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Head Coach Rick Pitino
When the
win eight of its last ten games and rise
University of
among the nation’s top 20 teams over the
Louisville went
last four weeks. The Cards won 24 games,
looking for its first
including a pair on the road over top 15
new men's basketranked teams, earned a second-place
ball coach in 30
finish in the BIG EAST Conference and
years just seven
were No. 16 in the final Associated Press
years ago, it didn't
ranking.
just get the best
The Cardinals were No. 3 in the nation
person available.
in the final 2004-05 ESPN/USA Today poll
The Cardinals got
while posting a stellar 33-5 record,
Rick Pitino
arguably the best
matching the most victories in U of L
person, period.
history. U of L won its first-ever ConferRick Pitino, one of the most brilliant
ence USA regular season title and also
minds in coaching, began a new era in
claimed the league tournament championUniversity of Louisville men's basketball
ship. Louisville reached its first NCAA
when he was named head coach of the
Sweet 16 since 1997 as the No. 4 seed in
Cardinals on March 21, 2001. And as he
the Albuquerque Regional before advancsuccessfully accomplished at his previous
ing to its first NCAA Final Four since 1986.
three collegiate coaching stops, it is clear
Pitino, who made his fifth Final Four
that there couldn’t have been a finer
appearance, became the first coach ever
choice to lead Louisville back among the
to guide teams from three different schools
nation's elite teams.
to the Final Four.
The only coach in NCAA history to take
The successes of the 2005 Final Four
three different teams
squad were built
Pitino has a 521-191 collegiate
to the NCAA Final
upon the efforts of
coaching record in 22 seasons,
Four, Pitino’s uphis early teams at U
the 11th best winning percentage
tempo style, presof L. Four years
among active coaches.
sure defense, strong
ago, the Cardinals
work ethic and family
won 16 straight
atmosphere have quickly returned the
during one stretch and rose to as high as
Cardinals to national prominence, with top
fourth in the national polls before a trio of
25 rankings over the last five years and a
key injuries disrupted the Cardinals’ flight.
visit to the 2005 Final Four for the first time U of L won 20 games in back-to-back
in 19 years as evidence.
seasons for the first time in six years while
In 22 seasons as a collegiate head
facing one of the nation’s toughest
coach at four different schools, Pitino has
schedules. Pitino gained his 400th career
compiled a 521-191 record, a .732
coaching victory with a 73-65 victory
winning percentage that ranks him
over then top-ranked Florida on
11th among active coaches. His
Dec. 13, 2003, the first of two wins
current contract ties him with U of
that season U of L achieved over
L through the 2012-2013 season.
No. 1 ranked foes.
Pitino's most recent Cardinals
In his second year at U of L in
overcame early injuries to its
2002-03, the Cardinals reached the
front line to win 27 games
No. 2 position in the Associagainst a schedule
ated Press poll and spent
rated as the fourthtime as the nation’s top team
toughest in the nation.
in the Ratings Percentage
An aggressive,
Index and Sagarin Ratings.
multiple defensive
After a 1-1 start, the Cardiattack helped U of L
nals reeled off an incredearn a second-place
ible 17 straight victories,
finish in the BIG EAST
one short of the school
Conference for the
record and the secondsecond consecutive
highest ever in Conference
year and advance to
USA history. U of L won its
the Cards’ second
first-ever Conference USA
NCAA Elite Eight
Tournament title.
appearance in
Pitino did not wait for the
four years.
Cardinals to make an upward
In 2006-07,
move. In his first year at Louisville
Pitino’s youthful
in 2001-02, he guided an undersquad also battled
sized, often outmanned squad to a
through injuries to
19-13 record, upsetting the
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nation’s fourth-ranked team along the way
to earning a post-season tournament
appearance in the NIT, nearly reversing
the Cardinals fortunes the season prior to
his arrival (12-19 in 2000-01).
Even under great adversity, Pitino's
teams have persevered. After losing 60
percent of its scoring and four key
upperclassmen from its 2005 NCAA Final
Four team, Louisville battled through
destructive injuries and inexperience
during the 2005-06 season to post a 21-13
record in its first year in the BIG EAST
Conference, concluding the year in the NIT
national semifinals.
