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Head Coach Rick Pitino
national title.
When the
In 17 seasons as a collegiate head
University of
coach at four different schools, Pitino has
Louisville went
compiled a 396-144 record, a .733 winning
looking for its first
percentage that ranked him seventh
new men's basketamong active coaches and 24th all-time
ball coach in 30
entering the 2002-03 season.
years more than a
Among active coaches, Pitino has the
year ago, it didn't just
third-highest winning percentage in NCAA
get the best person
Tournament games, winning 77.1 percent
available. The
of his games in the post-season event with
Cardinals got
Rick Pitino
a 27-8 record in nine tournament appeararguably the best
ances. He is one of a select group of four
person, period.
coaches who have taken teams from four
Rick Pitino, one of the most brilliant
different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
minds in coaching, began a new era in
He is one of just eleven coaches who have
University of Louisville men's basketball
taken teams from two different schools to
when he was named head coach of the
the NCAA Final Four. He is also one of 14
Cardinals on March 21, 2001. And from
coaches all-time who have reached the
the Cards’ first game last season when an
uptempo, lean and energetic team took the Final Four on at least four occasions.
Only seven coaches all-time have
court, it was apparent that there couldn’t
taken more teams to the NCAA Final Four
have been a finer choice to return Louisthan Pitino's four appearances, a figure
ville to national prominence.
also matched by six
Pitino’s upPitino has a 396-144 collegiate
other coaches.
tempo style, pressure
coaching record in 17 seasons, the Pitino's impact goes
defense, strong work
seventh best winning percentage
beyond the
ethic and family
among active coaches.
teaching, motivation
atmosphere have
and X's and O's of
transformed the
his on-the-court skills.
Cardinals into a Top 25 team in just his
His incredible charisma,
second season at U of L.
tireless work ethic,
His most recent team rose to as high
as second in the Associated Press poll and captivating speaking
skills and widespread
spent time as the nation’s top team in the
appeal not only
Ratings Percentage Index and Sagarin
mesmerize the Cardinal
Ratings last season. After a 1-1 start, the
faithful, but have the
Cardinals reeled off an incredible 17
collegiate basketball
straight victories, one short of the school
world abuzz as well. His
record and the second-highest ever in
arrival in Louisville has
Conference USA history. U of L won its
generated incredible
first Conference USA Tournament title in
attention beyond the
the league’s eight year history.
borders of the state he
But Pitino did not wait a year for the
Cardinals to make an upward move. In his and his family have come
to love.
first year at Louisville, he guided an
Pitino is known for
undersized, often outmanned squad to a
getting his players to
19-13 record, upsetting the nation’s fourthbelieve in themselves,
ranked team along the way to earning a
instilling the desire to
post-season tournament appearance in
succeed and driving his
the NIT,
Pitino's .771 winning
players to overachieve.
nearly
percentage in NCAA
His former players speak
reversing
Tournament games
of their coach's caring
the Cardinature beyond their
nals fortunes
(27-8) is third best
basketball skills.
the season
among active coaches
For three and a half
prior to his
years, Pitino served as
arrival (12-19 in 2000-01).
president and head
Pitino has embraced the storied
coach of the NBA's
tradition of Louisville Basketball and made
Boston Celtics. With the
a commitment to producing a vibrant
Celtics, he took over a
program that will soon challenge for a
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team that had posted a franchise worst 1567 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
Rick Pitino wore number 22 as a player at Massachusetts, as well as during his playing days at St. Dominic High School.
Rick Pitino's Collegiate Coaching Record
Year
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1985-86
1986-87
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
2001-02
2002-03
Totals
School
Overall Home
Road Conf.
Boston Univ. 17- 9
12-4
5-5
-Boston Univ. 21- 9
13-2
8-7
-Boston Univ.
13-14
8-6
5-8
-Boston Univ. 19- 9
13-4
6-5
6-2
Boston Univ.
21-10
11-3
10-7
8-2
Providence
17-14
12-6
5-8
7-9
Providence
25- 9
12-2
13-7
10-6
Kentucky
14-14
13-2
1-12
10-8
Kentucky
22- 6
13-0
9-6
14-4
Kentucky
29- 7
15-2
14-5
12-4
Kentucky
30- 4
16-0
14-4
13-3
Kentucky
27- 7
13-1
14-6
12-4
Kentucky
28- 5
12-1
16-4
14-2
Kentucky
34- 2
13-0
21-2
16-0
Kentucky
35- 5
12-1
23-4
13-3
Louisville
19-13
16-3
3-10
8-8
Louisville
25- 7
16-2
9-5
11-5
17 seasons 396-144 220-39 176-105 154-60
Pitino 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.
Post-season
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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, 50, got his start in coaching as
a graduate assistant at Hawai'i in 1974
and served as a full-time assistant there in
1975-76. He
17 former Pitino
served two
seasons as an
assistant coaches
assistant at
or players have
Syracuse under
become collegiate
Jim Boeheim from head coaches.
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
Terriers 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 a trip to the
NCAA Final Four in
Pitino is one of
1987, winning the
just 11 active
regional championcoaches who
ship in Louisville's
Freedom Hall.
have won an
Before his stint
NCAA Title.
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 victories 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 success off the court as well
in such realms as broadcasting,
publishing, motivational speaking and
horse racing.
NIT
NCAA
NIT
NCAA Final Four
NCAA
NCAA
NCAA
NCAA
NCAA
NCAA
NIT
NCAA
Final 8
Final Four
Final 8
Champion
Final Four
Born Sept. 18, 1952, Pitino is a native
of New York City where he was a standout
guard for Dominic High School in Oyster
Bay, Long Island. There, he captained his
team and established several school
scoring marks.
Pitino and wife Joanne have five
children: Michael, Christopher, Richard,
Ryan and Jacqueline.
Pitino is the 18th Louisville head
coach and just the fourth Cardinal coach in
the last 58 years.
The Pitino Family -- (from left) Richard, Ryan, Michael, Joanne, Rick, Jacqueline and
Christopher -- in front of the new Billy Minardi Hall on the U of L campus.
Rick Pitino has won 85 percent (220-39) of his home games collectively during his four collegiate coaching stops.
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Pitino Facts
Facts and
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Personal
Coaching Record
Born: Sept. 18, 1952 in New York, N.Y., a
few blocks from Madison Square Garden.
Age: 51
Alma Mater: Massachusetts (1974)
Married: April 3, 1976 to the former
Joanne Minardi
Children: 5 -- Michael (24; born Dec. 21,
1978), Christopher (23; born June 20,
1980), Richard (21; born Sept. 16, 1982),
Ryan (13; born June 21, 1990) and
Jacqueline (11; born May 15, 1992).
Record
Overall ............................ 396-144
At Louisville ....................... 44-20
NCAA Tournament .............. 27-8
Conference Games ......... 154-60
Conference Tournaments .... 28-7
Conference USA ................ 19-13
Last 5 Collegiate Years ... 141-32
NBA Coaching (6 yrs.) ... 192-220
Basketball Playing Career
Pct.
.733
.594
.771
.720
.800
.594
.815
.466
Basketball Coaching Experience
1974-75 ........ Graduate Assistant Coach, University of Hawai'i
1975-76 ........ Assistant Coach, University of Hawai'i
1976-78 ........ Assistant Coach, Syracuse University
1978-83 ........ Head Coach, Boston University (91-51 record, five seasons)
1983-85 ........ Assistant Coach, New York Knicks
1985-87 ........ 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 (44-20, two seasons)
1966-70 ... St. Dominic High School
1970-74 ... 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.
Coaching Career Notes
Pitino has coached four NCAA Final
Four teams (Providence 1987; Kentucky
1993, 1996 and 1997), including winning
the 1996 NCAA Championship at Kentucky and a runner-up finish in 1997.
Pitino has a 27-8 record in NCAA
Tournament play (.771), ranking him
eighth in all-time NCAA Tournament
winning percentage.
Pitino is one of just eleven coaches
and one of four active who have taken
teams from two different schools to the
NCAA Final Four. He is one of 14 coaches
all-time who have reached the Final Four
on at least four occasions.
Pitino has guided nine teams to
NCAA tournament appearances, including
his last six straight Kentucky teams.
Eleven of Pitino's 17 collegiate teams
have won 20 or more games, with three
winning 30 or more.
At four collective collegiate coaching
stops, Pitino has coached 18 players
drafted by the NBA, eight of whom were
active players last season. His 1996
NCAA Championship Kentucky team
featured seven future NBA performers.
Pitino's teams have won seven
tournament championships and has a
collective 26-8 conference tournament
record. In eight seasons at Kentucky, his
teams posted an incredible 17-1 Southeastern Conference tournament mark.
Pitino has compiled a 396-144
record, a .733 winning percentage that
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ranks him seventh among active coaches
and 25th all-time.
Pitino has been honored as national
Coach of the Year in three different
seasons.
Pitino has coached four teams from
different schools to the NCAA Tournament
(Boston U., Providence, Kentucky and
Louisville), one of only four coaches alltime to accomplish that feat.
Pitino is one of just four active
collegiate head coaches with head
coaching experience in the NBA (others:
Memphis' John Calipari, Morgan State's
Butch Beard, Pepperdine's Paul Westphal.
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.
Pitino is four victories away from his
400th coaching victory. The Cards' 10th
game this season will be his 550th career
game.
Coaching Honors
1979
1983
1987
1987
1987
1990
1990
1991
1991
1996
New England Coach of the Year
New England Coach of the Year
John Wooden Coach of the Year
NABC Coach of the Year
The Sporting News Coach of the Year
Basketball Times Coach of the Year
Southeastern Conf. Coach of the Year
The Sporting News Coach of the Year
Southeastern Conf. Coach of the Year
Southeastern Conf. Coach of the Year
Winningest Active Division I Men’s
Coaches by Percentage
(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 15 418 101 .805
2. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 27 653 226 .743
3. Lute Olson, Arizona
30 690 240 .742
4. Rick Majerus, Utah
19 407 142 .741
5. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 28 663 234 .739
6. Bob Huggins, Cincinnati 22 517 184 .738
7. Rick Pitino, Louisville 17 396 144 .733
8. Tubby Smith, Kentucky 12 288 109 .725
9. Bob Knight, Texas Tech 37 809 311 .722
10. John Chaney, Temple 31 693 269 .720
11. John Calipari, Memphis 11 260 101 .720
12. Eddie Sutton, Okla. St. 33 724 288 .715
13. Tom Izzo, Michigan St. 8 189 78 .708
14. Pat Douglass, UC Irvine 22 471 196 .706
15. Skip Prosser, Wake Forest 8 175 77 .694
Note: Pitino is No. 24 in Division I coaching
victories among active coaches.
Pitino will coach his 550th collegiate game this season when the Cardinals play Murray State on Jan. 3, 2004 in Freedom Hall.
