10 2Memphis 5 4Merrimack 3 0Miami (Fla.) 3 0Miami (Ohio) 2 0Michigan 0 1Michigan State 1 1Middle Tennessee 1 0Minnesota 1 1Mississippi 11 1

Opponent W LMississippi St. 8 4Missouri State 1 0Montana 1 0Morehead St. 8 1Morgan St. 2 0Mount St. Marys 1 0Murray State 2 0UNLV 2 3New Hampshire 7 0New Hampshire College 2 0New Mexico 1 1New Mexico State 1 0New York Tech 1 0Niagara 2 2North Carolina 0 4North Carolina A&T 1 0Northeastern 8 3Notre Dame 12 6Ohio 6 0Ohio State 4 0Oklahoma 1 0Old Domonion 2 3Oregon 0 1Penn St. 1 0Pennsylvania 1 0Pittsburgh 7 9Portland 3 0Prairie View 1 0Princeton 1 1Providence 7 2Purdue 1 3Radford 1 0Rhode Island 5 0Richmond 2 1Rider 3 0Robert Morris 1 0Rutgers 7 1Sacramento State 1 0St. Bonaventure 0 1St. Francis 4 0St. John’s 10 4St. Joseph’s 2 1Saint Louis 2 4St. Peters 1 1San Francisco 2 0San Jose State 1 1Savannah State 1 0Seton Hall 11 2Siena 5 0South Alabama 4 0South Carolina 9 6USF 11 2Southern Miss 3 0SW Louisiana 0 1Stanford 2 0Stetson 1 0Stonehill 1 0SW Texas State 1 0Syracuse 10 9Temple 0 1Tennessee 19 3Tenn.-Chattanooga 2 0Tenn.-Martin 3 0Tennessee St. 3 0Tennessee Tech 3 0Texas 1 0Texas-Pan American 0 1Texas A&M 0 1TCU 6 1Texas Tech 1 0Toledo 1 0Townson St. 2 0Tulane 4 0Tulsa 0 1U.S. International 1 1UCLA 0 2UNC Asheville 1 0UNC Wilmington 2 0Upsala 1 0Utah 3 0Vanderbilt 15 3Vermont 6 1Villanova 8 7VMI 1 0Virginia Tech 1 0Wagner 1 3Wake Forest 2 0Washington 1 0West Virginia 7 3Western Carolina 1 1Western Kentucky 6 1Wisc.-Green Bay 1 0Wisc.-Milwaukee 1 0Wright State 2 0Xavier 1 2

Pitino’s Record vs. All Opponents UofL Coach Rick Pitino in the NCAA Tournament

Pitino Seventh in Active NCAA Winning Percentage — Pitino has a 42-16 record in NCAA Tourna-ment play (.717), ranking him seventh among active coaches in NCAA Tournament winning percentage. Pitino has guided 17 teams to the NCAA Tournament, including nine of his last 10 at Louisville. He has guided a team into the NCAA Tournament in 15 of his last 17 seasons coaching in the collegiate ranks (last six straight UK teams from 1992-97; 2003-05, 2007-12 at UofL). Pitino’s teams have won 27 of his last 37 games, spanning his last 11 NCAA Tournament appearances (1996, 1997, 2003, ‘04, ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12). Pitino Coach of Record for Six Games at Hawai’i — UofL Coach Rick Pitino officially guided his

first team as a head coach in just his second year out of college. As an assistant coach in his second season at Hawai’i during the 1975-76 season, Pitino coached the Rainbows for the final six games of the season after the head coach there was relieved of his durites. Hawai’i won two of those contests, producing the first victory of his illustrious collegiate career with an 82-58 win over Portland on Feb. 28, 1976. The addition to his career record was discovered prior to the 2011-12 season and with UofL’s first victory of the year against Tennessee Martin, Pitino earned his 600th collegiate career coaching victory. Updates On www.rickpitino.com — UofL Coach Rick Pitino provides personal updates on the

Cardinals on his web site at www.rickpitino.com. Pitino periodically has provided personal updates on the team.

Pitino Chronology



Sept. 18, 1952 - Pitino is born in Manhattan, N.Y., the third son of Rosario “Sal” Pitino and Charlotte Newman, a few blocks from Madison Square Garden.

1959 - At the age of seven, Pitino made the Sacred Heart Elementary team a day after he first picked up a basketball.

1970 - Pitino averaged 28 points and 10 assists as a senior at St. Dominic’s High School in Oyster Bay, Long Island. He signed with the University of Mas-sachusetts, where he played his freshman year with Julius “Dr. J” Erving.

1974 - Pitino graduates from UMass. A 6-foot guard, he played four seasons and averaged 28 points per game as a senior. His 168 assists as a senior is the sixth highest single-season total ever at UMass.

1974 - Pitino attained his first coaching position as a graduate assistant at the University of Hawai’i. He moved up to full-time status a year later.

Feb. 28, 1976 - As an assistant coach in his second season at Hawai’i, Pitino coached the Rain-bows for the final six games of the season after the head coach was relieved of his duties. He won his first game on this date, an 82-58 win over Portland.

April 3, 1976 - Pitino married Joanne Minardi in Manhattan. Later that day, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim hires Pitino as an assistant coach on his first staff with the Orangemen.

1976-78 - Syracuse produces a combined 48-10 record in two seasons with Pitino as an assistant (26-4 in 1976-77, 22-6 in 1977-78), reaching the NCAA Tournament both years.

March 31, 1978 - Pitino is named head coach at Boston University, taking over a program that had won a collective 17 games over the previous two seasons. He would win that many in his first year with a 17-9 mark.

March 10, 1980 - Pitino makes his first post-season appearance as a head coach as Boston University drops a 96-74 decision to Boston College in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament, capping a 21-9 season.

March 15, 1983 - Boston University makes its first NCAA Tournament in 24 years, falling 70-58 to La-Salle in the first round. It was Pitino’s final game with the Terriers after producing a 91-51 record in five seasons.

1983 - Pitino becomes an assistant coach with the New York Knicks under head coach Hubie Brown. The Knicks post a 47-35 record in his first season there.

March 22, 1985 - Pitino becomes head coach at Providence College, which is coming off an 11-20 season.

March 20, 1986 - Providence falls 64-63 to Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the NIT to finish 17-14 in Pitino’s first season.

March 21, 1987 - Providence defeats Big East rival and No. 1 seed Georgetown 88-73 to win the NCAA Southeast Region in Louisville’s Freedom Hall as Pitino’s second Friar team reaches the NCAA Final Four for the first time since 1974.

March 28, 1987 - Pitino and Providence lose 77-63 to his former boss Jim Boeheim and Syracuse in the national semifinals in New Orleans to finish 25-9. The Friars scoring leader that season was guard Billy Donovan, the current head coach at Florida who later joins Pitino as an assistant at Kentucky.

July 13, 1987 - Pitino becomes head coach of the New York Knicks, who had stumbled to a 71-175 three-year mark before his arrival, worst in the NBA. His first Knicks squad improved by 14 games with a 38-44 record and a berth in the playoffs. His 1988-89 team was 52-30, winning the Atlantic Division.

June 2, 1989 - Pitino is named head coach at Kentucky, inheriting a program that had just been placed on two years probation for committing NCAA violations and had posted a 13-19 record prior to his arrival.

March 5, 1990 - With just eight scholarship players on the season, Kentucky finishes a respectable 14-14 season with a loss at Notre Dame and a fourth-place finish in the Southeastern Conference. Pitino is named National Coach of the Year by Basketball Times.

1991 - Pitino is named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News after guiding the ninth-ranked Wildcats to a 22-6 record.

March 28, 1992 - In what is regarded by many as one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, Christian Laettner’s last-second bucket in overtime edges Duke 104-103 past Kentucky in the NCAA East Region final in Philadelphia. Pitino’s Wildcats finish sixth in the nation with a 29-7 record.

April 3, 1993 - After reaching the Wildcats’ first Final Four since 1984 in Pitino’s fourth season, Kentucky loses in overtime to Michigan 81-78 in the national semifinals in New Orleans. The Wildcats complete a 30-4 season.

Feb. 15, 1994 - Pitino guides Kentucky to the biggest road comeback in NCAA history, erasing a 31-point deficit in the final 15:34 minutes to edge LSU 99-95.

March 2, 1996 - Kentucky finishes the regular season with a 101-63 rout over Vanderbilt as Pitino guides the Wildcats to a perfect 16-0 SEC record, UK’s first unblemished run through the league since 1955-56.

April 1, 1996 - Pitino and the Wildcats defeat Syracuse 76-67 in East Rutherford, N.J., to win their first NCAA championship since 1978. Kentucky had avenged an early season loss to Massachusetts in the national semifinals two days before.

March 17, 1997 - Pitino’s new book - “Success Is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life” - is released. The 288-page book rises to the best seller list.

March 31, 1997 - In Pitino’s final game as the Wildcats’ coach, Kentucky falls to Arizona 84-79 in overtime in Pitino’s second straight championship game appearance in Indianapolis. Pitino’s final UK team posts a 35-5 record.

May 7, 1997 - Pitino is named president and head coach of the Boston Celtics. The Celtics were 15-67 the previous season, the worst record in the NBA.

Jan. 8, 2001 - Pitino resigns from the Celtics and finshes with a 102-146 record in 3 1/2 seasons.