A 2006 inductee to the New York City
Hall of Fame, Pitino has embraced the
storied tradition of Louisville Basketball
and made a commitment to producing a
vibrant program that will soon challenge
for a national title.
Among active coaches, Pitino has the
third-highest winning percentage in NCAA
Tournament games, winning 74.5 percent
of his games in the post-season event with
a 35-12 record in 13 tournament appearances. He is one of a select group of four
coaches who have taken teams from four
different schools to the NCAA Tournament. He is one of 10 coaches all-time
who have reached the Final Four on at
least five occasions.
Pitino's impact goes beyond the
teaching, motivation and X's and O's of his
on-the-court skills. His incredible
charisma, tireless work ethic, captivating
speaking skills and widespread appeal not
only mesmerize the Cardinal faithful, but
have the college basketball world abuzz as
well. His arrival in Louisville has
generated incredible attention beyond the
borders of the state he and his family have
come to love.
Pitino is known for getting his players
to believe in themselves, instilling the
desire to succeed and driving his players
to overachieve. His former players speak
of their coach's
21 former Pitino
caring nature
assistant coaches
beyond their
basketball skills.
or players have
For three and
become collegiate
a half years,
head coaches.
Pitino served as
president and head coach of the NBA's
Boston Celtics. With the Celtics, he took
over a team that had posted a franchise
worst 15-67 record before his arrival. He
quickly made an impact, improving the
Celtics' victory total by 21 games in his
first season. He resigned his position with
the storied franchise on Jan. 8, 2001 after
compiling a 102-146 record there.
He guided Kentucky to three NCAA
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
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Totals
School
Boston Univ.
Boston Univ.
Boston Univ.
Boston Univ.
Boston Univ.
Providence
Providence
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
22 seasons
Overall
17- 9
21- 9
13-14
19- 9
21-10
17-14
25- 9
14-14
22- 6
29- 7
30- 4
27- 7
28- 5
34- 2
35- 5
19-13
25- 7
20-10
33- 5
21-13
24-10
27- 9
521-191
Home Away/Neutral Conf.
12-4
5-5
-13-2
8-7
-8-6
5-8
-13-4
6-5
6-2
11-3
10-7
8-2
12-6
5-8
7-9
12-2
13-7
10-6
13-2
1-12
10-8
13-0
9-6
14-4
15-2
14-5
12-4
16-0
14-4
13-3
13-1
14-6
12-4
12-1
16-4
14-2
13-0
21-2
16-0
12-1
23-4
13-3
16-3
3-10
8-8
16-2
9-5
11-5
13-2
7-8
9-7
15-2
18-3
14-2
19-3
1-8
6-10
16-4
8-6
12-4
15-2
12-7
14-4
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publishing, motivational speaking and
horse racing. He is an accomplished
author, producing such books as the best
seller "Success Is A Choice" and "Lead to
Succeed."
He earned his degree in 1974 at
Massachusetts, where he was a standout
guard for the Minutemen's basketball
team. His 329 career assists rank eighth
all-time at UMass and his 168 assists as a
senior is the sixth-best single season total
Post-season
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NCAA
NIT
NCAA Final Four
NCAA Final 8
NCAA Final Four
NCAA
NCAA Final 8
NCAA Champion
NCAA Final Four
NIT
NCAA
NCAA
NCAA Final Four
NIT
NCAA
NCAA Elite Eight
ever there. Pitino was a freshman during
NBA legend Julius Erving's senior year.
Born Sept. 18, 1952, Pitino is a native
of New York City where he was a standout
guard for 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.
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Final Four appearances in his last five
years at Kentucky, winning the 1996
NCAA Championship and reaching the
national title game in 1997. In eight
seasons with the Wildcats, he amassed a
219-50 record (.814) while winning two
league crowns and an impressive 17-1
record in the Southeastern Conference
Tournament.
While at Kentucky, Pitino coached
three Wildcats who earned All-America
honors and eight players who were drafted
by the NBA, including six in the first round
(three lottery
Pitino's .745 winning
picks).
percentage in NCAA
Pitino,
55, got his
Tournament games
start in
(35-12) is third best
coaching as
among active coaches.
a graduate
assistant at Hawai'i in 1974 and served as
a full-time assistant there in 1975-76. He
served two seasons as an assistant at
Syracuse under Jim Boeheim from 197678.