Pitino's Record vs. All Opponents
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Opponent ................ W
Montana ................... 1
Morehead St. ............ 4
Mount St. Marys ........ 1
Murray State ............. 1
New Hampshire ....... 7
New Hampshire
College .................. 2
New Mexico ............. 0
New York Tech ......... 1
Niagara .................... 2
North Carolina .......... 0
Northeastern ............ 7
Notre Dame ............. 6
Ohio ......................... 3
Ohio State ................ 4
Old Domonion .......... 1
Oregon .................... 0
Penn St. ................... 1
Pennsylvania ........... 1
Pittsburgh ................ 1
Portland ................... 1
Princeton ................. 1
Purdue ..................... 1
Rhode Island ........... 5
Richmond ................ 1
Rider ....................... 3
Robert Morris ........... 1
Rutgers .................... 1
St. Bonaventure ........ 0
St. Francis ................ 4
St. Johns .................. 4
St. Josephs .............. 1
Saint Louis ............... 1
St. Peters ................. 1
San Francisco .......... 1
San Jose State ......... 1
Seton Hall ................ 5
Siena ....................... 4
South Alabama ......... 2
South Carolina ......... 9
South Florida ........... 1
Southern Miss .......... 1
SW Louisiana ........... 0
Stonehill ................... 1
SW Texas State ........ 1
Syracuse ................. 3
Temple ..................... 0
Tennessee ............. 16
Tenn.-Chattanooga ... 1
Tennessee St. .......... 2
Tennessee Tech ....... 3
Tennessee-Martin ..... 1
Texas ....................... 1
TCU ........................ 4
Texas Tech ............... 1
Townson St. ............. 2
Tulane ..................... 2
Tulsa ....................... 0
U.S. International ...... 1
UCLA ...................... 0
UNC Asheville ......... 1
UNC Wilmington ...... 2
Upsala ..................... 1
Utah ......................... 3
Vanderbilt ............... 14
Vermont ................... 6
Villanova .................. 4
Virginia Tech ............ 1
Wagner .................... 1
Wake Forest ............. 2
West Virginia ............ 1
Western Carolina ..... 1
Western Kentucky .... 2
Wisc.-Green Bay ...... 1
Wisc.-Milwaukee ...... 1
Wright State .............. 2
Xavier ...................... 1
L
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(Minimum 10 head coaching seasons in Divison I)
Coach, team coached & tenure ................................................. Yrs.
1. Clair Bee, Rider 1929-31, Long Island 32-45 & 46-51 ................. 21
2. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 1931-72 .................................................. 41
3. Roy Williams, Kansas 1989-2003 ................................................. 15
4. John Wooden, Indiana St. 1947-48, UCLA 49-75 ........................ 29
5. John Kresse, Col. of Charleston 1980-2002 ................................. 23
6. Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach St. 1969-73, UNLV 74-92,
Fresno St. 96-2002 ...................................................................... 31
7. Dean Smith, North Carolina 1962-97 ............................................ 36
8. George Koegan, Wis.-Superior 1913-14, St. Louis 1916,
Allegheny 19, Valparaiso 20-21, Notre Dame 24-43 ................ 27
9. Jack Ramsay, St. Joseph’s 1956-66 ............................................. 11
10. Frank Keaney, Rhode Island 1921-48 .......................................... 28
11. Vic Bubas, Duke 1960-69 .............................................................. 10
12. Harry Fisher, Columbia 1907-16, St. John's 10, Army 22-23, 25 . 15
13. Chick Davies, Duquesne 1925-43 & 47-48 .................................. 21
14. Ray Mears, Wittenberg 1957-62, Tennessee 63-77 .................... 21
15. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1977-2003 .............................................. 27
16. Lute Olson, Long Beach St. 1974, Iowa 75-83, Arizona 84-2003 30
17. Rick Majerus, Marquette 1984-86, Ball St. 88-89, Utah 90-2003 19
18. Mike Krzyzewski, Army 1976-80, Duke 81-2003 .......................... 28
19. Al McGuire, Belmont Abbey 1958-64, Marquette 65-77 ............... 20
20. Phog Allen, Baker 1906-08, Kansas 08-09, Haskell 09,
Central Mo. St. 13-19, Kansas 20-56 .......................................... 50
21. Everett Case, North Carolina St. 1947-65 ..................................... 19
22. Bob Huggins, Walsh 1981-83, Akron 85-89, Cincinnati 90-2003 22
24. Arthur Schabinger, Ottawa 1917-20, Emporia St. 21-22,
Creighton 23-35 ........................................................................... 19
24. Doc Meanwell, Wisconsin 1912-17 & 21-34, Missouri 18, 20 ..... 22
25. Rick Pitino, Boston U. 1979-83, Providence 1986-87,
Kentucky 1990-97, Louisville 2001-03 ..................................... 17
Won Lost Pct.
412
87 .826
876 190 .822
418 101 .805
664 162 .804
560 143 .797
778
879
202 .794
254 .776
418
231
396
213
171
314
399
653
690
407
663
405
125
71
124
67
54
106
135
226
240
142
234
143
746
377
517
264 .739
134 .738
184 .738
245
280
88 .736
101 .735
396
144 .733
.769
.765
.762
.761
.760
.748
.747
.743
.742
.741
.739
.739
U of L Coach Rick Pitino in the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage
(Minimum 10 games)
.917 (11-1) Ed Jucker, Cincinnati, 1961-63
.900 (9-1) Ken Loeffler, LaSalle, 1954-55
.867 (13-2) Phil Woolpert, San Fran., 1955-58
.825 (47-10) John Wooden, UCLA, 1950-75
.818 (9-2) Branch McCracken, Indiana, 1940-58
.800 (16-4) Tom Izzo, Michigan St., 1998-2002
.795 (58-15) Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-2002
.778 (14-4) Fred Taylor, Ohio St., 1960-71
.771 (27-8) Rick Pitino, Boston University,
Providence, Kentucky, 1983-97
.769 (20-6) Steve Fisher, Michigan, 1989-96
.769 (10-3) Phog Allen, Kansas, 1940-53
.769 (10-3) Pete Newell, California, 1957-60
Active Coaches Who Have Won An NCAA Title
Coach
Bobby Knight
Rollie Massimino
Steve Fischer
Mike Krzyzewski
Rick Pitino
Lute Olson
Tubby Smith
Jim Calhoun
Tom Izzo
Gary Williams
Jim Boeheim
Current
Texas Tech
Cleveland St.
San Diego St.
Duke
Louisville
Arizona
Kentucky
Connecticut
Michigan St.
Maryland
Syracuse
Won Title
Year(s)
Indiana '76,'81,'87
Villanova
1985
Michigan
1989
Duke
'91,'92,'01
Kentucky
1996
Arizona
1997
Kentucky
1998
Connecticut
1999
Michigan St.
2000
Maryland
2002
Syracuse
2003
Final Four Appearances, All-Time
12 John Wooden, UCLA 1962-75
11 Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-97
9 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1986-2001
6 Denny Crum, Louisville, 1972-86
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
4 Rick Pitino, Providence / Kentucky,
1987-97
4 Jack Gardner, Kans. St. / Utah, 1948-66
4 Henry Iba, Oklahoma St., 1945-51
4 Harold Olsen, Ohio St., 1939-46
4 Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV, 1977-91
4 Fred Taylor, Ohio St., 1960-68
Two Different Teams Taken to the Final Four
Coach
First Team Second Team
Forddy Anderson Bradley
Michigan St.
Gene Bartow
Memphis
UCLA
Larry Brown
UCLA
Kansas
Hugh Durham Florida St.
Georgia
Jack Gardner
Kansas St.
Utah
Lou Henson
N. Mexico St. Illinois
Frank McGuire St. John’s
North Carolina
Lute Olson
Iowa
Arizona
Rick Pitino
Providence Kentucky
Lee Rose
Charlotte
Purdue
Eddie Sutton
Arkansas
Oklahoma St.
Against opponents he has faced more than once, Rick Pitino is tied or has a series advantage over all but 13 foes.
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Opponent ................ W
Adelphi .................... 0
Air Force .................. 1
Alabama ................ 10
UAB ......................... 3
Alaska Anchorage ... 1
Alcorn St. ................. 0
American ................. 1
Arizona .................... 1
Arizona St. ............... 2
Ark.-Little Rock ........ 1
Assumption .............. 2
Auburn ................... 10
Austin Peay ............. 2
Baltimore .................. 2
Boston College ........ 3
Boston University ..... 2
Brandeis .................. 1
Brooklyn .................. 1
Brown ...................... 2
Butler ....................... 0
C.W. Post ................. 3
Canisius .................. 1
Charlotte .................. 3
Cincinnati ................ 4
Clemson .................. 0
Cleveland St. ........... 1
Colgate .................... 3
Col. of Charleston ..... 2
Connecticut ............. 4
Coppin State ............ 1
Delaware St. ............ 2
DePaul .................... 3
Drexel ..................... 1
Duke ....................... 0
Eastern Kentucky ..... 6
East Carolina ........... 3
Fairfield .................... 4
Fairleigh Dickinson .. 3
Florida ................... 17
Florida Southern ....... 1
Florida St. ................. 1
Furman .................... 2
George Mason ......... 2
Georgetown ............. 2
George Washington . 1
Georgia .................. 15
Georgia Tech ........... 3
Hofstra ..................... 1
Holy Cross .............. 5
Houston ................... 1
Howard .................... 2
Illinois-Chicago ........ 1
Indiana ..................... 6
Iona ......................... 2
Iowa ......................... 1
Iowa State ................ 1
Kansas .................... 1
Kentucky ................. 1
LaSalle .................... 0
Louisiana Tech ......... 0
Louisville ................. 6
LSU ......................... 9
Maine ....................... 5
Manhattan ................ 1
Marist ....................... 1
Marquette ................. 1
Marshall ................... 2
Maryland .................. 1
Massachusetts ...... 10
Memphis .................. 1
Merrimack ................ 3
Miami ....................... 1
Miami (OH) ............... 1
Michigan .................. 0
Minnesota ................ 1
Mississippi ............. 10
Mississippi St. .......... 8
Winningest All-Time Division I Men’s Coaches All-Time by Percentage
COACHES
Pitino
Pitino Chronology
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.
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.
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 Massachusetts, 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 fulltime status a year later.
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 197677, 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.
Rick Pitino and U of L Director of
Athletics Tom Jurich chatted prior to
Pitino's announcement as the Cards'
new coach.
March 22, 1985 -- Pitino becomes head
coach at Providence College, which is
coming off an 11-20 season.
March 20, 1986 -- Providence falls 6463 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.
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.
July 13, 1987 -- Pitino becomes head
coach of the New York Knicks, who had
stumbled to a 71-175 two-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.
March 15, 1983 - Boston University
makes its first NCAA Tournament in 24
years, falling 70-58 to LaSalle in the first
round. It was Pitino's final game with the
Terriers after producing a 91-51 record in
five seasons.
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.