March 21, 2001 - Pitino is introduced as the new coach at Louisville, just the fourth coach for the Cards in the last 57 years.

Nov. 18, 2001 - In Pitino’s first game as the Cardinals’ head coach, UofL pounds South Alabama 92-38, forcing 36 turnovers, the second-highest ever at UofL.

Dec. 20, 2002 - In an amazing comeback, Pitino’s Cards hit three consecutive three-point goals in the final 32 seconds, overcoming a six-point deficit, to defeat Tennessee 73-72. The Cardinals would win seven of 10 games during the season in games decided by five or fewer points.

March 12, 2002 - UofL, which won 12 games the previous season, reaches the NIT under Pitino’s guidance beating Princeton 66-65 in the first round.

Feb. 10, 2003 - Riding an amazing 17-game winning streak, the Cardinals rise to No. 2 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls, the highest ranking attained by UofL in 17 years. It was the first time in three years the Cardinals had appeared in the nation’s top 25.

March 15, 2003 - Pitino guides UofL to its first-ever Conference USA Tournament Championship with an 83-78 victory over UAB in the title game.

UofL Vice-President and Director of Athletics Tom Jurich (right) lured Pitino to Louisville in 2001 and the coach now has a contract

through the 2016-17 season.

Pitino Chronology



March 21, 2003 - In the Cardinals’ 30th NCAA Tournament appearance, Pitino’s Cardinals defeat Austin Peay 83-64 in the first round, mark-ing UofL’s first victory in NCAA Tourney competition in six years.

Dec. 27, 2003 - After beating No. 1 Florida 73-65 on Dec. 13, Pitino’s Cardinals make it two victories over the nation’s top-ranked team on the season - a first for UofL - with a 65-56 victory at top-ranked Kentucky. The Cardinals would continue to win, building a 16-game winning streak.

March 3, 2005 - On an emotional Senior Night in Freedom Hall, the Cardinals defeat No. 18 Charlotte 94-82 to clinch UofL’s first Conference USA Championship in its 10 years in the league.

March 26, 2005 - In erasing a 20-point deficit, the Cardinals defeat West Virginia 93-85 in overtime in the NCAA Albuquerque Region championship to send UofL to its eighth Final Four and the first in the last 18 years. It put Pitino in a unique position of being the first coach in NCAA history to lead three different schools to the Final Four.

Feb. 17, 2007 - Freshman guard Jerry Smith’s three-pointer at the buzzer lifted UofL to a 61-59 victory at No. 12 Marquette. Coupled with a win at No. 7 Pitt earlier in the week, it marked the first time in 10 years that the Cardinals beat two Top 25 ranked teams on the road. UofL would go on to tie for second in the BIG EAST as the most improved team in the league.

March 27, 2008 - The Cardinals beat fifth-ranked and No. 2 seed Tennessee 79-60 in the East Region semifinals as Louisville reached the NCAA Elite Eight for the third time in the last 11 years. It was the 27th victory for the Cards, just the ninth time in school history the Cards won as many.

March 7, 2009 - Louisville wins its first BIG EAST Conference title with a 62-59 victory at West Virginia. The Cardinals would go on to also claim the league tournament championship a week later. Nine BIG EAST teams were ranked in the top 25 that season and three were NCAA No. 1 seeds.

March 27, 2009 - The Cardinals pounded Arizona 103-64 in the Midwest Region semifinals as Louisville reached the NCAA Elite Eight for the second consecutive year.

Jan. 15, 2011 - Trailing Marquette by 18 points with 5:44 to play, the Cardinals recovered to win 71-70 on a Kyle Kuric layin with four seconds remaining.

March 24, 2012 - Pitino guides his sixth team to the Final Four as the Cardinals erase an 11-point deficit with about eight minutes left to beat Florida 72-68 in the West Region Championship.

Master RebuilderWhile Pitino’s record is among the nation’s lead-

ers, it may be even more impressive considering that every program he has taken over had a losing record the year before he arrived. Three of his teams at Lou-isville are among the top six in all-time victories at UofL (33-5 in ‘04-05, 31-6 in ‘08-09, 30-10 in ‘11-12).

Record Prior School to Arrival Best SeasonBoston Univ. 10-15 21-10, NCAA ParticipantProvidence 11-20 25-9, Final FourKentucky 13-19 34-2, NCAA ChampionLouisville 12-19 33-5, Final Four

Success as a Horse OwnerRick Pitino has dabbled as a horse owner since

1988, with results that would be envious to most in the business. He was a joint owner in AP Valentine, a colt that ran in each of the 2001 Triple Crown races. It placed second in both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes and ran sixth in the Kentucky Derby.

Three horses — Halory Hunter, The Groom is Red and AP Valentine — of which Pitino was an owner have won Grade I races. To put that success in perspective, just 0.6 percent of North American thoroughbreds ever win a stakes race.

Pitino and his current stable, named Ol’ Memo-rial Stable after a golf club in Tampa, currently own several horses.

BooksAnother off-the-court

venture Pitino has had success in is publishing. His “Success Is A Choice” was a national best seller. He has also produced “Born to Coach: A Season with the New York Knicks,” “Full Court Pressure,” and “Lead to Succeed.”

He worked with writer Pat Forde to produce his recent book “Rebound Rules: The Art of Suc-cess 2.0,” which hit the bookstores in October of 2008.

The Daniel Pitino Foundation

The Daniel Pit ino Foundation was orga-nized by Joanne and Rick Pitino on May 9, 1994, to memorialize and honor their infant son Daniel, who died in 1987 at the age of six months. The foundation’s mission is to benefit underprivileged children and other charitable causes as may be selected by its Board of Directors.

Coach School/Team Where Head Coach (Years)Winston Bennett Kentucky State (2000-03)Delray Brooks Texas-Pan American (1997-99)Bob Brown Southern Maine (1987-90), Boston University (1990-94)Bill Burke Loyola (Baltimore, Md.) (1981-82)Gordon Chiesa Providence (1987-88)Mick Cronin Murray State (2003-06), Cincinnati (2006-current)Scott Davenport Bellarmine (2005-current)Billy Donovan Marshall (1994-96), Florida (1996-current)Stu Jackson New York Knicks (1990), Wisconsin (1992-94)John Kuester Boston University (1983-85), George Washington (1985-90)Steve Masiello Manhattan (2011-current)Bernadette Mattox Kentucky (women; 1995-2003)Marvin Menzies New Mexico State (2007-current)Jim O’Brien Dayton (1990-94)Richard Pitino Florida International (2012-current)Martin Schoepfer Connecticut College (1982-93)Herb Sendek Miami, OH (‘93-96), N.C. State (‘96-06), Arizona St. (‘06-current)Orlando “Tubby” Smith Tulsa (1991-95), Georgia (1995-97), Kentucky (1997-2007), Minnesota (2007-current)Reggie Theus New Mexico State (2005-07)Kevin Willard Iona (2007-2010), Seton Hall (2010-current)Ralph Willard Western Ky. (‘90-94), Pittsburgh (‘94-99), Holy Cross (1999-2009)

Former Pitino Assistants as Collegiate Head Coaches

Coach School/Team Where Head Coach (Years)Delray Brooks Texas-Pan American (1997-99)Billy Donovan Marshall (1994-96), Florida (1996-current)Travis Ford Campbellsville (1997-2000), Eastern Ky. (2000-05), Massachusetts (2005-08), Oklahoma State (2008-current)John Pelphrey South Alabama (2002-07), Arkansas (2007-2011)Sean Woods Mississippi Valley State (2008-12), Morehead State (2012-current)

Other notable former players in coaching: Mark Pope, asst. coach, Georgia; Dan Harwood, head basketball coach, Magruder High School (Rockville, Md.)

Former Pitino Players as Collegiate Head Coaches

Pitino on the Cardinals



Mike MarraMike really understands the game. Although he

has been plagued by injuries, mentally he won’t have any difficulty getting right back in the groove. It’s just a matter of whether he can keep up with the other players on our team physically. We know he’ll be one of the most intelligent players on the team.

Peyton SivaPeyton is one of the top point guards in the

country and one of the top young men I have had the pleasure to coach. He is a great leader and his shooting is much improved. He’s strong, fast and a solid, smart defender. There’s not much he needs to improve upon.

Stephan Van TreeseStephan has improved his shooting over the

summer. He rebounds and runs well, and his strong body bodes well for interior play. He can work on finishing inside and his conditioning.

Michael BaffourMike is improving with each workout. He’s a

good defender, is quick and good driver to the basket. He needs to work on his jump shot, passing skills and knowledge of our offensive system.

Luke HancockLuke is a unique basketball player. If you want

someone to inbound the ball, up one with 10 seconds to go, you want him to do it. If you want someone to take the shot when you’re down one with 10 seconds to go, it would be Luke. If you need someone to create a steal in a pressure situation, it would be Luke. He’s a jack of all trades. He’s a very well-rounded player and a leader on our team.

Tim HendersonTim is a hard-nosed, quick basketball player. He’s

just a jump shot away from being a major contribu-tor to our program. He has a great attitude and is a joy to coach.

Gorgui DiengAt 6-11, 245 pounds, Gorgui has only five per-

cent body fat. He’s become stronger and quicker with his added muscle. He’s improved his moves off his right shoulder and has become a smarter defender. After spending some time this summer in Senegal, he needs to get in better shape.