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
Pitino is the
Brown. It was a
team he would
only coach to
return to lead as its
take 3 different
head coach in two
schools to the
seasons.
Final Four.
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 1987,
winning the regional championship in
Freedom Hall.
Before his stint at Kentucky, Pitino
served as head coach of the New York
Knicks for two seasons. In his initial year
there in 1987-88, the Knicks improved by
14 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,
The Pitino Family posed at Richard and Jill's wedding in May 2008 -- (from left)
Christopher, Brucie de Alejo (Christopher's fiance), Ryan, Jill (Richard's wife),
Richard, Joanne, Rick, Jacqueline, Bethany (Michael's wife) and Michael.
Rick Pitino has won 85 percent (298-52) 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: 56
Alma Mater: Massachusetts (1974)
Married: April 3, 1976 to the former
Joanne Minardi
Children: 5 -- Michael (29; born Dec. 21,
1978), Christopher (28; born June 20,
1980), Richard (26; born Sept. 16, 1982),
Ryan (18; born June 21, 1990) and
Jacqueline (16; born May 15, 1992).
Record
Overall ............................. 521-191
At Louisville ....................... 169-67
NCAA Tournament .............. 35-12
Conference Games ........... 209-87
Conference Tournaments ... 32-13
BIG EAST Conference ........ 49-33
Last 10 Collegiate Years ... 266-79
NBA Coaching (6 yrs.) .... 192-220
Basketball Playing Career
Pct.
.732
.716
.745
.713
.711
.598
.771
.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 (169-67, seven 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 five NCAA Final
Four teams (Providence 1987; Kentucky
1993, 1996 and 1997; Louisville 2005),
including winning the 1996 NCAA Title at
Kentucky and a runner-up finish in 1997.
 Pitino has a 35-12 record in NCAA
Tournament play (.745), ranking him third
among active coaches and 11th in all-time
NCAA Tournament winning percentage.
 After guiding U of L to the 2005 Final
Four, Pitino is the only coach in NCAA
history to guide three different schools to the
NCAA Final Four.
 Pitino has guided 13 teams to NCAA
tournament appearances, including five of
his seven Louisville teams and his last six
straight Kentucky teams. He has won 20 of
his last 26 NCAA Tournament games
spanning his last seven appearances.
 Sixteen of Pitino's 22 collegiate teams
have won 20 or more games (ninth among
active coaches), with four winning 30 or
more (tied for fourth all-time). U of L's 2004-05
unit matched a school record with 33 wins.
 At four collective collegiate coaching
stops, Pitino has coached 19 players drafted
by the NBA, seven of whom were active
players last season. His 1996 NCAA
Championship Kentucky team featured
seven future NBA performers.
 Pitino's teams have won eight tournament championships and has a collective
32-13 conference tournament record. In
eight seasons at Kentucky, his teams posted
an incredible 17-1 Southeastern Conference
tournament mark.
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 Pitino has compiled a 521-191 record,
a .732 winning percentage that ranks him
10th among active coaches and 30th alltime.
 Pitino has been honored as national
Coach of the Year in three different seasons.
 Pitino has coached teams from four
different schools to the NCAA Tournament
(Boston U., Providence, Kentucky and
Louisville), one of only four coaches all-time
to accomplish that feat.
 Pitino is one of a handful of active
collegiate head coaches with head coaching
experience in the NBA (others include Air
Force's Jeff Bzdelik, Memphis' John
Calipari, UNLV's Lon Kruger, NC State's
Sidney Lowe, Florida State's Leonard
Hamilton, and USC's Tim Floyd).
 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.
Coaching Honors
1979
1983
1987
1987
1987
1990
1990
1991
1991
1996
2005
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
Conference USA Coach of the Year
Pitino is one of just five active coaches who have guided his team to five or more 30-win seasons.