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 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
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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 20, 1994 -- Pitino and Kentucky
finish 27-7 with a 75-63 loss to Marquette
in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
March 25, 1995 -- Pitino coaches the
Wildcats to their third Final Eight appearance in the previous four seasons, but
Kentucky falls 74-61 to North Carolina in
the Southeast Regional final in Birmingham, Ala. The Wildcats posted a 28-5
record on the season and won their first
regular season SEC title since 1986.
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.
Rick Pitino has a 58-48 collegiate record when facing teams ranked in the nation's Top 25, including a 2-1 mark vs. top-ranked foes.
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 the Cardinals have had in the
last 57 years.
Former Pitino Assistant Coaches as Collegiate Head Coaches
Coach ........................... School/Team Where Head Coach (Years)
Winston Bennett ........... Kentucky State (2000-current)
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-current)
Billy Donovan ............... Marshall (1994-96), Florida (1996-current)
Herb Sendek ................ Miami, Ohio (1993-96), North Carolina State (1996-current)
Stu Jackson .................. New York Knicks (1990), Wisconsin (1992-94)
John Kuester ................ Boston University (1983-85), George Washington (1985-90)
Bernadette Mattox ........ Kentucky (women; 1995-2003)
Jim O'Brien ................... Dayton (1990-94), Boston Celtics (2001-current)
Martin Schoepfer .......... Connecticut College (1982-93)
Orlando "Tubby" Smith . Tulsa (1991-95), Georgia (1995-97), Kentucky (1997-current)
Ralph Willard ................ Western Ky. ('90-94), Pittsburgh ('94-99), Holy Cross ('99-current)
Former Pitino Players as Collegiate Head Coaches
Nov. 18, 2001 -- In Pitino's first game as
the Cardinals' head coach, U of L pounds
South Alabama 92-38, forcing 36 turnovers, the second-highest ever at U of L.
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 Kentucky (2000-current)
John Pelphrey .............. South Alabama (2002-current)
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.
Master Rebuilder
While Pitino's record is among the
nation's leaders, it may be even more
impressive considering that every program
he has taken over had a losing record the
year before he arrived.
March 12, 2002 -- U of L, which won 12
games the previous season, reaches the
NIT under Pitino's guidance beating
Providence 66-65 in the first round.
Feb. 10, 2003 -- Riding an amazing 17game winning streak, the Cardinals rise to
No. 2 in both the Associated Press and
ESPN/USA Today polls, the highest
ranking attained by U of L in 17 years. It
was the first time in three years the
Cardinals, which are seveth all-time in
number of weeks being ranked nationally,
had appeared in the nation's top 25.
March 15, 2003 -- Pitino guides U of L to
its first-ever Conference USA Tournament
Championship in the league's eight years
of existence with an 83-78 victory over
UAB in the title game, played in Freedom
Hall.
March 21, 2003 -- In the Cardinals' 30th
NCAA Tournament appearance, Pitino's
Cardinals defeat Austin Peay 83-64 in the
first round, marking U of L's first victory in
NCAA Tournament competition in six
years. It was Pitino's 396th career collegiate coaching victory, placing him just four
wins shy of the 400-win plateau entering
the 2003-04 season.
Record Prior
School
to Arrival
Boston Univ.
10-15
Providence
11-20
Kentucky
13-19
Louisville
12-19
Best Season
21-10, NCAA Participant
25-9, Final Four
34-2, NCAA Champion
25-7, NCAA Participant
Success as a Horse Owner
Rick Pitino has dabbled as a horse
owner since 1988, with results that would
be envious to most in the business.
He is 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 is 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
Memorial Stable after a golf club in Tampa,
currently own several horses.
Pitino as a Television Analyst
While the Cardinals are happy to have
Pitino as their head coach, he may have a
future as a television announcer.
Pitino served as an analyst for CBS'
first and second round coverage of the
2001 NCAA Basketball Tournament. He
teamed with Tim Brando to announce the
initial two rounds of the NCAA Midwest
Regional games in Dayton, Ohio.
Pitino also served as an analyst for
Turner Sports' coverage of the 2001 NBA
Draft. Ernie Johnson Jr. hosted the draft
with Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley,
Hubie Brown and Pitino serving as
analysts.
Books
Another offthe-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."
The Daniel Pitino Foundation
The Daniel Pitino Foundation was
organized 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.
U of L has led its conference in field goal percentage eight of the last 16 years.
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COACHES
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.
COACHES
Pitino
Pitino Comments
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On Last Season's 25-7 Team
"I was absolutely delighted with the
season. Out of all the teams I’ve ever
coached, I think that team got the most out
of their abilitites and probably had more
limitations than a lot of the teams I’ve
coached. But because of Reece Gaines,
Ellis Myles for most of the season before
he got injured and two very talented
freshmen in Francisco Garcia and Taquan
Dean, we were able to have a terrific year.
What they were was a team that had a
strong desire to win, and they improved a
great deal."
On the Upcoming Season
"This team does not have the one
person that sticks out above everyone
else. What we have is good balance. I
would not be surprised if we have six
players average in double figures. I think
balance is going to be the strength of this
team, where last year it was Reece Gaines
and a host of other supporting players.
This year we'll be much more balanced.
"I think we’ll be similar to where we
were last year. We’ll have some strengths
that we’ve been able to improve upon
each year, but we still have some of the ills
of rebuilding. We’re still not as deep as I’d
like us to be, but we’re one more recruiting
class away from being where I had hoped
we could get our program to at this stage. I
think we’ll be competitive on the national
scene. Certainly, we’ll miss Reece Gaines,
but we have some young players that I
think will step up and more than perform to
make up for his loss. When you lose a
great player like Reece, you look to get
more out of every individual."
Reece Gaines' Impact
"Having high draft picks in your
program is one of the best things that can
happen in your recruiting. It gives you
more exposure than having a game on
national television. Kids look at the draft
and where the players are from. It’s a
tremendous plus to your recruiting efforts."
is much more game coaching and strategy
that goes on in the NBA than the collegiate
level. There's more player development
and practice execution that goes on at the
collegiate level. It definitely helps you in
your bench coaching for the collegiate
game, because of all the strategizing that
goes on with match-ups and execution in a
professional game. It's a lot different in
how you equate the two, but certainly the
pro background is very beneficial to
coaching college basketball."
present of late. Kansas has been there.
The tradition schools go through periods of
a down cycle, but they always come back
because of their reputation and their name.
Louisville was the team of the '80s and
was one of the premier programs. It has
slipped somewhat in the '90s and we look
forward to restoring what Denny Crum built
up in the '80s."
What type of players he is looking for
"We're looking for players that have the
desire and work ethic that not only want to
be successful collegiate players, but have
a dream about playing at the next level.
We want players that are not looking for
shortcuts, understand what it will take to
get them there, and are willing to commit
themselves to it."
How his NBA experience helps on the
collegiate level
"What people do not understand, there
His teams’ style of play
"We try to use changing defenses to
create offensive possessions. We put a lot
of pressure on the opponent with full-court
and half-court traps. Then we try to beat
the other team down the floor at the
offensive end. We try to create a lot of
motion in our half-court set."
What it means to be at a school with
great basketball tradition
"I think tradition runs through cycles.
You had the great teams of UCLA and
John Wooden, the great Carolina teams,
Kentucky teams. Duke has been ever
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Ten of Coach Rick Pitino's collegiate players were first-round NBA draft selections.
Importance of individual instruction
"It's the cornerstone of our program.
The way you overachieve and the way you
turn around programs is to take players
that don't necessarily even believe they
can make it themselves and succeed. A
player like Nazr Mohammed (former
Kentucky forward, currenty with the Atlanta
Hawks), for instance. People that may
even have some physical liabilities but are
willing to turn it around with hard work and
succeed. It creates a raising of one's selfesteem through the hard work, but you
also see right before your eyes the
improvement in how you're playing the
game."
Living in Louisville
"I like city life. Louisville, to me, is like a
cross between a suburban town and a big
city. It offers everything you want. It's
always been one of my top five cities. I
think it's a hidden secret. I've always liked
mid-size cities like Louisville; Charleston,
South Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
They have everything you want in a big city
but have what you would want in a smaller
town."
The support of Cardinal fans
"We were second nationally in attendance last year. One of the reasons we
overachieved on the basketball court last
year was largely in part to our home
record. Our success at home came from
our players performing under the influence
of emotion generated by our fans."
On issues in coaching in the offseason
"The coaching profession is no different
than the medical profession, law profession or other walks of life. It will have its
share of problems. By in large, though,
there are much more coaches, doctors and
lawyers that do great work for kids in their
communities than is told. But we're in a
world where improprieties and wrongdoings sell and so much of the giving and
philanthropic work that goes on is unnoticed. That's just something that happens
with our society."
More on Pitino
Players Reach Potential
“Coaching the game of basketball is a
multifaceted 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, CBS College Basketball
Analyst
Jamal
Mashburn
Pitino Has Coached 10 First Round
NBA Draft Picks in College
Reece Gaines
Gaines was chosen as the 15th pick
overall in the 2003 NBA Draft and will play
his rookie year with the Orlando Magic this
season.
“Rick Pitino has Hall of Fame
credentials on the collegiate level, and I
believe he is among the game’s truly elite
teachers, motivators, innovators 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 overtime 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 College Basketball
Analyst
The Daniel Pitino Foundation
“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 pressing, 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
The Daniel Pitino Foundation was
organized 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.
The foundation distributes all or a
substantial portion of its net proceeds from
fundraising activities on an annual basis. In
recent years, at the discretion of the Board of
Directors, grants have been made by the
foundation to other charitable organizations.
A partial list of the charitable grants
include:
Jimmy V Foundation
WHAS Crusade for Children
Children’s Miracle Network
McDowell Cancer Foundation
Kentucky/Indiana Boys Club
Downs Syndrome of Louisville
Tubby Smith Foundation
Make A Wish Foundation
Pitino Shelter
Kosair Charities
The Kids Fund
FEAT of Louisville
Starlight Child
AIDS Care Ocean
Children’s Hospital
Hospice of Hope
Jamal Mashburn
While not a high school All-America
selection, 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 is currently an
NBA All-Star with New Orleans.
Antoine Walker
An NBA lottery pick for the Boston Celtics,
Walker was the sixth overall pick following
his sophomore collegiate season. He is
currently an All-Star selection with Boston.
Tony Delk
After earning Most Outstanding Player
honors at the 1996 NCAA Final Four, Delk
was chosen as the 16th overall NBA draft
selection of the Charlotte Hornets. He
currently plays for the Phoenix Suns.
Walter McCarty
A 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 now plays for the Boston
Celtics.
Ron Mercer
Selected in the first round by the Boston
Celtics' after his sophomore season (sixth
overall pick), he earned NBA All-Rookie
honors. He is currently a member of the
Chicago Bulls.
Derek Anderson
Chosen as the 13th pick overall in the
1997 NBA Draft by the Cleveland
Cavaliers and now plays for the Portland
Trail Blazers.