Russ SmithRuss has really spent a lot of time in the weight

room and has gotten much stronger. Pound-for-pound only Peyton is stronger. He has improved

finishing around the basket and rebounds well from the guard position.

Chane BehananChane is in great shape. He’s a powerful force

inside and has improved on the defensive end of the floor. He reminds me a little of Charles Barkley: smart, tough and an excellent rebounder for his size. But like Sir Charles at his age, he needs to develop a consistent jumper. If he can put aside distractions and focus all season the way he has worked early on — look out.

Wayne BlackshearAfter a tough year overcoming his shoulder

surgery, Wayne is stronger and in better shape. He’s improved his one-on-one game. He is powerful around the basket and is a strong defender. He needs to work on going left and the arc on jump shot.

Angel NunezAngel had gotten much stronger. He has

improved himself as a defender and as a ball handler. He needs to work on his passing skills and consistency with his jump shot. His shot looks great, but needs to shoot a higher percentage to be effective.

Zach PriceZach has improved his footwork offensively. He

is stronger, is in better shape and he scores well inside with a soft touch. He needs to work on his conditioning and defensive footwork.

Kevin WareHeading into this year, Kevin has noticably been

our most improved player. He is quick, explosive and his shot looks much better. With his length, he’s a terrific shot blocker from the guard position. He needs to improve upon his passing away from the defense and on being more active with his hands on defense.

Montrezl HarrellMontrezl is a quick learner and a hard worker.

He is very strong, a good offensive rebounder, finishes well inside and runs the floor well. He can improve his offensive footwork, use of his left hand, and his one-on-one moves.

Mangok MathiangMangok is extremely quick and agile for a

player his size. He runs the floor well and is a good defender. He has a great future because of the way he moves at both the offensive and defensive ends. He needs to work on his jump shot and strength.

Former UofL guard Chris Smith, who signed a free agent contract with the New York Knicks over the summer, was one of three Cardinal seniors

who earned their degrees in the spring of 2012.

Seniors

Juniors

Sophomores

Freshmen

More on Pitino



“Rick is a brilliant strategist and a motivational whiz. No doubt he will ultimately be selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. He is unquestionably one of the Rolls Royce coaches in college. The glory days are back again at Louisville. To put it in Vitalese, he is the three “S” man, super, scintillating and sensational.”

Dick Vitale, ABC/ESPN College Basketball Analyst

“Rick Pitino has Hall of Fame credentials on the collegiate level, and I believe he is among the game’s truly elite teachers, motivators, innova-tors and strategists. His teams are always pushing the outside of the envelope on both ends of the floor, and he is a proven winner and builder of title contenders. In the 1990’s, Pitino was just an over-time period away against Arizona from taking the program down the road to a ‘three-peat,’ and there is no reason to think that he won’t bring the same level of success to Louisville. The Cards have gone from one Hall of Fame coach to another.”

Jay Bilas, ESPN CollegeBasketball Analyst

“Coaching the game of basketball is a multifac-eted job and very few people have been successful mastering one aspect of the game. In the history of the sport, there hasn’t been but a handful of people who have mastered all aspects. One of those people is Rick Pitino, who has proven at a very young age to be one of the best his profession has ever seen.”

Billy Packer, former CBS College Basketball Analyst

“People say I improved during my college years. Actually, my improvement was accelerated and noticed because of Coach Pitino’s style of play. I was able to showcase my skills in the press-ing, fast break up-tempo game, and that is why everyone stood up and took notice, especially the NBA scouts.”

Jamal Mashburn, NBA New Orleans Hornets

“Rick Pitino is absolutely the greatest coach I’ve ever had in my life, and I’ve played for probably six guys who will be in the Hall of Fame. His greatest strength is making people believe -- in themselves and each other.”

Mark Jackson, former NBA All-starand current ESPN NBA analyst

“The great strength he has, in my opinion is his ability to give. He has a relentless passion to help people get better. He takes everyone to a place they didn’t think they could reach.”

Billy Donovan, Head Coach of theUniversity of Florida

Pitino Has Coached 13 First Round NBA Draft Picks in College

Terrence WilliamsWilliams was the 11th selection overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets and was the first college senior taken in the draft.

Earl ClarkAnother NBA lottery pick, Clark was the 14th choice overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Phoe-nix Suns following his junior year at UofL.

Francisco GarciaGarcia was chosen as the 23rd pick overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, where he has played the last four seasons.

Reece GainesGaines was chosen as the 15th pick overall in the 2003 NBA Draft and played his rookie year with the Orlando Magic and later with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Jamal MashburnWhile not a high school All-America selec-tion, Mashburn became Kentucky’s fourth all-time leading scorer and a consensus

All-America in three years. He was drafted as the fourth overall pick by the

Dallas Mavericks and became an NBA All-Star.

Antoine WalkerAn NBA lottery pick for

the Boston Celtics, Walker was the sixth overall pick follow-

ing his sophomore collegiate season.

Tony DelkAfter earning Most Outstand-

ing Player honors at the 1996 NCAA Final Four, Delk was chosen as the 16th overall NBA draft se-lection of the Charlotte Hornets.

Walter McCartyA wispy 168 pounds as a collegiate freshman, McCarty bolstered his body to 226 pounds at graduation. He

was the 19th selection overall by the New York Knicks and played 10 years in the league, finishing with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2006.

Ron MercerSelected in the first round by the Boston Celtics’ after his sophomore season (sixth overall pick), he earned NBA All-Rookie honors. He finished his career with the New Jersey Nets in 2005.

Derek AndersonChosen as the 13th pick overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He finished his career with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2008.

Nazr MohammedThe 29th pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, he helped San Antonio reach the NBA Finals in 2005 and is now a member of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Scott PadgettThe Utah Jazz made Padgett its 1999 first-round pick (28th selection overall). He finished his career with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2007.

Jamal MaglioreThe 19th pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft, and is currently with the Miami Heat.

Players Reach Potential

What They Say About Pitino

Francisco Garcia

Pitino’s Collegiate Results



University of Hawai’iOne season | 2-4 | (.333)

1975-76 at University of Hawai’i(Won 2, Lost 4)

Date Site UH OPPFeb. 9 Long Beach State (A) 65 67Feb. 16 San Jose State (A) (OT) 76 77Feb. 21 UNLV (H) 99 114Feb. 27 Texas-Pan American (H) 81 93Feb. 28 Portland (H) 82 58Mar. 1 Portland (H) (OT) 65 62

Boston UniversityFive seasons | 91-51 | (.641)

1978-79 at Boston University(Won 17, Lost 9)

Date Site BU OPPNov. 28 St. Peters (H) 75 71Dec. 2 Maine (H) 62 72Dec. 5 Massachusetts (A) 72 63Dec. 7 Holy Cross (A) 65 72Dec. 9 Connecticut (A) 84 92Dec. 11 Adelphi (H) 65 67Dec. 23 Fairfield (A) (OT) 84 76Jan. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson(H) 79 73Jan. 6 Stonehill (H) 85 60Jan. 9 Northeastern (A) 61 60Jan. 11 Connecticut (H) (OT) 62 63Jan. 15 Vermont (H) 92 65Jan. 17 Northeastern (H) 80 73Jan. 20 New Hampshire (A) 76 72Jan. 22 Brandeis (H) 98 71Jan. 29 Vermont (A) 76 68Jan. 31 Old Dominion (A) 72 90Feb. 3 Maine (A) 72 74Feb. 6 Siena (H) 72 66Feb. 8 Rhode Island (H) 75 69Feb. 12 Richmond (H) 85 69Feb. 14 Wagner (H) 72 73Feb. 17 New Hampshire (H) 124 76Feb. 19 George Washington (H) 87 76Feb. 21 Boston College (A) 84 99Feb. 24 Assumption (H) 117 79


Date Site BU OPPDec. 2 C.W. Post (H) 109 74Dec. 4 Vermont (H) 87 78Dec. 8 Fairfield (H) 92 72Dec. 11 Upsala (H) 83 65Dec. 22 Coll. of Charleston (H) 87 65Dec. 28 LSU (A) 72 92Jan. 2 Baltimore (H) 89 68Jan. 5 U.S. International (A) 111 80Jan. 9 Colgate (H) 72 65Jan. 12 St. Francis (H) 89 69Jan. 15 Massachusetts (H) 78 51Jan. 19 New Hampshire (H) 82 59Jan. 22 Siena (A) 98 89Jan. 24 Rhode Island (A) 74 63Jan. 26 Marist (H) 117 94Jan. 31 St. Peter’s (A) 55 58Feb. 2 Fairleigh Dickinson (A) 76 63Feb. 4 Wagner (A) 59 70Feb. 6 UNC Wilmington (H) 59 57Feb. 8 Northeastern (H) 85 78Feb. 11 Maryland (A) 76 99Feb. 13 Connecticut (A) 65 72Feb. 16 New Hampshire (A) 102 76Feb. 18 South Carolina (A) 76 83Feb. 20 Maine (H) 91 102Feb. 23 New York Tech (H) 87 77

ECAC North Tournament(Portland, Maine)

Feb. 26 Niagara (N) 85 66Feb. 28 Rhode Island (N) 83 79Mar. 1 Holy Cross (N) 75 81

NIT(Chestnut Hill, Mass.)