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 20 560 134 .807
2. Mark Few, Gonzaga
9 236 60 .797
3. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 16 393 108 .784
4. Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
24 556 163 .773
5. Thad Matta, Ohio State 8 208 66 .759
6. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 33 803 267 .750
7. John Calipari, Memphis 16 408 135 .751
8. Lute Olson, Arizona
34 780 280 .736
9. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 32 771 278 .735
10. Bob Huggins, West Va. 26 615 222 .735
11. Rick Pitino, Louisville 22 521 191 .732
12. Rick Majerus, St. Louis 21 438 162 .730
13. Tubby Smith, Minnesota 17 407 159 .719
14. Bill Self, Kansas
15 349 137 .718
15. Danny Kaspar, S.F. Austin 17 353 147 .706
Note: Pitino is No. 30 among winningest
coaches all-time. He is No. 17 in Division I
coaching victories among active coaches.
Pitino's Record vs. All Opponents
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Mississippi ................. 10
Opponent .................. W
Mississippi St. ............. 8
Missouri State ............. 1
Montana ...................... 1
Morehead St. .............. 6
Mount St. Marys .......... 1
Murray State ................ 2
UNLV ........................... 1
New Hampshire .......... 7
New Hampshire
College ...................... 2
New Mexico ................. 0
New Mexico State ....... 1
New York Tech ............ 1
Niagara ........................ 2
North Carolina ............. 0
North Carolina A&T ..... 1
Northeastern ............... 8
Notre Dame ................. 8
Ohio ............................. 4
Ohio State ................... 4
Oklahoma .................... 1
Old Domonion ............. 2
Oregon ........................ 0
Penn St. ...................... 1
Pennsylvania ............... 1
Pittsburgh .................... 3
Portland ....................... 1
Prairie View ................. 1
Princeton ..................... 1
Providence .................. 3
Purdue ......................... 1
Rhode Island ............... 5
Richmond .................... 2
Rider ............................ 3
Robert Morris .............. 1
Rutgers ........................ 3
Sacramento State ....... 1
St. Bonaventure .......... 0
St. Francis ................... 4
St. John's .................... 6
St. Joseph's ................. 2
Saint Louis .................. 2
St. Peters .................... 1
San Francisco ............. 1
San Jose State ............ 1
Savannah State .......... 1
Seton Hall .................... 7
Siena ........................... 4
South Alabama ........... 2
South Carolina ............ 9
USF ............................. 7
Southern Miss ............. 3
SW Louisiana .............. 0
Stanford ....................... 2
Stonehill ...................... 1
SW Texas State .......... 1
Syracuse ..................... 5
Temple ......................... 0
Tennessee ................. 19
Tenn.-Chattanooga ..... 1
Tenn.-Martin ................ 2
Tennessee St. ............. 3
Tennessee Tech .......... 3
Texas ........................... 1
Texas A&M .................. 0
TCU ............................. 6
Texas Tech .................. 1
Toledo .......................... 1
Townson St. ................. 2
Tulane ......................... 4
Tulsa ............................ 0
U.S. International ........ 1
UCLA ........................... 0
UNC Asheville ............. 1
UNC Wilmington ......... 2
Upsala ......................... 1
Utah ............................. 3
Vanderbilt .................. 14
Vermont ....................... 6
Villanova ...................... 5
VMI .............................. 1
Virginia Tech ................ 1
Wagner ........................ 1
Wake Forest ................ 2
Washington ................. 1
West Virginia ............... 3
Western Carolina ........ 1
Western Kentucky ....... 3
Wisc.-Green Bay ......... 1
Wisc.-Milwaukee ......... 1
Wright State ................ 2
Xavier .......................... 1
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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
.778 (14-4) Fred Taylor, Ohio St., 1960-71
.769 (10-3) Phog Allen, Kansas, 1940-53
.769 (10-3) Pete Newell, California, 1957-60
.767 (69-21) * Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-2007
.759 (22-7) * Billy Donovan, Florida, 1999-2007
.745 (35-12) * Rick Pitino, Boston U, Providence,
*active
Kentucky, Louisville 1983-2007
Most NCAA Tournament Wins - Active
69, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-2007
49, Roy Williams, Kansas, N. Car., 1990-2007
40, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, 1976-2006
39, Jim Calhoun, Northeastern & Connecticut,
1981-2006
35, Rick Pitino, Boston U., Providence,
Kentucky and Louisville, 1983-2007
29, Tubby Smith, Tulsa, Georgia & Kentucky
1994-2007
27, Gary Williams, Maryland, 1997-2007
26, Tom Izzo, Michigan State, 1998-2007
22, Billy Donovan, Florida, 1999-2007
Final Four Appearances, All-Time
COACHES
Opponent .................. W
Adelphi ........................ 0
Air Force ...................... 1
Alabama .................... 10
UAB ............................. 6
Akron ........................... 1
Alaska Anchorage ....... 1
Alcorn St. ..................... 0
American ..................... 1
Arizona ........................ 1
Arizona St. ................... 2
Arkansas ..................... 6
Ark.-Little Rock ............ 1
Arkansas State ............ 1
Assumption ................. 2
Auburn ....................... 10
Austin Peay ................. 4
Baltimore ..................... 2
Bellarmine ................... 1
Boise State .................. 1
Boston College ............ 3
Boston University ........ 2
Brandeis ...................... 1
BYU ............................. 0
BYU Hawaii ................. 1
Brooklyn ...................... 1
Brown .......................... 2
Butler ........................... 0
C.W. Post .................... 3
Canisius ...................... 1
UC Davis ..................... 1
Chamindade ................ 1
Charlotte ...................... 4
Chicago State ............. 1
Cincinnati .................... 9
Clemson ...................... 1
Cleveland St. ............... 1
Colgate ........................ 3
Col. of Charleston ....... 3
Connecticut ................. 6
Coppin State ............... 1
Dayton ......................... 0
Delaware St. ............... 3
DePaul ........................ 7
Detroit .......................... 1
Drexel .......................... 1
Duke ............................ 0
Eastern Kentucky ........ 7
East Carolina .............. 5
Fairfield ....................... 4
Fairleigh Dickinson ..... 4
Florida ....................... 19
Florida Southern ......... 1
Florida St. .................... 1
Furman ........................ 2
George Mason ............ 2
Georgetown ................. 3
George Washington .... 1
Georgia ..................... 15
Georgia Tech ............... 4
Hartford ....................... 1
Hofstra ......................... 1
Holy Cross ................... 6
Houston ....................... 2
Howard ........................ 2
Illinois-Chicago ............ 1
Indiana ........................ 6
IUPUI ........................... 1
Iona ............................. 3
Iowa ............................. 1
Iowa State ................... 1
Jackson State ............. 1
Kansas ........................ 1
Kentucky ..................... 3
Lafayette ..................... 1
LaSalle ........................ 0
Louisiana-Lafayette .... 1
Louisiana Tech ............ 0
Louisville ..................... 6
LSU ............................. 9
Maine ........................... 5
Manhattan ................... 1
Marist ........................... 1
Marquette .................... 7
Marshall ....................... 3
Maryland ..................... 1
Massachusetts .......... 10
Memphis ...................... 4
Merrimack .................... 3
Miami (Fla.) ................. 3
Miami (Ohio) ................ 2
Michigan ...................... 0
Middle Tennessee ....... 1
Minnesota .................... 1
12 John Wooden, UCLA 1962-75
11 Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1967-97
10 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1986-2004
6 Denny Crum, Louisville, 1972-86
6 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky, 1942-66
6 Roy Williams, Kansas/North Carolina,
1990-2005
5 Rick Pitino, Providence / Kentucky
/ Louisville, 1987-2005
5 Bobby Knight, Indiana, 1973-92
5 Guy Lewis, Houston, 1967-84
5 Lute Olson, Iowa / Arizona, 1980-2001
 Pitino’s Unique Accomplishment -By leading the Cardinals to the NCAA Final
Four in 2005, U of L Coach Rick Pitino
became the first coach in NCAA history to
guide three different schools to the NCAA
Final Four. Pitino has coached five Final
Four teams (Providence 1987; Kentucky
1993, 1996 and 1997; Louisville 2005),
including winning the 1996 NCAA
Championship at Kentucky and a runner-up
finish in 1997. Pitino is one of 10 coaches
all-time who have reached the Final Four at
least five times. Twelve coaches have taken
teams from two different schools to the
NCAA Final Four.