Nazr Mohammed
The 29th pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the
Atlanta Hawks, where he continues to
operate at center.
Scott Padgett
The Utah Jazz made Padgett its 1999 firstround pick (28th selection overall).
Jamal Magliore
The 19th pick of the Charlotte Hornets in
the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft.
Pitino's collegiate teams have scored 100 or more points 62 times while opponents have reached the century mark on 16 occasions.
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COACHES
“The glory days are back
again at Louisville. Yes, no doubt
about it, Rick Pitino will bring a
special electricty that will ignite
Cardinal fans. Within three years,
Louisville basketball, under the
direction of Rick Pitino, will be in
the top ten in America every year.
Rick Pitino is a master motivator,
teacher and communicator and to
put it in simple Vitalese, he is
“Awesome Baby with a capital
“A”!”
Dick Vitale, ABC/ESPN
College Basketball Analyst
COACHES
Pitino's Collegiate Results
Boston University
Five seasons, 91-51
(.641)
1978-79 at Boston University
(Won 17, Lost 9)
Date
Nov. 28
Dec. 2
Dec. 5
Dec. 7
Dec. 9
Dec. 11
Dec. 23
Jan. 3
Jan. 6
Jan. 9
Jan. 11
Jan. 15
Jan. 17
Jan. 20
Jan. 22
Jan. 29
Jan. 31
Feb. 3
Feb. 6
Feb. 8
Feb. 12
Feb. 14
Feb. 17
Feb. 19
Feb. 21
Feb. 24
Site
BU OPP
St. Peters (H) ................ 75 71
Maine (H) ..................... 62 72
Massachusetts (A) ........ 72 63
Holy Cross (A) ............. 65 72
Connecticut (A) ............ 84 92
Adelphi (H) .................... 65 67
Fairfield (A) (OT) ............ 84 76
Fairleigh Dickinson(H) ... 79 73
Stonehill (H) .................. 85 60
Northeastern (A) ............ 61 60
Connecticut (H) (OT) ..... 62 63
Vermont (H) ................... 92 65
Northeastern (H) ........... 80 73
New Hampshire (A) ....... 76 72
Brandeis (H) .................. 98 71
Vermont (A) ................... 76 68
Old Dominion (A) .......... 72 90
Maine (A) ...................... 72 74
Siena (H) ....................... 72 66
Rhode Island (H) ........... 75 69
Richmond (H) ................ 85 69
Wagner (H) ................... 72 73
New Hampshire (H) .... 124 76
George Washington (H) . 87 76
Boston College (A) ....... 84 99
Assumption (H) ........... 117 79
1979-80 at Boston University
(Won 21, Lost 9)
Date
Site
BU OPP
Dec. 2 C.W. Post (H) .............. 109 74
Dec. 4 Vermont (H) ................... 87 78
Dec. 8 Fairfield (H) .................... 92 72
Dec. 11 Upsala (H) .................... 83 65
Dec. 22 Coll. of Charleston (H) ... 87 65
Dec. 28 LSU (A) ......................... 72 92
Jan. 2 Baltimore (H) ................. 89 68
Jan. 5 U.S. International (A) .... 111 80
Jan. 9 Colgate (H) .................... 72 65
Jan. 12 St. Francis (H) ............... 89 69
Jan. 15 Massachusetts (H) ........ 78 51
Jan. 19 New Hampshire (H) ...... 82 59
Jan. 22 Siena (A) ....................... 98 89
Jan. 24 Rhode Island (A) ........... 74 63
Jan. 26 Marist (H) .................... 117 94
Jan. 31 St. Peter’s (A) .............. 55 58
Feb. 2 Fairleigh Dickinson (A) .. 76 63
Feb. 4 Wagner (A) ................... 59 70
Feb. 6 UNC Wilmington (H) ...... 59 57
Feb. 8 Northeastern (H) ........... 85 78
Feb. 11 Maryland (A) ................. 76 99
Feb. 13 Connecticut (A) ............ 65 72
Feb. 16 New Hampshire (A) ..... 102 76
Feb. 18 South Carolina (A) ........ 76 83
Feb. 20 Maine (H) ...................... 91 102
Feb. 23 New York Tech (H) ........ 87 77
ECAC North Tournament
(Portland, Maine)
Feb. 26 Niagara (N) ................... 85 66
Feb. 28 Rhode Island (N) ........... 83 79
Mar. 1 Holy Cross (N) ............. 75 81
NIT
(Chestnut Hill, Mass.)
Mar. 10 Boston College ............. 74 95
1980-81 at Boston University
(Won 13, Lost 14)
Date
Nov. 29
Dec. 6
Dec. 13
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Site
BU OPP
Baltimore (H) ................. 92 83
Merrimack (H) ............... 73 49
Connecticut (H) ............ 65 72
Dec. 29 Xavier (N) ..................... 91 84
Dec. 30 New Mexico (N) ............ 87 107
Jan. 3 St. Francis (A) ................ 73 64
Jan. 6 Northeastern (A) .......... 78 80
Jan. 10 Drexel (A) ..................... 63 71
Jan. 12 Cincinnati (A) ................ 82 102
Jan. 14 Old Dominion (H) .......... 71 78
Jan. 19 Fairfield (A) .................... 62 59
Jan. 23 Wagner (H) ................... 70 74
Jan. 26 Towson St. (H) ............... 89 71
Jan. 28 New Hampshire Coll.(H) 98 82
Jan. 30 Boston College (H) ....... 52 57
Jan. 31 Massachusetts (H) ........ 91 62
Feb. 3 Maine (A) ...................... 58 73
Feb. 7 Iona (A) ......................... 74 72
Feb. 10 Notre Dame (A) ............ 63 89
Feb. 14 New Hampshire (H) ...... 77 64
Feb. 16 C.W. Post (H) ................ 81 67
Feb. 18 Massachusetts (A) ........ 61 56
Feb. 21 South Carolina (H) ........ 86 93
Feb. 24 Northeastern (H) .......... 76 83
Feb. 26 Vermont (A) .................. 59 60
Feb. 28 Delaware State (H) ........ 87 75
ECAC North Tournament
(Burlington, Vermont)
Mar. 3 Vermont (3OT) .............. 84 85
1981-82 at Boston University
(Won 19, Lost 9)
Date
Site
BU OPP
Nov. 28 St. Francis (NY) (H) ....... 87 76
Nov. 30 Delaware State (H) ........ 88 67
Dec. 3 Massachusetts (H) ........ 91 65
Dec. 5 Connecticut (A) ............ 54 73
Dec. 8 Drexel (H) ..................... 76 60
Dec. 12 UCLA (A) ..................... 43 77
Dec. 22 Merrimack (H) ............... 72 68
Dec. 27 South Florida (A) ........... 61 67
Jan. 4 Florida Southern (H) ...... 89 68
Jan. 6 Colgate (A) .................... 83 63
Jan. 12 Holy Cross (A) .............. 96 82
Jan. 16 Iona (H) ......................... 68 77
Jan. 20 Niagara (H) ................... 67 69
Jan. 23 Vermont (H) ................... 85 67
Jan. 26 Northeastern (A) ............ 82 64
Jan. 30 Wagner (A) .................... 89 70
Feb. 1 Old Dominion (A) .......... 61 71
Feb. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson (H) .. 99 82
Feb. 6 Cincinnati (OT) (H) ........ 52 50
Feb. 9 U.S. International (H) ..... 83 88
Feb. 11 George Mason (H) ......... 69 64
Feb. 13 New Hampshire (A) ....... 77 75
Feb. 15 Maine(H) ....................... 65 63
Feb. 17 Canisius (H) .................. 46 48
Feb. 23 C. W. Post (H) ................ 85 57
Feb. 25 Fairfield (H) .................... 75 56
North Atlantic Tournament
(Boston, Mass.)
Mar. 2 Holy Cross (N) .............. 50 49
Mar. 4 Northeastern (N) .......... 48 49
1982-83 at Boston University
(Won 21, Lost 10)
Date
Nov. 29
Dec. 4
Dec. 5
Dec. 7
Dec. 11
Dec. 23
Jan. 5
Jan. 9
Jan. 12
Jan. 15
Jan. 17
Jan. 25
Jan. 29
Jan. 31
Feb. 3
Feb. 5
Feb. 9
Site
BU OPP
Purdue (H) .................... 69 79
Princeton (N) ................ 69 70
Alcorn State (N) ........... 72 74
Siena (H) ....................... 78 65
Connecticut (H) ............ 50 51
St. Francis (N.Y.) (A) ..... 80 64
Brooklyn (H) .................. 87 66
New Hampshire Coll. (H) 96 89
UNC Wilmington (A) ...... 78 66
Towson State (A) ........... 82 77
George Mason (A) ........ 75 76
Northeastern (A) .......... 104 86
Cleveland State (H) ....... 89 74
Colgate (H) .................... 84 51
Niagara (A) ................... 75 76
Canisius (A) .................. 64 74
Maine (A) ....................... 57 52
Pitino's collegiate teams have won 20 or games on 11 occasions.
Feb. 12 Illinois-Chicago (H) ........ 92
Feb. 14 New Hampshire (H) ...... 82
Feb. 16 St. Bonaventure (A) ..... 61
Feb. 19 Vermont (A) ................... 99
Feb. 21 Penn State (A) ............... 96
Feb. 23 Maine (H) ...................... 82
Feb. 25 St. Josephs (H) ............ 77
Feb. 28 Merrimack (H) ............... 83
Mar. 3 Northeastern (H) ........... 76
Mar. 5 Holy Cross (H) .............. 98
North Atlantic Tournament
(Boston, Mass.)
Mar. 8 Vermont (N) ................... 80
Mar. 10 Niagara (N) ................... 95
Mar. 12 Holy Cross (N) .............. 63
NCAA Tournament
(Greensboro, N.C.)