Mar. 10 Boston College 74 95


Date Site BU OPPNov. 29 Baltimore (H) 92 83Dec. 6 Merrimack (H) 73 49Dec. 13 Connecticut (H) 65 72Dec. 29 Xavier (N) 91 84Dec. 30 New Mexico (N) 87 107Jan. 3 St. Francis (A) 73 64Jan. 6 Northeastern (A) 78 80Jan. 10 Drexel (A) 63 71Jan. 12 Cincinnati (A) 82 102Jan. 14 Old Dominion (H) 71 78Jan. 19 Fairfield (A) 62 59Jan. 23 Wagner (H) 70 74Jan. 26 Towson St. (H) 89 71Jan. 28 New Hampshire Coll.(H) 98 82Jan. 30 Boston College (H) 52 57Jan. 31 Massachusetts (H) 91 62Feb. 3 Maine (A) 58 73Feb. 7 Iona (A) 74 72Feb. 10 Notre Dame (A) 63 89Feb. 14 New Hampshire (H) 77 64Feb. 16 C.W. Post (H) 81 67Feb. 18 Massachusetts (A) 61 56Feb. 21 South Carolina (H) 86 93Feb. 24 Northeastern (H) 76 83Feb. 26 Vermont (A) 59 60Feb. 28 Delaware State (H) 87 75

ECAC North Tournament(Burlington, Vermont)

Mar. 3 Vermont (3OT) 84 85


Date Site BU OPPNov. 28 St. Francis (NY) (H) 87 76Nov. 30 Delaware State (H) 88 67Dec. 3 Massachusetts (H) 91 65Dec. 5 Connecticut (A) 54 73Dec. 8 Drexel (H) 76 60Dec. 12 UCLA (A) 43 77Dec. 22 Merrimack (H) 72 68Dec. 27 South Florida (A) 61 67Jan. 4 Florida Southern (H) 89 68Jan. 6 Colgate (A) 83 63Jan. 12 Holy Cross (A) 96 82Jan. 16 Iona (H) 68 77Jan. 20 Niagara (H) 67 69Jan. 23 Vermont (H) 85 67Jan. 26 Northeastern (A) 82 64Jan. 30 Wagner (A) 89 70Feb. 1 Old Dominion (A) 61 71Feb. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson (H) 99 82Feb. 6 Cincinnati (OT) (H) 52 50Feb. 9 U.S. International (H) 83 88Feb. 11 George Mason (H) 69 64Feb. 13 New Hampshire (A) 77 75Feb. 15 Maine(H) 65 63Feb. 17 Canisius (H) 46 48Feb. 23 C. W. Post (H) 85 57Feb. 25 Fairfield (H) 75 56

North Atlantic Tournament(Boston, Mass.)

Mar. 2 Holy Cross (N) 50 49Mar. 4 Northeastern (N) 48 49


Date Site BU OPPNov. 29 Purdue (H) 69 79Dec. 4 Princeton (N) 69 70Dec. 5 Alcorn State (N) 72 74Dec. 7 Siena (H) 78 65Dec. 11 Connecticut (H) 50 51Dec. 23 St. Francis (N.Y.) (A) 80 64Jan. 5 Brooklyn (H) 87 66Jan. 9 New Hampshire Coll. (H) 96 89Jan. 12 UNC Wilmington (A) 78 66Jan. 15 Towson State (A) 82 77Jan. 17 George Mason (A) 75 76Jan. 25 Northeastern (A) 104 86Jan. 29 Cleveland State (H) 89 74

Jan. 31 Colgate (H) 84 51Feb. 3 Niagara (A) 75 76Feb. 5 Canisius (A) 64 74Feb. 9 Maine (A) 57 52Feb. 12 Illinois-Chicago (H) 92 76Feb. 14 New Hampshire (H) 82 73Feb. 16 St. Bonaventure (A) 61 67Feb. 19 Vermont (A) 99 85Feb. 21 Penn State (A) 96 88Feb. 23 Maine (H) 82 70Feb. 25 St. Josephs (H) 77 78Feb. 28 Merrimack (H) 83 57Mar. 3 Northeastern (H) 76 70Mar. 5 Holy Cross (H) 98 97

North Atlantic Tournament(Boston, Mass.)

Mar. 8 Vermont (N) 80 75Mar. 10 Niagara (N) 95 82Mar. 12 Holy Cross (N) 63 62

NCAA Tournament(Greensboro, N.C.)

Mar. 15 LaSalle (N) 58 70

Providence CollegeTwo seasons | 42-23 | (.646)

1985-86 at Providence(Won 17, Lost 14)

Date Site PC OPPNov. 23 Assumption (H) 97 47Nov. 26 Richmond (H) 64 70Dec. 2 Northeastern (H) 83 68Dec. 4 Brown (H) 107 80Dec. 7 Rhode Island (H) 78 71Dec. 11 Maine (H) 94 62Dec. 18 Holy Cross (H) 109 78Dec. 21 Howard (H) 93 84Dec. 23 Ark. Little Rock (H) 104 80Dec. 28 Xavier (A) 63 75Jan. 2 St. Johns (H) (OT) 90 95Jan. 4 Georgetown (A) 79 110Jan. 7 Notre Dame (H) 72 78Jan. 11 Villanova (H) (2OT) 77 78Jan. 14 Pittsburgh (A) 70 71Jan. 16 Boston College (A) (OT) 76 75Jan. 23 Syracuse (A) 73 95Jan. 25 Villanova (A) 68 80Jan. 27 Georgetown (H) 54 69Feb. 1 Boston College (H) 92 83Feb. 3 St. Johns (A) 61 85Feb. 12 Seton Hall (A) 67 66Feb. 15 Syracuse (H) 75 76Feb. 19 Pittsburgh (H) 76 67Feb. 22 Connecticut (A) 74 67Feb. 24 Seton Hall (H) 97 82Feb. 26 Connecticut (H) 69 66

Big East TournamentMar. 5 Villanova (N) 63 75

NITMar. 12 Boston University 72 69Mar. 16 George Mason 90 71Mar. 20 Louisiana Tech 63 64

1986-87 at Providence(Won 25, Lost 9)

Date Site PC OPPNov. 28 American (N) 104 82Nov. 29 Tulsa (N) 74 82Dec. 2 Holy Cross (A) 90 65Dec. 6 Rhode Island (H) 100 90Dec. 9 Brown (A) 96 65Dec. 11 Siena (H) 75 64Dec. 20 Rider (H) 106 64Dec. 22 Howard (H) 93 84Dec. 27 Maine (H) 113 87Dec. 29 Hofstra (H) 97 61Jan. 3 Pittsburgh (A) 67 76Jan. 5 Syracuse (H) 85 89Jan. 10 Villanova (A) 96 78Jan. 14 Connecticut (H) 103 89Jan. 17 Boston College (H) 81 71Jan. 20 Miami (A) 92 88

Jan. 24 Connecticut (A) 61 53Jan. 28 Georgetown (H) 82 79Jan. 31 St Johns (ot) (H) 93 81Feb. 3 Boston College (A) 66 67Feb. 7 Pittsburgh (H) 81 87Feb. 14 St. Johns (A) 79 78Feb. 17 Seton Hall (H) 91 87Feb. 19 Syracuse (A) 81 90Feb. 25 Seton Hall (A) 85 72Feb. 28 Georgetown (A) 79 90Mar. 2 Villanova (H) 97 80

Big East TournamentMar. 5 St. Johns (N) 80 51Mar. 6 Georgetown (N) 66 84

NCAA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.)

Mar. 12 Ala. -Birmingham (N) 90 68Mar. 14 Austin Peay (N) 90 87

NCAA Tournament(Louisville, Ky.)

Mar. 19 Alabama (N) 103 82Mar. 21 Georgetown (N) 88 73

NCAA Final Four(New Orleans, La.)

Mar. 28 Syracuse (N) 63 77

University of KentuckyEight seasons | 219-50 | (.814)

1989-90 at Kentucky(Won 14, Lost 14)

Date Site UK OPPNov. 28 Ohio (H) 76 73Dec. 2 Indiana (N) 69 71Dec. 4 Mississippi St. (H) 102 97Dec. 6 Tennessee Tech (H) 111 75Dec. 9 Kansas (A) 95 150Dec. 19 Furman (H) 104 73

UK Invitation Tournament(Lexington, Ky.)