 Pitino Third in Active NCAA Winning Percentage -- Pitino has a 35-12 record in
NCAA Tournament play (.745), ranking him third among active coaches in NCAA
Tournament winning percentage behind Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Florida’s Billy
Donovan (Pitino is 11th on the all-time list). Pitino has guided 13 teams to the NCAA
Tournament, including five of his last six at Louisville. He has guided a team into the
NCAA Tournament in 11 of his last 13 seasons coaching in the collegiate ranks (last six
straight Kentucky teams from 1992-97; 2003-05, ‘07 and ‘08 at U of L). Pitino’s teams
have won 20 of his last 26 games, spanning his last seven NCAA Tournament
appearances (1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008). Pitino is one of four coaches
who have taken teams from four different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
 Pitino In Freedom Hall -- During coaching stints at Providence, Kentucky and
Louisville, Coach Rick Pitino has amassed a 120-20 record in Freedom Hall, including a
108-18 mark in his first seven seasons at U of L. Two of his NCAA Tournament wins
came in Freedom Hall during his Final Four run at Providence in 1987.
 Pitino Third in Best Coaching Starts -- U of L Coach Rick Pitino ranks third among
the best coaching starts all-time in 22 seasons. Pitino's 521 victories in his initial 22 years
as a head coach is an incredible feat given Pitino took over losing programs at each of his
four collegiate coaching stops. His 521
Pitino’s Milestone Collegiate Victories
wins entering 2008-09 already rank him
No. Date
Score
eighth for 23-year starts. Including his NBA
1
11/28/78 Boston U. 75, St. Peters 71
record, Pitino has amassed 689 victories as
100 1/16/86 Providence 76, Boston Col. 75/ot
a head coach.
200
300
400
500
12/5/92
1/27/96
12/13/03
12/18/07
Kentucky 96, Georgia Tech 87
Kentucky 89, South Carolina 57
Louisville 73, Florida 65
Louisville 85, Marshall 75
Pitino's Milestone Collegiate Games
No.
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Date
Score
2/1/82
Old Dominion 71, Boston U 61
3/2/87
Providence 97, Villanova 80
12/2/92 Kentucky 81, Wright State 65
3/25/95 North Carolina 74, Kentucky 61
2/16/02 Marquette 75, Louisville 63
3/3/05
Louisville 66, DePaul 62
2/9/08
Louisville 59, Georgetown 51
At Louisville
100 12/11/04 Louisville 74, Florida 70
200 3/17/07 Texas A&M 72, Louisville 69
Most NCAA Tournament Games - Active
90, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 1984-2008
65, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse, 1976-2007
66, Roy Williams, Kansas, N. Car., 1990-2008
55, Jim Calhoun, Northeastern & Connecticut,
1981-2008
47, Rick Pitino, Boston U., Providence,
Kentucky and Louisville, 1983-2008
42, Tubby Smith, Tulsa, Georgia and
Kentucky, 1994-2007
41, Gary Williams, Boston College, Ohio St.
and Maryland, 1994-2007
38, Bob Huggins, Akron & Cincinnati,
West Virginia, 1986-2008
36, Tom Izzo, Michigan St., 1998-2008
Pitino gained his 500th collegiate victory last season as the Cardinals beat Marshall 85-75 on Dec. 18, 2007.
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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.
 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.
 1959 - At the age of seven, Pitino made the
Sacred Heart Elementary team a day after he
first picked up a basketball.
 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.
 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 6foot 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 1976-77, 22-6 in 1977-78),
reaching the NCAA Tournament both years.
 March 31, 1978 - Pitino is named head
coach at Boston University, taking over a
program that had won a collective 17 games
over the previous two seasons. He would
win that many in his first year with a 17-9
mark.
 March 10, 1980 - Pitino makes his first
post-season appearance as a head coach as
Boston University drops a 96-74 decision to
Boston College in the first round of the
National Invitation Tournament, capping a 219 season.
 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.
 1983 -- Pitino becomes an assistant coach
with the New York Knicks under head coach
Hubie Brown. The Knicks post a 47-35
record in his first season there.
 March 22, 1985 -- Pitino becomes head
coach at Providence College, which is coming
off an 11-20 season.
 March 20, 1986 -- Providence falls 64-63
to Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the
NIT to finish 17-14 in Pitino’s first season.
 March 21, 1987 -- Providence defeats Big
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Rick Pitino (left) and U of L Director of
Athletics Tom Jurich chatted after
extending Pitino's contract through the
2012-13 season.