Mar. 15 LaSalle (N) .................... 58
76
73
67
85
88
70
78
57
70
97
75
82
62
70
Providence College
Two seasons, 42-23
(.646)
1895-86 at Providence
(Won 17, Lost 14)
Date
Nov. 23
Nov. 26
Dec. 2
Dec. 4
Dec. 7
Dec. 11
Dec. 18
Dec. 21
Dec. 23
Dec. 28
Jan. 2
Jan. 4
Jan. 7
Jan. 11
Jan. 14
Jan. 16
Jan. 23
Jan. 25
Jan. 27
Feb. 1
Feb. 3
Feb. 12
Feb. 15
Feb. 19
Feb. 22
Feb. 24
Feb. 26
Site
PC OPP
Assumption (H) ............. 97 47
Richmond (H) ............... 64 70
Northeastern (H) ........... 83 68
Brown (H) ................... 107 80
Rhode Island (H) ........... 78 71
Maine (H) ...................... 94 62
Holy Cross (H) ............ 109 78
Howard (H) ................... 93 84
Ark. Little Rock (H) ...... 104 80
Xavier (A) ..................... 63 75
St. Johns (H) (OT) ......... 90 95
Georgetown (A) ............ 79 110
Notre Dame (H) ............ 72 78
Villanova (H) (2OT) ........ 77 78
Pittsburgh (A) ............... 70 71
Boston College (A) (OT) . 76 75
Syracuse (A) ................ 73 95
Villanova (A) ................. 68 80
Georgetown (H) ............ 54 69
Boston College (H) ........ 92 83
St. Johns (A) ................. 61 85
Seton Hall (A) ................ 67 66
Syracuse (H) ................ 75 76
Pittsburgh (H) ................ 76 67
Connecticut (A) ............. 74 67
Seton Hall (H) ................ 97 82
Connecticut (H) ............. 69 66
Big East Tournament
Mar. 5 Villanova (N) ................. 63 75
NIT
Mar. 12 Boston University .......... 72 69
Mar. 16 George Mason ............... 90 71
Mar. 20 Louisiana Tech .............. 63 64
1986-87 at Providence
(Won 25, Lost 9)
Date
Nov. 28
Nov. 29
Dec. 2
Dec. 6
Dec. 9
Dec. 11
Dec. 20
Dec. 22
Dec. 27
Dec. 29
Jan. 3
Jan. 5
Jan. 10
Jan. 14
Jan. 17
Site
PC OPP
American (N) ............... 104 82
Tulsa (N) ....................... 74 82
Holy Cross (A) .............. 90 65
Rhode Island (H) ......... 100 90
Brown (A) ...................... 96 65
Siena (H) ....................... 75 64
Rider (H) ..................... 106 64
Howard (H) ................... 93 84
Maine (H) .................... 113 87
Hofstra (H) .................... 97 61
Pittsburgh (A) ............... 67 76
Syracuse (H) ................ 85 89
Villanova (A) .................. 96 78
Connecticut (H) ........... 103 89
Boston College (H) ........ 81 71
Jan. 20
Jan. 24
Jan. 28
Jan. 31
Feb. 3
Feb. 7
Feb. 14
Feb. 17
Feb. 19
Feb. 25
Feb. 28
Mar. 2
Miami (A) ....................... 92
Connecticut (A) ............. 61
Georgetown (H) ............. 82
St Johns (ot) (H) ............ 93
Boston College (A) ....... 66
Pittsburgh (H) ............... 81
St. Johns (A) .................. 79
Seton Hall (H) ................ 91
Syracuse (A) ................ 81
Seton Hall (A) ............... 85
Georgetown (A) ............ 79
Villanova (H) ................. 97
Big East Tournament
St. Johns (N) ................. 80
Georgetown (N) ............ 66
NCAA Tournament
(Birmingham, Ala.)
Ala. -Birmingham (N) ...... 90
Austin Peay (N) ............. 90
NCAA Tournament
(Louisville, Ky.)
Alabama (N) ................ 103
Georgetown (N) ............. 88
NCAA Final Four
(New Orleans, La.)
Syracuse (N) ................ 63
Mar. 5
Mar. 6
Mar. 12
Mar. 14
Mar. 19
Mar. 21
Mar. 28
88
53
79
81
67
87
78
87
90
72
90
80
51
84
68
87
82
73
77
University of Kentucky
Eight seasons, 219-50
(.814)
1989-90 at Kentucky
(Won 14, Lost 14)
Date
Nov. 28
Dec. 2
Dec. 4
Dec. 6
Dec. 9
Dec. 19
Site
UK OPP
Ohio (H) ........................ 76 73
Indiana (N) .................... 69 71
Mississippi St. (H) ....... 102 97
Tennessee Tech (H) .... 111 75
Kansas (A) ................... 95 150
Furman (H) .................. 104 73
UK Invitation Tournament
(Lexington, Ky.)
Dec. 22 Portland (H) ................... 88 71
Dec. 23 Southwestern La. (H) .. 113 116
Dec. 27 North Carolina ((N) ..... 110 121
Dec. 30 Louisville (H) ................. 79 86
Jan. 3 Georgia (A) ................... 91 106
Jan. 6 Vanderbilt (A) ............... 85 92
Jan. 10 Florida (H) ..................... 89 81
Jan. 13 LSU (A) ......................... 81 94
Jan. 17 Alabama (H) .................. 82 65
Jan. 20 Tennessee (H) .............. 95 83
Jan. 24 Auburn (A) .................... 70 74
Jan. 27 Ole Miss (H) .................. 98 79
Jan. 31 Mississippi St. (A) ........ 86 87
Feb. 3 Georgia (H) ................... 88 77
Feb. 7 Vanderbilt (H) .............. 100 73
Feb. 12 Florida (A) ..................... 78 74
Feb. 15 LSU (H) ...................... 100 95
Feb. 17 Alabama (A) ................. 58 83
Feb. 21 Tennessee (A) ............ 100 102
Feb. 24 Auburn (H) .................... 98 95
Feb. 28 Ole Miss (A) .................. 74 88
Mar. 5 Notre Dame (A) ............ 67 80
1990-91 at Kentucky
(Won 22, Lost 6)
Date
Nov. 24
Nov. 28
Dec. 1
Dec. 8
Dec. 10
Dec. 15
Dec. 18
Dec. 21
Dec. 27
Dec. 29
Jan. 2
Site
UK OPP
Pennsylvania (H) .......... 85 62
Cincinnati (A) ................ 75 71
Notre Dame (N) ............. 98 90
Kansas (H) .................... 88 71
North Carolina (A) ........ 81 84
Tenn.-Chattanooga (H) .. 86 70
Indiana (A) .................... 84 87
Western Kentucky (N) ... 84 70
Eastern Kentucky (H) .... 74 60
Louisville (A) ................. 93 85
Georgia (A) .................... 81 80
LSU (H) ......................... 93
Mississippi St. (H) ......... 89
Tennessee (A) ............... 78
Ole Miss (A) .................. 95
Vanderbilt (H) ................ 58
Florida (H) ..................... 81
Alabama (A) ................. 83
Auburn (A) ..................... 89
Georgia (H) ................... 96
LSU (A) ......................... 88
Mississippi St. (A) ......... 82
Tennessee (H) .............. 85
Ole Miss (H) .................. 89
Vanderbilt (A) ............... 87
Florida (A) ..................... 90
Alabama (H) .................. 79
Auburn (H) .................. 114
80
70
74
85
50
65
88
81
84
107
83
74
77
98
74
73
93
1991-92 at Kentucky
(Won 29, Lost 7)
Date
Site
UK OPP
Preseason NIT
(Lexington, Ky.
Nov. 20 West Virginia (H) ......... 106 80
Nov. 22 Pittsburgh (H) ............... 67 85
Dec. 4 Massachusetts (H) ........ 90 69
Dec. 7 Indiana (N) .................... 76 74
Dec. 10 SW Texas St. (H) ........... 82 36
Dec. 12 Morehead St. (H) ......... 101 84
Dec. 14 Arizona St. (H) .............. 94 68
Dec. 21 Georgia Tech (A) .......... 80 81
Dec. 23 Ohio (N) ........................ 73 63
Dec. 28 Louisville (H) ............... 103 89
Jan. 2 Notre Dame (H) ............. 91 70
Jan. 4 South Carolina (A) ......... 80 63
Jan. 7 Georgia (H) ................... 78 66
Jan. 11 Florida (H) ..................... 81 60
Jan. 15 Vanderbilt (A) ................ 84 71
Jan. 18 Eastern Ky. (H) .............. 85 55
Jan. 21 Tennessee (A) .............. 85 107
Jan. 25 Arkansas (H) ................ 88 105
Jan. 29 Ole Miss (H) .................. 96 78
Feb. 2 LSU (A) ......................... 53 74
Feb. 8 Auburn (A) ..................... 85 67
Feb. 12 Alabama (H) ................ 107 83
Feb. 15 Western KY (H) ............. 93 83
Feb. 19 Mississippi St. (A) ......... 89 84
Feb. 23 Georgia (A) .................... 84 73
Feb. 26 South Carolina (H) ......... 74 56
Mar. 1 Vanderbilt (H) ................ 80 56
Mar. 4 Florida (A) ..................... 62 79
Mar. 7 Tennessee (H) .............. 99 88
SEC Tournament
(Birmingham, Ala.)
Mar. 13 Vanderbilt (N) ................ 76 57
Mar. 14 LSU (N) ......................... 80 74
Mar. 15 Alabama (N) .................. 80 54
NCAA East Region 1st/2nd Rounds
(Worcester, Mass.)
Mar. 20 Old Dominion (N) ........... 88 69
Mar. 22 Iowa State (N) .............. 106 98
NCAA East Regional
(Philadelphia, Pa.)
Mar. 26 Massachusetts (N) ........ 87 77
Mar. 28 Duke (N) ..................... 103 104
1992-93 at Kentucky
(Won 30, Lost 4)
Date
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Site
UK OPP
Wright State (H) ............. 81 65
Georgia Tech (H) ........... 96 87
Eastern Kentucky (H) ... 82 73
Louisville (A) ................. 88 68
Morehead (H) .............. 108 65
Miami (Ohio) (H) ............ 65 49
ECAC Holiday Festival
Dec. 28 Rutgers (N) ................... 89 67
Dec. 30 St. Johns (N) ................. 86 77
Jan. 3 Indiana (N) .................... 81 78
Jan. 5 Georgia (A) .................... 74 59
Jan. 9 Tennessee (H) .............. 84 70
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5
8
12
19
22
Jan. 13
Jan. 19
Jan. 23
Jan. 26
Jan. 30
Feb. 3
Feb. 6
Feb. 10
Feb. 13
Feb. 17
Feb. 20
Feb. 24
Feb. 27
Mar. 3
Mar. 9
Vanderbilt (A) ............... 86 101
Alabama (A) .................. 73 59
South Carolina (A) ....... 108 82
LSU (H) ....................... 105 67
Florida (H) ..................... 71 48
Mississippi St. (H) ......... 87 63
Vanderbilt (H) ................ 82 67
Arkansas (A) ................ 94 101
Notre Dame (A) ............. 81 62
South Carolina (H) ......... 87 66
Georgia (H) ................... 86 70
Tennessee (A) .............. 77 78
Auburn (H) .................... 80 78
Mississippi (A) ............... 98 66
Florida (A) ..................... 85 77
SEC Tournament
(Lexington, Ky.)
Mar. 12 Tennessee (H) ............ 101 40
Mar. 13 Arkansas (H) ................ 92 81
Mar. 14 LSU (H) ......................... 82 65
NCAA Southeast Region 1st/2nd Rounds
(Nashville, Tenn.)
Mar. 19 Rider (N) ....................... 96 52
Mar. 21 Utah (N) ........................ 83 62
NCAA Southeast Regional
(Charlotte, N.C.)
Mar. 25 Wake Forest (N) .......... 103 69
Mar. 27 Florida State (N) ........... 106 81
NCAA Final Four
(New Orleans, La.)