Dec. 22 Portland (H) 88 71Dec. 23 Southwestern La. (H) 113 116Dec. 27 North Carolina ((N) 110 121Dec. 30 Louisville (H) 79 86Jan. 3 Georgia (A) 91 106Jan. 6 Vanderbilt (A) 85 92Jan. 10 Florida (H) 89 81Jan. 13 LSU (A) 81 94Jan. 17 Alabama (H) 82 65Jan. 20 Tennessee (H) 95 83Jan. 24 Auburn (A) 70 74Jan. 27 Ole Miss (H) 98 79Jan. 31 Mississippi St. (A) 86 87Feb. 3 Georgia (H) 88 77Feb. 7 Vanderbilt (H) 100 73Feb. 12 Florida (A) 78 74Feb. 15 LSU (H) 100 95Feb. 17 Alabama (A) 58 83Feb. 21 Tennessee (A) 100 102Feb. 24 Auburn (H) 98 95Feb. 28 Ole Miss (A) 74 88Mar. 5 Notre Dame (A) 67 80


Date Site UK OPPNov. 24 Pennsylvania (H) 85 62Nov. 28 Cincinnati (A) 75 71Dec. 1 Notre Dame (N) 98 90Dec. 8 Kansas (H) 88 71Dec. 10 North Carolina (A) 81 84Dec. 15 Tenn.-Chattanooga (H) 86 70Dec. 18 Indiana (A) 84 87Dec. 21 Western Kentucky (N) 84 70Dec. 27 Eastern Kentucky (H) 74 60Dec. 29 Louisville (A) 93 85Jan. 2 Georgia (A) 81 80Jan. 5 LSU (H) 93 80Jan. 9 Mississippi St. (H) 89 70Jan. 12 Tennessee (A) 78 74Jan. 16 Ole Miss (A) 95 85Jan. 19 Vanderbilt (H) 58 50

Pitino’s Collegiate Results



Jan. 23 Florida (H) 81 65Jan. 26 Alabama (A) 83 88Jan. 29 Auburn (A) 89 81Feb. 3 Georgia (H) 96 84Feb. 5 LSU (A) 88 107Feb. 9 Mississippi St. (A) 82 83Feb. 13 Tennessee (H) 85 74Feb. 16 Ole Miss (H) 89 77Feb. 20 Vanderbilt (A) 87 98Feb. 23 Florida (A) 90 74Feb. 26 Alabama (H) 79 73Mar. 2 Auburn (H) 114 93


Date Site UK OPPPreseason NIT(Lexington, Ky.

Nov. 20 West Virginia (H) 106 80Nov. 22 Pittsburgh (H) 67 85Dec. 4 Massachusetts (H) 90 69Dec. 7 Indiana (N) 76 74Dec. 10 SW Texas St. (H) 82 36Dec. 12 Morehead St. (H) 101 84Dec. 14 Arizona St. (H) 94 68Dec. 21 Georgia Tech (A) 80 81Dec. 23 Ohio (N) 73 63Dec. 28 Louisville (H) 103 89Jan. 2 Notre Dame (H) 91 70Jan. 4 South Carolina (A) 80 63Jan. 7 Georgia (H) 78 66Jan. 11 Florida (H) 81 60Jan. 15 Vanderbilt (A) 84 71Jan. 18 Eastern Ky. (H) 85 55Jan. 21 Tennessee (A) 85 107Jan. 25 Arkansas (H) 88 105Jan. 29 Ole Miss (H) 96 78Feb. 2 LSU (A) 53 74Feb. 8 Auburn (A) 85 67Feb. 12 Alabama (H) 107 83Feb. 15 Western KY (H) 93 83Feb. 19 Mississippi St. (A) 89 84Feb. 23 Georgia (A) 84 73Feb. 26 South Carolina (H) 74 56Mar. 1 Vanderbilt (H) 80 56Mar. 4 Florida (A) 62 79Mar. 7 Tennessee (H) 99 88

SEC Tournament(Birmingham, Ala.)

Mar. 13 Vanderbilt (N) 76 57Mar. 14 LSU (N) 80 74Mar. 15 Alabama (N) 80 54

NCAA East Region 1st/2nd Rounds(Worcester, Mass.)

Mar. 20 Old Dominion (N) 88 69Mar. 22 Iowa State (N) 106 98

NCAA East Regional(Philadelphia, Pa.)

Mar. 26 Massachusetts (N) 87 77Mar. 28 Duke (N) 103 104


Date Site UK OPPDec. 2 Wright State (H) 81 65Dec. 5 Georgia Tech (H) 96 87Dec. 8 Eastern Kentucky (H) 82 73Dec. 12 Louisville (A) 88 68Dec. 19 Morehead (H) 108 65Dec. 22 Miami (Ohio) (H) 65 49

ECAC Holiday FestivalDec. 28 Rutgers (N) 89 67Dec. 30 St. Johns (N) 86 77Jan. 3 Indiana (N) 81 78Jan. 5 Georgia (A) 74 59Jan. 9 Tennessee (H) 84 70Jan. 13 Vanderbilt (A) 86 101Jan. 19 Alabama (A) 73 59Jan. 23 South Carolina (A) 108 82Jan. 26 LSU (H) 105 67Jan. 30 Florida (H) 71 48Feb. 3 Mississippi St. (H) 87 63

Feb. 6 Vanderbilt (H) 82 67Feb. 10 Arkansas (A) 94 101Feb. 13 Notre Dame (A) 81 62Feb. 17 South Carolina (H) 87 66Feb. 20 Georgia (H) 86 70Feb. 24 Tennessee (A) 77 78Feb. 27 Auburn (H) 80 78Mar. 3 Mississippi (A) 98 66Mar. 9 Florida (A) 85 77

SEC Tournament(Lexington, Ky.)

Mar. 12 Tennessee (H) 101 40Mar. 13 Arkansas (H) 92 81Mar. 14 LSU (H) 82 65

NCAA Southeast Region 1st/2nd Rounds(Nashville, Tenn.)

Mar. 19 Rider (N) 96 52Mar. 21 Utah (N) 83 62

NCAA Southeast Regional(Charlotte, N.C.)

Mar. 25 Wake Forest (N) 103 69Mar. 27 Florida State (N) 106 81

NCAA Final Four(New Orleans, La.)

Apr. 3 Michigan (N) 78 81


Date Site UK OPPNov. 27 Louisville (H) 78 70Dec. 1 Tennessee Tech (H) 115 77Dec. 4 Indiana (N) 84 96Dec. 8 Eastern KY (H) 107 78Dec. 17 Morehead State (H) 97 61

Maui Invitational(Maui, Hawaii)

Dec. 21 Texas (N) 86 61Dec. 22 Ohio State (N) 100 88Dec. 23 Arizona (N) 93 92Dec. 28 San Francisco (H) 110 83Dec. 30 Robert Morris (H) 92 67Jan. 4 Vanderbilt (H) 107 82Jan. 6 Notre Dame (H) 84 59Jan. 8 Georgia (A) 90 94Jan. 12 Mississippi (N) 98 64Jan. 15 Tennessee (H) 93 74Jan. 18 Florida (A) 57 59Jan. 22 Mississippi State (A) 86 70Jan. 26 South Carolina (H) 79 67Jan. 30 Auburn (A) 91 74Feb. 2 Alabama (H) 82 67Feb. 6 Massachusetts (N) 67 64Feb. 9 Arkansas (H) 82 90Feb. 12 Syracuse (A) 85 93Feb. 15 LSU (A) 99 95Feb. 19 Vanderbilt (A) 77 69Feb. 23 Tennessee (A) 77 73Feb. 27 Georgia (H) 80 59Mar. 2 Florida (H) 80 77Mar. 5 South Carolina (A) 74 75

SEC Tournament(Memphis, Tenn.)

Mar. 11 Mississippi State (N) 95 76Mar. 12 Arkansas (N) 90 78Mar. 13 Florida (N) 73 60

NCAA Southeast Region 1st/2nd Rounds(St. Petersburg, Fla.)

Mar. 18 Tennessee State (N) 83 70Mar. 20 Marquette (N) 63 75


Date Site UK OPPNov. 26 Tenn.-Martin (H) 124 50Nov. 30 Ohio (H) 79 74Dec. 3 UCLA (N) 81 82Dec. 7 Indiana (N) 73 70Dec. 10 Boston Univ.(H) 90 49Dec. 17 Texas Tech (N) 83 68Dec. 27 Marshall (H) 116 75Jan. 1 Louisville (A) 86 88Jan. 4 Auburn (H) 98 64Jan. 7 South Carolina (A) 80 55

Jan. 10 Florida (A) 83 67Jan. 14 Georgia (H) 83 71Jan. 18 Mississippi (N) 82 65Jan. 21 Vanderbilt (H) 81 68Jan. 25 Tennessee (H) 69 50Jan. 29 Arkansas (A) 92 94Feb. 1 South Carolina (H) 90 72Feb. 5 Syracuse (H) 77 71Feb. 8 Tennessee (A) 68 48Feb. 12 Notre Dame (A) 97 58Feb. 14 Mississippi State (H) 71 76Feb. 18 Florida (H) 87 77Feb. 21 Alabama (A) 72 52Feb. 25 Vanderbilt (A) 71 60Mar. 1 Georgia (A) 97 74Mar. 4 LSU (H) 127 80

SEC Tournament(Atlanta, Ga.)

Mar. 10 Auburn (N) 93 81Mar. 11 Florida (N) 86 72Mar. 12 Arkansas (N) 95 93

NCAA Southeast Region 1st/2nd Rounds(Memphis, Tenn.)

Mar. 16 Mount St. Mary’s (N) 113 67Mar. 18 Tulane (N) 82 60

NCAA Southeast Regional(Birmingham, Ala.)

Mar. 23 Arizona State (N) 97 73Mar. 25 North Carolina (N) 61 74


Date Site UK OPPNov. 24 Maryland (N) 96 84Nov. 28 Massachusetts (N) 82 92Dec. 2 Indiana (N) 89 82Dec. 6 Wis. Green-Bay (H) 74 62Dec. 9 Georgia Tech (H) 83 60Dec. 16 Morehead State (H) 96 32Dec. 19 Marshall (H) 118 99Dec. 23 Louisville (H) 89 66

ECAC Holiday Festival(New York, N.Y.)