Apr. 3 Michigan (N) .................. 78 81
1993-94 at Kentucky
(Won 27, Lost 7)
Date
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Site
UK OPP
Louisville (H) ................. 78 70
Tennessee Tech (H) .... 115 77
Indiana (N) .................... 84 96
Eastern KY (H) ............ 107 78
Morehead State (H) ........ 97 61
Maui Invitational
(Maui, Hawaii)
Dec. 21 Texas (N) ...................... 86 61
Dec. 22 Ohio State (N) .............. 100 88
Dec. 23 Arizona (N) .................... 93 92
Dec. 28 San Francisco (H) ....... 110 83
Dec. 30 Robert Morris (H) ........... 92 67
Jan. 4 Vanderbilt (H) .............. 107 82
Jan. 6 Notre Dame (H) ............. 84 59
Jan. 8 Georgia (A) ................... 90 94
Jan. 12 Mississippi (N) .............. 98 64
Jan. 15 Tennessee (H) .............. 93 74
Jan. 18 Florida (A) ..................... 57 59
Jan. 22 Mississippi State (A) ...... 86 70
Jan. 26 South Carolina (H) ......... 79 67
Jan. 30 Auburn (A) ..................... 91 74
Feb. 2 Alabama (H) .................. 82 67
Feb. 6 Massachusetts (N) ....... 67 64
Feb. 9 Arkansas (H) ................ 82 90
Feb. 12 Syracuse (A) ................ 85 93
Feb. 15 LSU (A) ......................... 99 95
Feb. 19 Vanderbilt (A) ................ 77 69
Feb. 23 Tennessee (A) ............... 77 73
Feb. 27 Georgia (H) ................... 80 59
Mar. 2 Florida (H) ..................... 80 77
Mar. 5 South Carolina (A) ........ 74 75
SEC Tournament
(Memphis, Tenn.)
Mar. 11 Mississippi State (N) ...... 95 76
Mar. 12 Arkansas (N) ................ 90 78
Mar. 13 Florida (N) ..................... 73 60
NCAA Southeast Region 1st/2nd Rounds
(St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Mar. 18 Tennessee State (N) ...... 83 70
Mar. 20 Marquette (N) ............... 63 75
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8
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1994-95 at Kentucky
(Won 28, Lost 5)
Date
Site
UK OPP
Nov. 26 Tenn.-Martin (H) ........... 124 50
Nov. 30 Ohio (H) ........................ 79 74
Dec. 3
Dec. 7
Dec. 10
Dec. 17
Dec. 27
Jan. 1
Jan. 4
Jan. 7
Jan. 10
Jan. 14
Jan. 18
Jan. 21
Jan. 25
Jan. 29
Feb. 1
Feb. 5
Feb. 8
Feb. 12
Feb. 14
Feb. 18
Feb. 21
Feb. 25
Mar. 1
Mar. 4
UCLA (N) ..................... 81 82
Indiana (N) .................... 73 70
Boston Univ.(H) ............. 90 49
Texas Tech (N) ............. 83 68
Marshall (H) ................ 116 75
Louisville (A) ................. 86 88
Auburn (H) .................... 98 64
South Carolina (A) ......... 80 55
Florida (A) ..................... 83 67
Georgia (H) ................... 83 71
Mississippi (N) .............. 82 65
Vanderbilt (H) ................ 81 68
Tennessee (H) .............. 69 50
Arkansas (A) ................ 92 94
South Carolina (H) ......... 90 72
Syracuse (H) ................ 77 71
Tennessee (A) ............... 68 48
Notre Dame (A) ............. 97 58
Mississippi State (H) ..... 71 76
Florida (H) ..................... 87 77
Alabama (A) .................. 72 52
Vanderbilt (A) ................ 71 60
Georgia (A) .................... 97 74
LSU (H) ....................... 127 80
SEC Tournament
(Atlanta, Ga.)
Mar. 10 Auburn (N) .................... 93 81
Mar. 11 Florida (N) ..................... 86 72
Mar. 12 Arkansas (N) ................ 95 93
NCAA Southeast Region 1st/2nd Rounds
(Memphis, Tenn.)
Mar. 16 Mount St. Mary’s (N) .... 113 67
Mar. 18 Tulane (N) ..................... 82 60
NCAA Southeast Regional
(Birmingham, Ala.)
Mar. 23 Arizona State (N) ........... 97 73
Mar. 25 North Carolina (N) ........ 61 74
1995-96 at Kentucky
(Won 34, Lost 2)
Date
Nov. 24
Nov. 28
Dec. 2
Dec. 6
Dec. 9
Dec. 16
Dec. 19
Dec. 23
Site
UK OPP
Maryland (N) ................. 96 84
Massachusetts (N) ....... 82 92
Indiana (N) .................... 89 82
Wis. Green-Bay (H) ....... 74 62
Georgia Tech (H) ........... 83 60
Morehead State (H) ........ 96 32
Marshall (H) ................ 118 99
Louisville (H) ................. 89 66
ECAC Holiday Festival
(New York, N.Y.)
Dec. 27 Rider (N) ....................... 90 65
Dec. 29 Iona (N) ....................... 106 79
Jan. 3 South Carolina (A) ......... 89 60
Jan. 6 Ole Miss (H) .................. 90 60
Jan. 9 Mississippi State (A) ...... 74 56
Jan. 13 Tennessee (H) .............. 61 44
Jan. 16 LSU (A) ....................... 129 97
Jan. 20 Texas Christian (H) ..... 124 80
Jan. 24 Georgia (A) .................... 82 77
Jan. 27 South Carolina (H) ......... 89 57
Feb. 3 Florida (H) ..................... 77 63
Feb. 7 Vanderbilt (A) .............. 120 81
Feb. 11 Arkansas (H) ................ 88 73
Feb. 14 Georgia (H) ................... 86 73
Feb. 17 Tennessee (A) ............... 90 50
Feb. 20 Alabama (H) .................. 84 65
Feb. 24 Florida (A) ..................... 94 63
Feb. 27 Auburn (A) ..................... 88 73
Mar. 2 Vanderbilt (H) .............. 101 63
SEC Tournament
(New Orleans, La.)
Mar. 8 Florida (N) ................... 100 76
Mar. 9 Arkansas (N) ................ 95 75
Mar. 10 Mississippi State (N) ..... 73 84
NCAA Midwest Region 1st/2nd Rounds
(Dallas, Texas)
Mar. 14 San Jose St. (N) .......... 110 72
Mar. 16 Virginia Tech (N) ........... 84 60
NCAA Midwest Regional
(Minneapolis, Minn.)
Mar. 21 Utah (N) ...................... 101
Mar. 23 Wake Forest (N) ............ 83
NCAA Final Four
(East Rutherford, N.J.)
Mar. 30 Massachusetts (N) ........ 81
Apr. 1 Syracuse (N) ................ 76
70
63
74
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1996-97 at Kentucky
(Won 35, Lost 5)
Date
Site
UK OPP
Nov. 15 Clemson (N) ................. 71 79
Great Alaska Shootout
(Anchorage, Alaska)
Nov. 28 Syracuse (N) ................ 87 53
Nov. 29 Alaska Anchorage (N) . 104 72
Nov. 30 Coll. of Charleston (N) ... 92 65
Dec. 3 Purdue (N) .................. 101 87
Dec. 7 Indiana (N) .................... 99 65
Dec. 9 Wright State (H) ............. 90 62
Dec. 14 Notre Dame (H) ............. 80 56
Dec. 21 Georgia Tech (N) ........... 88 59
Dec. 23 UNC Asheville (H) ...... 105 51
Dec. 28 Ohio State (N) ................ 81 65
Dec. 31 Louisville (A) ................. 74 54
Jan. 4 Tennessee (H) .............. 74 40
Jan. 7 Mississippi State (H) ...... 90 61
Jan. 9 Canisius (H) .................. 68 45
Jan. 11 Ole Miss (A) .................. 69 73
Jan. 14 Georgia (A) .................... 86 65
Jan. 18 Auburn (H) .................... 77 53
Jan. 22 Vanderbilt (N) ................ 58 46
Jan. 26 Arkansas (A) ................. 83 73
Jan. 29 Florida (A) ..................... 92 65
Feb. 1 Georgia (H) ................... 82 57
Feb. 4 South Carolina (A) ........ 79 84
Feb. 6 Western Carolina (H) ..... 82 55
Feb. 9 Villanova (H) ................. 93 56
Feb. 12 LSU (H) ......................... 84 48
Feb. 15 Florida (H) ..................... 85 56
Feb. 19 Alabama (A) .................. 75 61
Feb. 22 Vanderbilt (A) ................ 82 79
Feb. 25 Tennessee (A) ............... 74 64
Mar. 2 South Carolina (H) ........ 66 72
SEC Tournament
(Memphis, Tenn.)
Mar. 7 Auburn (N) .................... 92 50
Mar. 8 Ole Miss (N) .................. 88 70
Mar. 9 Georgia (N) ................... 95 68
NCAA West Region 1st/2nd Rounds
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Mar. 13 Montana (N) .................. 92 54
Mar. 15 Iowa (N) ........................ 75 69
NCAA West Regional
(San Jose, Calif.)
Mar. 20 St. Joseph’s (N) ............. 83 68
Mar. 22 Utah (N) ........................ 72 59
NCAA Final Four
(Indianapolis, Ind.)
Mar. 29 Minnesota (N) ................ 78 69
Mar. 31 Arizona (N) ................... 79 84
Note: 2001-03 results at
U of L are listed on page 163.
Pitino In Close Games
One-point margins ...... 11-23
Two-point margins ........ 8-11
Three-point margins ..... 16-7
Four-point margins ....... 13-6
Five-point margins ........ 12-8
All overtime games ...... 9-12
Overtime games with
a five-point margin ........ 3-4
Pitino has been honored as National Coach of the Year in three seasons.
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COACHES
Jan. 5
Jan. 9
Jan. 12
Jan. 16
Jan. 19
Jan. 23
Jan. 26
Jan. 29
Feb. 3
Feb. 5
Feb. 9
Feb. 13
Feb. 16
Feb. 20
Feb. 23
Feb. 26
Mar. 2
COACHES
Assistant
Assistant Coach
Coach Kevin
Kevin Willard
Willard
Kevin Willard, a
a coaching associate on Rick Pitino's
staff with the
Celtics for four
years, is in his third
season as an
assistant coach
with the University
of Lousville.
Kevin Willard
"Kevin reminds
me a lot of a young Billy Donovan
(Florida's head coach)," said Pitino.
"He was with me at the Celtics for the
four years as a chief scout and has had
a major job in working with professional
athletes."
Willard's duties with the Celtics
included game and practice preparation,
scouting and assisting the coaching
staff in all basketball matters. He
provided advance scouting, video tape
breakdowns and assisted with individual
workouts prior to games.
At Louisville, Willard assists in
game preparations, scouting and
preparing game plans to
aid the Cardinals in
attacking their opposition. He also coordinates the Cardinals'
recruiting efforts.