Dec. 27 Rider (N) 90 65Dec. 29 Iona (N) 106 79Jan. 3 South Carolina (A) 89 60Jan. 6 Ole Miss (H) 90 60Jan. 9 Mississippi State (A) 74 56Jan. 13 Tennessee (H) 61 44Jan. 16 LSU (A) 129 97Jan. 20 Texas Christian (H) 124 80Jan. 24 Georgia (A) 82 77Jan. 27 South Carolina (H) 89 57Feb. 3 Florida (H) 77 63

Feb. 7 Vanderbilt (A) 120 81Feb. 11 Arkansas (H) 88 73Feb. 14 Georgia (H) 86 73Feb. 17 Tennessee (A) 90 50Feb. 20 Alabama (H) 84 65Feb. 24 Florida (A) 94 63Feb. 27 Auburn (A) 88 73Mar. 2 Vanderbilt (H) 101 63

SEC Tournament(New Orleans, La.)

Mar. 8 Florida (N) 100 76Mar. 9 Arkansas (N) 95 75Mar. 10 Mississippi State (N) 73 84

NCAA Midwest Region 1st/2nd Rounds(Dallas, Texas)

Mar. 14 San Jose St. (N) 110 72Mar. 16 Virginia Tech (N) 84 60

NCAA Midwest Regional(Minneapolis, Minn.)

Mar. 21 Utah (N) 101 70Mar. 23 Wake Forest (N) 83 63

NCAA Final Four(East Rutherford, N.J.)

Mar. 30 Massachusetts (N) 81 74Apr. 1 Syracuse (N) 76 67


Date Site UK OPPNov. 15 Clemson (N) 71 79

Great Alaska Shootout(Anchorage, Alaska)

Nov. 28 Syracuse (N) 87 53Nov. 29 Alaska Anchorage (N) 104 72Nov. 30 Coll. of Charleston (N) 92 65Dec. 3 Purdue (N) 101 87Dec. 7 Indiana (N) 99 65Dec. 9 Wright State (H) 90 62Dec. 14 Notre Dame (H) 80 56Dec. 21 Georgia Tech (N) 88 59Dec. 23 UNC Asheville (H) 105 51Dec. 28 Ohio State (N) 81 65Dec. 31 Louisville (A) 74 54Jan. 4 Tennessee (H) 74 40Jan. 7 Mississippi State (H) 90 61Jan. 9 Canisius (H) 68 45Jan. 11 Ole Miss (A) 69 73Jan. 14 Georgia (A) 86 65Jan. 18 Auburn (H) 77 53Jan. 22 Vanderbilt (N) 58 46Jan. 26 Arkansas (A) 83 73Jan. 29 Florida (A) 92 65Feb. 1 Georgia (H) 82 57Feb. 4 South Carolina (A) 79 84Feb. 6 Western Carolina (H) 82 55Feb. 9 Villanova (H) 93 56Feb. 12 LSU (H) 84 48Feb. 15 Florida (H) 85 56Feb. 19 Alabama (A) 75 61Feb. 22 Vanderbilt (A) 82 79Feb. 25 Tennessee (A) 74 64Mar. 2 South Carolina (H) 66 72

SEC Tournament(Memphis, Tenn.)

Mar. 7 Auburn (N) 92 50Mar. 8 Ole Miss (N) 88 70Mar. 9 Georgia (N) 95 68

NCAA West Region 1st/2nd Rounds(Salt Lake City, Utah)

Mar. 13 Montana (N) 92 54Mar. 15 Iowa (N) 75 69

NCAA West Regional(San Jose, Calif.)

Mar. 20 St. Joseph’s (N) 83 68Mar. 22 Utah (N) 72 59

NCAA Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Mar. 29 Minnesota (N) 78 69Mar. 31 Arizona (N) 79 84

Note: Pitino’s team results for the 2001-12 seasons at UofL are listed on pages 187-189.

One-point margins 16-30

Two-point margins 13-18

Three-point margins 29-16

Four-point margins 21-14

Five-point margins 17-13

All overtime games 16-20

Overtime games with over

a five-point margin 8-5

Pitino in Close Games

Assistant Coach Wyking Jones



Wyking Jones (pro-nounced WHY-

king) is in his second season as an assistant basketball coach for the University of Louisville after serving in a simi-lar capacity two seasons at the University of New Mexico. He joined the Cardinals in April 2011.

“Wyking has the experience necessary to help us recruit top-notch student-athletes from all 50 states,” said UofL Head Coach Rick Pitino. “He is highly regarded in all circles as a tireless worker and an outstanding communica-tor with young people. I had asked Richard (Pitino) to provide me the top five assistant coaching can-didates in the country and I would interview them. Immediately he had Wyking at the top of the list. After considerable research, it was apparent that he had all of the characteristics necessary to bring to Cardinal Basketball.”

“I’m very excited to be joining the Louisville fam-ily,” said Jones. “I’ve been a fan of Coach Pitino for as long as I can remember. I’ve always admired him as a coach and after spending time with him, admire him as a great person.”

During Jones’ two years at New Mexico under head coach Steve Alford, the Lobos produced a combined 52-18 record. The 2009-10 New Mexico team won a school-record 30 games (30-5 record), won the Mountain West Conference Championship and was ranked eighth in the final AP poll.

Before joining the New Mexico staff, Jones spent two years as a basketball travel team manager with Nike Elite Youth Basketball. There he managed all 45 travel teams and the tournaments that Nike sponsored in its grassroots youth program while he built key rela-tionships across the nation.

Prior to his stint at Nike, Jones worked five seasons (2002-06) as an assistant to head coach Paul Westphal at Pepperdine, where he served as recruiting coordinator before his depar-ture. In his first season there, the Waves were 22-9 and tied Gonzaga for the West Coast Conference regular season title with a 13-1 league mark.

Jones played professional basket-ball in five different countries between 1995-2001 in Italy, France, Japan, Leb-anon and South Korea.

Jones lettered four years at Loyola Marymount for head coach John Olive (1991-95), totaling 1,076 points and

493 rebounds in his career to rank among the school’s top 25 all-time scorers. He emerged as a junior through a staunch work ethic and unas-suming manner to earn all-West Coast Conference honors as a junior in 1993-94. He was chosen as the Lions’ Student-Athlete of the Year that year when he averaged 19.7 points and eight rebounds a game.

Jones’ junior season was highlighted by a 39-point, 16-rebound, five-block effort against San Francisco. He scored 20 or more points on 12 occa-sions with eight double-doubles, including grabbing a career-high 17 rebounds against Oral Roberts.

He was an honorable mention all-WCC selection as a senior when he averaged 13.1 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Lions.

Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Loyola Marymount in 1995. He served as a Lions’ assistant coach during the 1996-97 season.

Jones also has acting experience. He had movie parts in “The Wood,” “Brown Sugar” and “The Benchwarmers,” and has also appeared in television commercials.

Jones, and his wife, Estrella, have a son, Jameel, and a daughter, Zoe.

Wyking Jones

Years at Louisville: Second. Joined staff in April, 2011 after serving two years as an assistant coach at New Mexico.

Previous Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, New Mexico (2009-11); Assistant Coach, Pepperdine (2002-06); Assistant Coach, Loyola-Marymount (1996-97).

Playing Experience: High School - All-CIF forward at St. Bernard High School in Playa Del Rey, Ca. Col-lege - a four-year letterwinner at Loyola-Marymount

(1991-95), scoring 1,076 points and was the 1994 Lions’ Student Athlete of the Year. Professional - played professional basketball in five different countries between 1995-2001 in Italy, France, Japan, Lebanon and South Korea.

Education: B.A. degree in business administration from Loyola-Marymount in 1995.

Personal Data: Born Jan. 8, 1973 in Inglewood, Ca.; Married to his wife Estrella and they have two children: Jameel and Zoe.

Wyking Jones Up Close

Assistant Coach Kevin Keatts



Kevin Keatts, who has won two national

prep championships and was runner-up on three occasions as head coach at Hargrave Mili-tary Academy over eight seasons, is in his second year on the University of Louisville men’s basket-ball staff as an assistant coach under head coach Rick Pitino. He joined the Cardinals in April 2011.

“We’re really excited to have Kevin on our staff,” said Pitino. “He rounds out three outstand-ing individuals who all bring something different to the table to create a terrific recruiting team, as well being a group that excels in coaching and scout-ing. Kevin has been a tireless recruiter at Hargrave, where it’s not easy for everyone to get up at six a.m. to march. He did an outstanding job of building his prep teams for many years and also has experience as a collegiate assistant.”

Keatts’ success as a prep coach is staggering. In 10 seasons in two separate stints as the head coach at Hargrave (1999-2001, 2003-2011), he com-piled an incredible 262-17 record with two national

prep titles (2004, 2008), three runner-up finishes (2005, 2006, 2009) and two additional appear-ances among the final four prep teams (2007, 2010). Keatts won his second national prep title with a perfect 29-0 record, the school’s first ever undefeated season. His teams lost one or fewer games on six occasions.

Located in Chatham, Va., Hargrave produced 103 players who signed NCAA Division I men’s basketball scholarships during Keatts 10 seasons as a head coach — an average of over 10 a

year — and an additional 18 advanced to play at the Division II level. Keatts coached current UofL junior Luke Hancock at Hargrave and had recruited current Cardinal freshman Montrezl Harrell to Har-grave before joining the UofL staff last year.

Keatts has coached six current NBA players at the prep level including Washington Wizards guard Jordan Crawford and forward Josh Howard, Detroit Pistons forward Vernon Macklin, Philadelphia 76ers forward Marreese Speights, Memphis Grizzlies guard/forward Sam Young, and New Orleans Hor-

nets forward David West. Keatts was a collegiate

assistant coach at Marshall University for two sea-sons from 2001-03 under head coach Greg White. Recently, he was in the Cardinals’ KFC Yum! Center as one of the coaches for the successful Gold Team at the 2011 Derby Festival Basketball Classic all-star game.

His first coaching stop was as an assistant for one year at Southwest-ern Michigan College (1996-97). He moved on to become an assistant coach at Hargrave for two years (1997-99) before advancing as the schools’ head coach.

Keatts was a two sport standout in bas-ketball and football at Heritage High School in Lynchburg, Va. and also excelled in basketball at Ferrum College. Keatts and his wife Georgette have two sons, Kevin (8) and Kaden (4).

Kevin Keatts

Years at UofL: Second. Joined staff in April 2011 after eight seasons as head coach at Hargrave Military Academy.

Previous Coaching Experience: Head Coach, Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. (2003-11); Assistant Coach, Marshall University (2001-03); Head Coach, Hargrave Military Acad-emy (1999-2001); Assistant Coach, Hargrave Military Academy (1997-99); Assistant Coach, Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, Mich. (1996-97).

Playing Experience: High School - four-year let-

terman in football (quarterback) and basketball at Heritage High School in Lynchburg, Va. Inducted into the Heritage Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. College - four-year letterman at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Va.

Education: Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in psychology and history from Marshall in 2011; studied psychology at Ferrum College; graduate of Heritage High School in Lynchburg, Va. in 1991.

Personal Data: Born July 28, 1972 in Lynchburg, Va.; Married to his wife Georgette on July 15, 2000. Two children: Kevin and Kaden.

Kevin Keatts Up Close

Assistant Coach Kareem Richardson



Kareem Richardson, an assistant coach

the past season at Xavier University and a 15-year collegiate coaching vet-eran, joined the Cardi-nals’ coaching staff in April 2012 as an assis-tant coach.

Richardson made the most of his season at Xavier, helping the Mus-keteers reach the NCAA Sweet 16 and the finals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament last season while post-ing a 23-12 record. He helped the Musketeers land a Top 20 recruiting class in 2011.

Richardson, 38, had joined Xavier from Drake University, where he had been the head assistant coach for three seasons. He has also served on the basketball staffs at Missouri-Kansas City, Evansville, Indiana State, Wright State and Indianapolis.

“A few years back, I almost hired this young man,” Pitino said. “Ralph (Willard) and I were about as impressed with the interview as anybody we’ve

met with. Kareem (Richardson) is terrific at all facets of the game, and that’s what I was looking for. As you all know, Richard did a bulk of the scouting, and Kareem did a lot of it at Drake. He’s a very good X’s and O’s guy. He’s a very hard-working recruiter and an outstanding person.”

Richardson has been ranked as one of the top assistants in college basketball according to the

basketball website Collegeinsider.com. He earned a reputation as a top-level recruiter during his time at Drake, serving as recruiting coordinator and help-ing head coach Mark Phelps secure the top-rated recruited class in the Missouri Valley Conference in two out his three years there. In his first year as assistant coach at Drake, Richardson helped lead the Bulldogs to post-season play during the 2008-09 season, in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

Prior to Drake, Richardson was the top assistant with the UMKC men’s basketball program for the 2007-08 season. Richardson served as an assistant coach at his alma mater Evansville from 2003-07, one season (2002-03) at Wright State, as well as a stint at Indiana State (1999-2002). Richardson’s coaching career began at the University of India-napolis from 1997-99.

Richardson helped Indiana State enjoy some tremendous success. In 2000, he helped the Sycamores reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the Larry Bird era in the late 1970s. A year later in 2001, Indiana State topped No. 4 seed Oklahoma to advance to the second round of the NCAAs.

As a player, Richardson played in an NCAA Tournament as a freshman at East Carolina Univer-sity. He then transferred to Evansville in 1995 and quickly established himself as the Purple Aces’ top point guard. Richardson, who was a team captain two years, was selected to the Missouri Valley Conference all-academic team in both 1996 and 1997. In 1996, he received notoriety on the MVC all-underrated team. He was a first team all-state selection at Rantoul (Ill.) Township High School in 1992 and was twice named conference player of the year.

Richardson, who was born in Tacoma, Wash., graduated from Evansville with a bachelor’s degree in telecommunication and interpersonal commu-nication in 1997 and received his MBA from the University of Indianapolis in 1999.

He and his wife, Greta, have three children, Jasmiyn, Amari and Andre.

Kareem Richardson

Years at Louisville: First. Joined staff in April, 2012 after serving one year as an assistant coach at Xavier.

Previous Coaching Experience: Assistant coach, Xavier (2011-12); Assistant coach, Drake (2008-11); Assistant coach, Missouri-Kansas City (2007-08); Assistant Coach, Evansville (2003-07); Assistant Coach, Wright State (2002-03); Assistant Coach, Indiana State (1999-2002); Assistant Coach, Indianapolis (1997-99).

Playing Experience: College - two-year team captain at Evansville (1995-97) after transferring from playing two seasons at East Carolina (1992-

94). High School - played four years at Rantoul (Ill.) Township High School (1989-93), twice earning conference player of the year and was an all-state selection as a senior.

Education: Master’s in business administration from University of Indianapolis in 1999; B.S. degree in telecommunications and interpersonal communica-ton from University of Evansville in 1997; graduated from Rantoul (Ill.) Township High School in 1992.

Personal Data: Born Aug. 8, 1974 in Tacoma, Wash.; Married to his wife Greta and they have three children: Jasmiyn, Amari, Andre.

Kareem Richardson Up Close

Director of Basketball Operations Andre McGee



Andre McGee, a former Cardinal

player who has worked as a program assistant for the past two and a half years, is in his first year on the University of Louisville basketball staff as director of basketball operations.

“We’re excited to have Andre continue with us in his new role,” said UofL Head Coach Rick Pitino. “He’s been learning for the last two years and has been extremely loyal to our program. He knows everything we do inside and out. I’m excited he is getting a break to move toward the coaching ranks.”

Over the past three years, his primary duties include assisting in opponent scouting through extensive film breakdowns, game preparation and assisting in on-campus recruiting efforts.

McGee played professional basketball briefly in Germany (2009) before joining the UofL staff in January of 2010.

The Cards co-captain when he averaged 5.3 points as a senior, McGee was an aggressive on-the-ball defender whose team contributions didn’t always appear in the box score. A starter in 57

career games, McGee was a double-figure scorer in 18 games, including 10 vs. Syracuse in the championship game of the BIG EAST Tournament in 2009.

The Cardinals advanced to the NCAA Tourna-ment on three occasions during his playing days, including reaching the Elite Eight in both of his final two seasons at UofL.

McGee was ranked as a top 50 player nationally as a senior at Canyon Springs High School in More-

no Valley, Ca., where he was a four-time all-league, all-county and all CIF Southern Section selection. He comes from a hoop family as his father Anthony (Long Beach State) and brothers Tony (Eastern Washington) and Antoine (Colorado) each played collegiate basketball.

McGee earned a degree in exercise science at UofL in 2009 and had been playing professional basketball for Phoenix Hagen in Germany before his return to work on the Louisville staff.

Andre McGee

Years at UofL: Third. Joined staff in January of 2010 after as short stint playing professional bas-ketball in Europe.

Previous Experience: Program assistant for men’s basketball at UofL from January of 2010 through April of 2012.

Playing Experience: High School - four-year all-league selection at Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, Ca. (2001-05). College - four-

year letterman at Louisville (2005-09), starting 57 games and serving as team co-captain as a senior. Professional - played briefly for Phoenix Hagan in Germany in 2009.

Education: B.S. in exercise science from the Uni-versity of Louisville in 2009; graduate of Canyon Springs Hills High School in 2005.

Personal Data: Born March 7, 1987 in Los An-geles. Ca.; Single.

Andre McGee Up Close

Andre McGee played four

years for the Cardinals.

Basketball Support Staff



Ray GanongStrength and Conditioning Coach

Ray Ganong is in his 27th season on the UofL athletic staff as a strength and conditioning coach for the Cardinals.

Ganong, 58, joined the UofL staff in 1985 after six seasons at Miami (Fla.) where he helped the Hur-ricanes win their first national titles in both football in 1983 and baseball in 1982. He is responsible for the strength and conditioning for men’s basketball at UofL. He was the football strength coach for the winning Fiesta Bowl and Liberty Bowl teams under Coach Howard Schnellenberger. He assisted UofL’s Olympic medallist bobsledder Doug Sharp in training for 18 months prior to the Olympic Trials.

A pioneer in his field, he was the first person to finish the national certification in its first year in 1985 and has been a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Condition-ing Association (NSCA) ever since. He was Conference USA Strength and Conditioning Specialist of the Year in 1998 and is still a competitive power lifter.

He earned his master’s degree in health education

from Miami in 1985. A native of Baltimore, Ganong and his wife Maria Fernandez have two children: Raquel and Erika.