Willard, 28, was a
four-year collegiate
basketball point guard,
playing his last three
years at Pittsburgh. He
earned Big East AllAcademic honors while
appearing in 75 games
for the Panthers.
He played his
freshman season at
Western Kentucky,
where he played in 27 of
31 games for the
Hilltoppers and sank over
40 percent of his threepoint goals.
Willard hails from
Bowling Green, Ky.,
where he was a standout
guard for Bowling Green
High School. He earned
Kevin and Julie Willard
second team all-state
honors as a senior and
helped his team to a combined 76-15
record in his final three prep seasons.
He played in college for his father
Ralph Willard, a former Pitino assistant
and the current head coach at Holy
Cross.
He is married to the former Julie
Wagner.
Kevin Willard Up Close
Years at Louisville: Third. Joined staff in April, 2001 after serving four years as coaching
associate with the NBA Boston Celtics.
Previous Coaching Experience: Professional - coaching associate for the Boston
Celtics.
Playing Experience: College - played his freshman season at Western Kentucky and
his final three at Pittsburgh. High School - three-year letterman in basketball at Bowling
Green High School, earning second team all-state honors as a senior.
Education: B.S. degree in communications and economics from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1997; graduated from Bowling Green (Ky.) High School in 1993.
Personal Data: Born April 6, 1975 in Huntington, N.Y.; Married Julie Wagner on Sept.
3, 2000.
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Kevin Williard played for his father Ralph Williard -- currently the head coach at Holy Cross -- at Western Kentucky and Pittsburgh.
Assistant
Assistant Coach
Coach Vince
Vince Taylor
Taylor
During Taylor's collegiate career, the
Blue Devils won the 1979 ACC regularseason championship and advanced to
the NCAA Tournament twice (1979 and
1980) and National Invitational
Tournament once (1981).
A 1982 graduate of Duke with a
bachelor’s degree in economics, Taylor
was named to the President’s List at
Duke his senior year. That honor is
awarded to only five percent of the
student body, and is based on
contributions to the university and
academic achievements.
Taylor, who prides himself on helping
to develop perimeter players, was
selected by the New York Knicks in the
second round of the 1982 NBA Draft
(34th pick overall). He spent the 198283 season with the Knicks before
joining the Indiana Pacers in 1983-84.
Taylor’s European basketball career
began in 1984, initially playing in Italy
(1984-86) and later in France (1986-92)
and Belgium (1992-97).
Taylor, who has international
recruiting ties, feels it important to build
strong relationships with today's
student-athletes both on and off the
court. He enjoys the recruiting facet of
basketball coaching and understands
how significant it is in winning
championships.
Taylor prepped at Tates Creek High
School, where he was a McDonald's
high school All-American as a senior in
1978 while averaging 29.3 points and 11
rebounds.
His sister Janet has U of L ties,
COACHES
Vince Taylor, a
Kentucky native
and former standout
guard at Duke, is in
his sifth season on
the U of L basketball staff as an assistant coach.
"Vince was
highly
Vince Taylor
recommended to
me," said U of L Coach Rick Pitino.
"This is the first time that I've retained
anyone from the previous staff,
primarily because I've traveled with the
people I've worked with. I coached
Vince as a basketball camper."
Taylor, 43, who played basketball at
Tates Creek High School in Lexington,
was an assistant at Pittsburgh for one
year and spent two months as an
assistant at Wyoming in 1998, before
coming to Louisville.
Prior to his coaching stint at
Pittsburgh, Taylor spent the previous 13
seasons playing professional basketball
in Europe, including the last two as a
player/assistant coach in the Belgium
professional league.
A standout guard under head coaches
Mike Krzyzewski and Bill Foster at
Duke, Taylor earned All-Atlantic Coast
Conference and honorable mention AllAmerica honors as a senior after
averaging an ACC-leading 20.3 points a
game. He is No. 20 among Duke career
scorers with 1,455 points and once held
the school record by playing in 120
consecutive games.
Brendan, Vince and Maya Taylor
earning her undergraduate and medical
degrees from U of L, and is married to
Stu Jackson, senior vice president of
the NBA.
A native of Lexington, Taylor has two
children: Brendan (8) and Maya (5).
Vince Taylor Up Close
Years at U of L: Sixth. Joined staff in 1998 after serving one year as an assistant coach
at Pittsburgh.
Previous Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, University of Wyoming (1998);
Assistant Coach, University of Pittsburgh (1997-98), Player/Assistant Coach, professional
team in Belgium (1995-97).
Playing Experience: High School -- All-America performer at Tates Creek High School
in Lexington, Ky. College -- No. 20 career scorer for Duke University, earning All-ACC
honors as a senior. Professional -- Two years in NBA, first with New York Knicks (198283) before being traded to the Indiana Pacers (1983-84). Thirteen years playing pro ball
on European teams in Italy (1984-86), France (1986-92) and Belgium (1992-97).
Education: B.S. in Economics from Duke University in 1982; graduate of Tates Creek High
School in Lexington, Ky.
Personal Data: Born Sept. 11, 1960 in Lexington, Ky.; Two children: son Brendan (8)
and daughter Maya (5).
Vince Taylor joined North Carolina's James Worthy and Sam Perkins, and Virginia's Ralph Sampson and Othell Wilson on the 1982 All-ACC team.
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Assistant
Assistant Coach
Coach Reggie
Reggie Theus
Theus
Reggie Theus, a
13-year NBA
veteran and twotime NBA All-Star,
has joined
University of
Louisville Head
Coach Rick Pitino's
men's basketball
staff as an
Reggie Theus
assistant coach.
"After
interviewing Reggie on a few occasions,
I realized he would be the perfect fit for
the University of Louisville," said Pitino.
"His playing background and strong
hunger to enter the coaching profession
will not only help us in recruiting, but will
give our players a positive role model."
A volunteer
assistant coach for
the past year at Cal
State Los Angeles,
Theus spent 13
years in the NBA
with the Chicago
Bulls, Kansas City/
Sacramento Kings,
Atlanta Hawks,
Orlando Magic and
New Jersey Nets.
Following the 197879 season, he
finished as runnerup in the NBA
(front) Raquel, Ryan, Reggie, (back) Elaine and Reggie Theus
Rookie of the Year
distinction. He scored 19,015 points
voting to Kansas City’s Phil Ford and
(No. 36 in NBA history) and handed out
later was a two-time All-Star with the
6,453 career assists (19th all-time),
Chicago Bulls in 1981 and 1983.
averaging 18.5 points, 6.3 assists and
Theus has also gained
3.3 rebounds per game in his 13 NBA
coaching experience as the
seasons. Theus also played one year
head coach of the Las Vegas
in Italy (1991-92) before retiring from
Slam (ABA) in the spring of
professional basketball.
2002, head coach of the
Theus has served as an NBA
Southern California All-Stars (17
television
analyst for Turner Sports,
and under AAU team), and as a
ESPN and Fox Sports Net; a co-star on
summer league coach for the
Fox Sports Net’s "The Best Damn
Philadelphia 76ers and Denver
Sports Show Period;" a sports radio talk
Nuggets.
He is one of only five players show host, and his extensive acting
credits include playing Coach Bill Fuller
in NBA history to produce at
for three years on NBC's Saturday
least 19,000 points and 6,000
morning television show "Hang Time."
assists, joining John Havlicek,
A Los Angeles native and Inglewood
Oscar Robertson, John Stockton
High product, Theus played college
and Jerry West with that
basketball at UNLV (1976-78), scoring
1,177 points in his three seasons there.
Reggie Theus Up Close
He helped the Runnin’ Rebels reach the
1977 Final Four his junior season,
Years at U of L: First. Joined staff in July, 2003 after serving as a volunteer assistant coach
where they lost to North Carolina before
for a year at Cal State Los Angeles.
defeating Charlotte in the third place
game. Theus averaged 18.9 points, 6.8
Previous Coaching Experience: Volunteer assistant coach, Cal State Los Angeles
rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a
(2002-03); Head Coach, Las Vegas Slam (ABA) (2002); Head Coach, Southern California
junior in 1977-78 and his jersey number
All-Stars (17 and under AAU team); summer league coach for the Philadelphia 76ers and
23 is retired by the Rebels. He played
Denver Nuggets.
against U of L once during his collegiate
Playing Experience: High School -- Exceptional player at Inglewood High in Los
career, producing 13 points, five
Angeles, Ca. College -- Scored 1,177 points in his three seasons at UNLV (1976-78),
rebounds and four assists as 10thhelping the Runnin’ Rebels reach the 1977 Final Four his junior season. His jersey
ranked UNLV beat Louisville 99-96 in
number 23 is retired by the Rebels. Professional -- Spent 13 years in the NBA with the
Las Vegas his junior year (Feb. 12,
Chicago Bulls, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic and New
1977).
Jersey Nets. Finished as runner-up in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting in 1979 and later
He has been active in many
was a two-time All-Star with the Chicago Bulls (1981, 1983).
charitable causes, including such
programs as the National Committee to
Education: Completed a bachelor's degree in business administration from California
Prevent Child Abuse, the NBA's Stay in
Coast University in 2002, after beginning his collegiate education with three years at
School program, "Rap with Reggie," and
UNLV (1976-78); graduate of Inglewood High School in Los Angeles, Ca.
Reggie Theus' Trikes for Kids.
Personal Data: Born Oct. 13, 1957 in Los Angeles, Ca. Married to the former Elaine
Theus and his wife Elaine have three
Hopson. Three children: Raquel (14), Reggie (9) and Ryan (5).
children: Raquel, Reggie and Ryan.
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Reggie Theus is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying golf, extreme hiking, backpacking, tennis, scuba diving and is a world-class archer.
Basketball Support Staff
Scott
Davenport
Scott Davenport,
an assistant coach
for the Cardinals for
five seasons, is in
his third season as
Administrative
Assistant to U of L Head Coach Rick
Pitino.
Davenport's duties include oncampus recruiting functions, game day
activities, some off-the court
responsibilities with student-athletes
and working closely with Pitino.
Prior to joining the Cardinals'
coaching staff, Davenport compiled an
impressive 258-69 record (.789 winning
percentage) in 10 seasons at Ballard
High School, including a 47-3 mark over
district opponents. His 1988 team won
the Kentucky State Championship with
a 36-3 record and his 1987 squad
reached the state finals.
He was one of 12 coaches chosen
from across the nation to coach at the
Nike All-America Camp in 1991, 1992
and 1993. Forty-one of his 55 seniors
at Ballard played collegiate basketball.
Davenport coached former U of L
guard DeJuan Wheat, the Cardinals' No.
2 career scorer, at the prep level as well
as New York Knicks guard Allan
Houston, Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in
1988. He taught learning disabled
students at Ballard in addition to his
coaching responsibilities.
After earning a degree in
psychology from U of L in 1978,
Davenport served as an assistant
coach at Ahrens (1978-80) and Ballard
(1980-83) High Schools.