Fred HinaDirector of SportsMedicine - Basketball

Fred Hina is in his 12th year as Head Men’s Athletic Trainer for the University of Louisville men’s basketball team and his second year as Director of Sports Medicine. Hina (pronounced HEE-nuh), 48, is a 1987 graduate of Western Kentucky with a degree in Health Care Administration and a 2004 graduate of the University of Alabama with a Master’s of Arts Degree. Prior to his arrival at UofL, he spent 15 years as an Athletic Trainer in the New York Mets organiza-tion, including the last seven years as head athletic trainer for the major league team in New York. Hina is a certified member of the National Ath-letic Trainers Association as well as the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He and his wife Gina have three sons: Jared, Justin and Jacob.

Anthony WrightDirector of Academic Services

Anthony Wright, a member of the UofL staff for seven years, is in his fifth sea-son overseeing the academic support for the Cardinals’ basketball team as Director of Academic Services.

Wright’s supportive efforts have helped the Cardi-nals earn nearly a 3.0 GPA for eight straight semesters and the Cardinals won the 2010-11 and 2011-12 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award in posting the highest collective GPA among men’s basketball teams.

A native of Scotch Plains, N.J., Wright previously worked with the men’s basketball teams at Arizona (2001-04) and Iowa State (2004).

Wright was a two-time All-American wide receiver at the University of Maine. He holds school records in single season receptions (88), yards (1,169), and catches in a game (17). He is the only receiver in Maine history to have two back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons.

Wright earned a BA degree in history from the University of Maine in 1999. He earned a master’s degree in Special Education from UofL in 2008.

Vincent TatumEquipment Manager

Vincent Tatum, a mem-ber of the UofL athletics staff for the past 10 years, is in his fourth year as the Cards’ men’s basketball equipment manager.

Tatum coordinates the men’s basketball equipment needs and oversees a staff of student managers who assist with practice sessions and game preparation. He served two years as the director of the Yum! Center and was executive assistant to Rick Pitino for four years prior to that.

Tatum, 40, served as a student manager from 1990-93 under Pitino at the University of Kentucky, where he studied business. UK reached the NCAA Final Four during his final season there (1993).

Since leaving UK in 1993, Tatum spent nine years in his family’s trucking business in Jefferson-ville, Ind. An avid sports fan, Tatum enjoys travel, horse racing, boating and other outdoor activities. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Daniel Pitino Foundation.

A native of Harrodsburg, Ky., Tatum played high school football and baseball at Mercer County High School. He is single.




Jordan SucherExecutive Assistant to Rick Pitino

Jordan Sucher is in his sixth year on the UofL men’s basketball staff as executive assistant to Coach Rick Pitino.

Sucher coordinates the basketball office, assists with team travel arrangements and coordinates Pitino’s personal schedule.

Prior to joining the Cardinals’ staff, Sucher worked three years for Nelligan Sports Marketing, one year with the Horizon League property in Indianapolis, Ind. and two years at UofL.

Sucher was a four-year basketball letterman at Centre College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and history in 2004. The Colonels posted an 18-8 record during his senior year.

Doug DavenportDirector of Video Operations

Doug Davenport, a program assistant at Xavier for the past two years, is in his initial year on the University of Louisville men’s basketball staff as Director of Video Operations.

He is responsible for advance scouting video of Cardinal opponents as well as evaluation video for UofL players. While at Xavier, Davenport’s primary responsibil-ity was coordinating the program’s video operations, including film breakdown, film exchange, and evalu-ation video for Xavier players. He also assisted the coaching staff in limited on-court activities during practice, as well as, advance scouting, on-campus recruiting, and assisting with the team’s academics. Davenport played four years at NCAA Division II Bellarmine, where his father Scott served as the head coach and is still the leader there. A Louisville native, Davenport was a four-time Academic All-Conference selection and 2010 cum laude gradu-ate of Bellarmine, where he earned his degree in political science. He completed a master’s degree in sport administration at Xavier in 2012. Davenport was team captain as a senior in 2010 when Bellarmine won its first Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship. The Knights advanced to the 2009 and 2010 NCAA Tournament, advancing to the 2009 Sweet 16. His senior class tied for the second most wins during any four-year span in program history at the time.

Tim GrayProgram Assistant

Tim Gray is in his first year on the University of Louisville men’s basketball staff as a program assistant. His primary duties in-clude assisting in opponent scouting through extensive video breakdowns, game preparation and assisting in on-campus recruiting ef-forts. Prior to joining the Cardinals’ staff, Gray served as an assistant coach for the last four years at his alma mater Spalding University in Louisville under his father, head coach Kevin Gray. As associate head coach at Spalding, Tim oversaw player individual develpment, academic development, practice plan-ning, team video sessions, scouting reports, team travel and developed the Golden Eagles’ weight lift-ing program. After his graduation from Holy Cross High School in Louisville, Gray played for his father at Spalding (1999-2003), where he earned NAIA Divi-sion I All-America and Kentucky Intercollegiate Ath-letic Conference Player of the Year honors his final two seasons there. He earned a B.S. in business administration from Spalding in 2004. He played three years of professional basket-ball in Mexico, England, Germany and Portugal.

William MinardiAssistant Video Coordinator

William Minardi is in his first year on the University of Louisville men’s basket-ball staff as assistant video coordinator. His primary duties include assisting in opponent scouting through extensive film breakdowns, game preparation and assisting in on-campus recruiting efforts. Prior to joining the Cardinals’ staff, Minardi re-searched and analyzed new IPO’s as an intern at CBP Capital in New York, as well as working at two local businesses in Louisville over the past year. A nephew of UofL head coach Rick Pitino, Mi-nardi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pub-lic affairs at Indiana University in 2011, majoring in business management. He achieved honor roll sta-tus for three semesters at IU.

Dr. John EllisTeam Physician

Dr. Chris PitcockTeam Physician

Dr. John BeckerTeam Physician

Stephanie DavisBasketball Receptionist

Team Physicians




The Billy Minardi Classic originated in 2002 to honor the memory of Billy Minardi, brother-in-

law of UofL Coach Rick Pitino who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. UofL is 13-1 in the event over the past 10 years. The Cards won the inaugural event in 2002 in Freedom Hall, defeating Manhattan in the championship game of the four-team tourna-ment. Reece Gaines was honored as the tourney MVP.

In 2003, the event was a single, truly clas-sic game. The Cardi-nals posted a 73-65 victory over then top-ranked Florida behind MVP Francisco Garcia.

The event returned to a two-day, four-game tournament the following two years. UofL beat Austin Peay in the 2004 champi-

onship game and the Cardinals beat College of Charleston in the 2005 title game. UofL suffered its first defeat in the event in 2006 as Massachusetts prevailed 72-68, followed by a 70-65 Cardinal victory over New Mexico State in 2007 in another single-game event.

In 2008, UofL capped a two-day, four-game tournament by beating South Alabama 81-54 in the championship game as Terrence Williams earned MVP honors. Edgar Sosa scored 17 points and handed out five assists as the game’s MVP as UofL beat Western Kentucky 102-75 in the 2009 Billy Minardi Classic. The Cards beat No. 20 UNLV 77-69 in the 2010 event as Chris Smith earned MVP hon-ors. UofL beat Western Ky. 70-60 for the 2011 title.

The Cardinals will face Florida International, a team coached by UofL Coach Rick Pitino’s son Richard Pitino, on Dec. 19 in the 2012 Billy Minardi Classic.

Logan BaumannStudent Manager

Brad MenkeStudent Manager

Michael BrooksStudent Manager

Thomas PackerStudent Trainer

Bobby DiRaimoStudent Manager

Walker PriceStudent Manager

Nick DozierStudent Manager

Drew WagnerStudent Manager

Ben FelzAthletic Training Intern

Travis HackertStudent Manager

Kasey McRayStudent Manager

Billy Minardi Classic

2002Dec. 17, First RoundLouisville 104, Eastern Ky. 63Dec. 17, First RoundManhattan 76, Wright State 74Dec. 18, Third Place gameWright State 75, Eastern Ky. 61Dec. 18, ChampionshipLouisville 89, Manhattan 62

2003Dec. 13 Louisville 73, No. 1 Florida 65

2004Dec. 21, First RoundLouisville 80, IUPUI 60Dec. 21, First RoundAustin Peay 91, New Orleans 73Dec. 22, Third Place gameIUPUI 72, New Orleans 60Dec. 22, ChampionshipLouisville 77, Austin Peay 49

2005Dec. 20, First RoundLouisville 76, Middle Tennessee 68Dec. 20, First RoundCollege of Charleston 90, Florida Atlantic 73

Dec. 21, Third Place gameMiddle Tennessee 90, Florida Atlantic 76

Dec. 21, ChampionshipLouisville 78, College of Charleston 63

2006Dec. 13 Massachusetts 72, Louisville 68

2007Dec. 22 Louisville 70, New Mexico State 65

2008Nov. 22, First RoundLouisville 79, Morehead State 41Nov. 22, First RoundSouth Alabama 93, Florida A&M 64Nov. 23, Third Place gameFlorida A&M 79, Morehead State 74Nov. 23, ChampionshipLouisville 81, South Alabama 54 2009Dec. 19 Louisville 102, Western Kentucky 75

2010Dec. 11Louisville 77, UNLV 69

2011Dec. 23 Louisville 70, Western Kentucky 60

Billy Minardi Classic Results

Members of the Minardi and Pitino families present the 2011 MVP award to Russ Smith (center, number 2) after UofL’s win over WKU.

Billy Minardi

Louisville Coaching Staff

Documents

Transcript of Louisville Coaching Staff