He was a graduate assistant coach
at U of L for two seasons (1983-85)
before spending one year as an
assistant at Virginia Commonwealth
(1985-86) under head coach Mike Pollio
(current Kentucky head coach Tubby
Smith was also an assistant on that
staff). He earned a masters in
education from U of L in 1985.
Davenport has been associated
with the Cardinal Summer Basketball
Camps for the past 24 years, serving as
director or assistant director 15 years.
A Louisville native, Davenport is
married to the former Sharon Smith.
They have two sons: Russell and
Douglas.
Fred Hina
Asst. Strength/
Conditioning Coach
Head Men's
Basketball Trainer
Wiley Brown, a
starting forward on
U of L's 1980
NCAA Championship basketball
team, is in his 10th
year as a strength
and conditioning coordinator for the
Cardinals.
Brown works with the strength and
conditioning of U of L athletes with
primary emphasis on men's basketball.
Brown posted career totals of 699
points, 407 rebounds and 121 assists at
U of L, helping the Cards to a combined
101-30 four-year record.
A native of Sylvester, Ga., Brown
earned his bachelor's degree from U of
L in 1992 in communications, health
education and Pan African studies. He
was twice named to the U of L honor
roll.
Following his collegiate career, Brown
played two years with the Philadelphia
Eagles as a tight end. He then played
seven seasons of professional basketball, one with the CBA Louisville
Catbirds and the remaining years in
Spain, France and Italy. He and his
wife Anne-Marie have one son: Caleb.
Ray Ganong
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Ray Ganong is
in his 17th season
on the U of L
athletic staff as a
strength and
conditioning coach
for the Cardinals.
Ganong, 49, joined the U of L staff in
1985 after six seasons at Miami (Fla.),
where he helped the Hurricanes win
their first national title in 1983. He has
been a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) since 1985.
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 Hina, head
trainer for the New
York Mets major
league baseball
club for seven
years prior to his
arrival at U of L, is
in his third year in a similar position for
the University of Louisville men's
basketball team.
Hina (pronounced HEE-nuh), 39, was
voted the International League's Trainer
of the Year in 1994 and was one of the
finalists for the Minor League Trainer of
the Year. He was a member of the
Mets' medical staff from 1987-2001.
A 1987 graduate of Western Kentucky with a degree in Health Care
Administration, Hina joined the Mets
baseball organization right out of school
as a member of New York's Kingsport
(rookie league) farm team of the
Appalacian League.
He continued to advance through the
Mets organization throughout his career.
In 1988, he was with Columbia (A) of
the South Atlantic League; in 1989, St.
Lucie (A) of the Florida State League; in
1990, Jackson (AA) of the Texas
League; in 1991, Williamsport (AA) of
the Eastern League; and from 1992-94,
Norfolk (AAA) of the International
League. He was appointed the New
York Mets head trainer on Oct. 27, 1994.
Hina is a certified member of the
National Athletic Trainers Association
as well as the National Strength and
Conditioning Association. He and his
wife Gina have three sons: Jared (13),
Justin (10) and Jacob (6).
Dr. John Ellis
Dr. Chris Pitcock
Team Physician
Team Physician
Scott Davenport was the high school coach of DeJuan Wheat, U of L's No. 2 career scorer.
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COACHES
Administrative
Assistant
Wiley Brown
Basketball Support Staff
COACHES
Bill Burke
Director of Basketball
Operations
Bill Burke, a former
assistant on Coach
Rick Pitino's first
collegiate staff at
Boston University, is in
his second season at U
of L as Director of
Basketball Operations.
Before joining the Cardinal staff, Burke spent
20 years with investment firms in New York and
San Francisco, the last six as managing
director at Robertson Stephens in San Francisco.
After earning a bachelor's degree in
psychology at Fordham in 1972, Burke coached
and taught psychology and theology for six
years at Nazareth High School in Brooklyn, his
alma mater. He guided Nazareth to the New
York City Championship in 1977.
He joined Pitino's first staff at Boston
University in 1978, helping the Terriers win 51
games in building the program. He was head
coach and associate athletic director at Loyola
College in Baltimore for the 1981-82 season.
Burke has two sons: William (19) and Daniel
(16).
Vincent Tatum
Executive Assistant to
Rick Pitino
Vincent Tatum, is
in his second year at U
of L as executive
assistant to Coach
Rick Pitino.
Tatum, who had
worked in his family
trucking business for
nine years prior to joining the U of L staff,
coordinates the basketball office and arranges
Pitino's personal schedule.
Tatum, 31, served as a student manager
from 1990-93 under Rick 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, he had spent nine
years in his family's trucking business in
Jeffersonville, Ind.
A native of Harrodsburg, Ky., Tatum played
high school football and baseball at Mercer
County High School. He is single.
Tim Sypher
Equipment Manager
Tim Sypher is in his
third year as equipment
manager on the U of L
men's basketball staff.
Sypher coordinates the men's
basketball equipment
needs and oversees a
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staff of student managers who assist with
practice sessions and game preparation.
Sypher, 42, worked as a personal
assistant to Pitino during his 3 1/2 years as the
Boston Celtics' President and Head Coach.
After a short stint as a fireman, Sypher was an
investigator for the state of Massachusetts for
10 years. He has known Pitino since 1986.
Originally from Raynham, Mass., Sypher
studied computer programming at Bristol
Community College in Fall River, Mass.
Gus Hauser
Graduate Assistant
Gus Hauser is in his
first year as a graduate
assistant on the U of L
men's basketball staff.
Hauser's primary
duties include assisting
in opponent scouting
through extensive film
breakdowns, game
preparation and assisting in on-campus
recruiting efforts.
A native of Barbourville, Ky., Hauser served
as a volunteer assistant coach at Transylvania
University last season under Coach Brian Lane.
The Pioneers produced a 12-12 mark, an eightgame improvement over the previous year.
After playing four years at Corbin (Ky.)
High School and earning all-region honors, he
walked on to the Furman basketball team under
Coach Larry Davis. He was an all-state place
kicker at Corbin and also participated as a walkon kicker for the Furman football team. Hauser
earned a bachelor's degree in religion from
Furman in 2000.
He is married to the former Amy Presley of
Nashville, Tenn. His father Patrick was a wide
receiver at East Tennessee and for the Miami
Dolphins, and his brother Seth played tennis at
Eastern Kentucky.
Brian Merritt
Graduate Assistant
Brian Merritt is in
his first year as a
graduate assistant on
the U of L men's
basketball staff.
Merritt's primary
duties include assisting
in opponent scouting
through extensive film
breakdowns, game preparation and assisting in
on-campus recruiting efforts.
Merritt has coached in AAU leagues, ran a
successful scouting service in the Baltimore/
Washington, D.C. arean, worked at numerous
basketball camps over the past five years, and
has helped select players for the Cham City
Challenge in Baltimore, Md.
Merritt played two seasons in college, one at
Butler (Pa.) Community College and one at
Towson (Md.) University, where he earned a
B.S. degree in Sports Management in 2003.
Mark Jerz
Graduate Assistant
Mark Jerz is in his
first year as a graduate
assistant on the U of L
men's basketball staff.
Jerz's primary
duties include assisting
in opponent scouting
through extensive film
breakdowns, game
preparation and assisting in on-campus
recruiting efforts.
Jerz averaged 5.4 points as a senior last
season as the team's co-captain at Holy Cross,
where he earned a bachelor's degree in
economics. He led the Patriot League and
ranked fifth nationally in three-point shooting
accuracy, hitting 50 percent of his attempts (33of-66). The Crusaders fell 72-68 to eventual
Final Four participant Marquette in the first
round of the NCAA Tournament, capping a 26-5
seson.
A native of Bergen, N.J., Jerz left Bergen
Catholic High School as its all-time scorer with
1,210 career points.
Eric Scott
Graduate Assistant
Eric Scott is in his
first year as a graduate
assistant on the U of L
men's basketball staff.
Scott's primary
duties include assisting
in opponent scouting
through extensive film
breakdowns, game
preparation and assisting in on-campus
recruiting efforts.
Scott spent two years in International
Basketball Operations with the NBA, working in
such areas as tracking American players
playing abroad, assisting players obtain visas,
assisting with the organization of international
events and assisting with the selection of
players and group planning with USA Basketball
for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Scott has served as an assistant basketball coach at Collegiate High School in New
York for the past three seasons. He spent a
year as an institutional options sales trader
before joining the NBA staff.
Scott earned a bachelor's degree in U.S.
History in 1998 from Pennsylvania, where he
participated on the basketball team as a
freshman. He attained an MBA in sport
management from Seton Hall in 2003. He was a
five-year letterwinner at Lawrenceville (N.J.)
Prep School, earning New Jersey A prep allstate honors for three seasons.
His father Norman is the team physician
for the NBA New York Knicks and his stepmother Susan is the team physician for the
WNBA New York Liberty.
U of L's men's basketball practice facilities and offices underwent a $750,000 renovation over the summer of 2001.
COACHES
Stephanie Diebold
Ryan Dozier
Jon Ford
Daniel Garcia
Elliott Hardesty
Cale Jackson
Basketball Receptionist
Student Manager
Student Manager
Student Manager
Student Manager
Student Manager
Matt Morris
Allen Murphy, Jr.
Mike Pollio
Andrew Settle
Chris Szatko
Chad Thompson
Student Manager
Student Manager
Student Trainer
Student Manager
Student Manager
Student Manager
Billy
Billy Minardi
Minardi Classic
Classic
presented by Anthem and Papa John's
The Billy Minardi Classic originated in 2002 to
honor the memory of Billy Minardi, brother-inlaw of U of L Coach Rick Pitino who died in the
Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center. The Cardinals won the inaugural event
last year in Freedom Hall, defeating Manhattan
89-62 in the championship game of the fourteam tournament. Reece Gaines, a first-round
NBA Draft pick in 2003 by the Orlando Magic,
was honored as the tournament's MVP.
U of L captains Ellis Myles
(2) and Reece Gaines (22)
accept the 2002 Billy
Minardi Classic trophy from
members of the Minardi
family including (from left)
brother Jimmy, wife
Stephanie, and sisters
Joanne Pitino and Mary
Vogt.
This year, the event is a single, truly classic
game. The University of Florida, a preseason
top 10 pick, will face the Cardinals in the second
annual event to be televised nationally by ESPN
at noon on Dec. 13. Florida's Billy Donovan is
one of 17 former Pitino assistant coaches or
players that have become collegiate head
coaches.
Billy Minardi Classic Results
2002
Dec. 17, First Round
Louisville 104, Eastern Ky. 63
Dec. 17, First Round
Manhattan 76, Wright State 74
Dec. 18, Third Place game
Wright State 75, Eastern Ky. 61
Dec. 18, Championship
Louisville 89, Manhattan 62
2003
Dec. 13 Florida at Louisville
Louisville won the inaugural Billy Minardi Classic in 2002, defeating Manhattan in the championship game.
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