East rival and No. 1 seed Georgetown 88-73
to win the NCAA Southeast Region in
Louisville's Freedom Hall as Pitino's second
Friar team reaches the NCAA Final Four for
the first time since 1974.
 March 28, 1987 -- Pitino and Providence
lose 77-63 to his former boss Jim Boeheim
and Syracuse in the national semifinals in
New Orleans to finish 25-9. The Friars
scoring leader that season was guard Billy
Donovan, the current head coach at Florida
who later joins Pitino as an assistant at
Kentucky.
 July 13, 1987 -- Pitino becomes head
coach of the New York Knicks, who had
stumbled to a 71-175 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 198889 team was 52-30, winning the Atlantic
Division.
 June 2, 1989 -- Pitino is named head
coach at Kentucky, inheriting a program that
had just been placed on two years probation
for committing NCAA violations and had
posted a 13-19 record prior to his arrival.
 March 5, 1990 -- With just eight scholarship players on the season, Kentucky finishes
a respectable 14-14 season with a loss at
Notre Dame and a fourth-place finish in the
Southeastern Conference. Pitino is named
National Coach of the Year by Basketball
Times.
 1991 -- Pitino is named National Coach of
the Year by The Sporting News after guiding
the ninth-ranked Wildcats to a 22-6 record.
 March 28, 1992 -- In what is regarded by
many as one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, Christian Laettner’s
last-second bucket in overtime edges Duke
104-103 past Kentucky in the NCAA East
Region final in Philadelphia. Pitino's Wildcats
finish sixth in the nation with a 29-7 record.
 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. UK 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.
 March 31, 1997 -- In Pitino’s final game as
the Wildcats' coach, Kentucky falls to Arizona
84-79 in overtime in Pitino's second straight
championship game appearance in Indianapolis. Pitino's final UK team posts a 35-5
record.
 May 7, 1997 -- Pitino is named president
and head coach of the Boston Celtics. The
Celtics were 15-67 the previous season, the
worst record in the NBA.
 Jan. 8, 2001 -- Pitino resigns from the
Celtics and finshes with a 102-146 record in 3
1/2 seasons.
 March 21, 2001 -- Pitino is introduced as
the new coach at Louisville, just the fourth
coach for the Cards in the last 57 years.
 Nov. 18, 2001 -- In Pitino's first game as
the Cardinals' head coach, U of L pounds
South Alabama 92-38, forcing 36 turnovers,
the second-highest ever at U of L.
 Dec. 20, 2002 -- In an amazing comeback,
Pitino's Cards hit three consecutive threepoint goals in the final 32 seconds, overcom-
Rick Pitino has a 70-66 collegiate record when facing teams ranked in the nation's Top 25, including a 2-1 mark vs. top-ranked foes.
 March 12, 2002 -- U of L, which won 12
games the previous season, reaches the NIT
under Pitino's guidance beating Princeton 6665 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 had
appeared in the nation's top 25.
 March 15, 2003 -- Pitino guides U of L to
its first-ever Conference USA Tournament
Championship with an 83-78 victory over
UAB in the title game.
 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 Tourney competition in six years.
 Dec. 27, 2003 -- After beating No. 1 Florida
73-65 on Dec. 13, Pitino's Cardinals make it
two victories over the nation's top-ranked
team on the season -- a first for U of L -- with
a 65-56 victory at top-ranked Kentucky. The
Cardinals would continue to win, building a
16-game winning streak.
 March 3, 2005 -- On an emotional Senior
Night in Freedom Hall, the Cardinals defeat
No. 18 Charlotte 94-82 to clinch U of L's first
Conference USA Championship in its 10
years in the league.
 March 26, 2005 -- In erasing a 20-point
deficit, the Cardinals defeat West Virginia 9385 in overtime in the NCAA Albuquerque
Region championship to send U of L to its
eighth Final Four and the first in the last 18
years. It put Pitino in a unique position of
being the only coach in NCAA history to lead
three different schools to the Final Four.
 Feb. 17, 2007 -- Freshman guard Jerry
Smith’s three-pointer at the buzzer lifted U of
L to a 61-59 victory at No. 12 Marquette.
Coupled with a win at No. 7 Pitt earlier in the
week, it marked the first time in 10 years that
the Cardinals beat two Top 25 ranked teams
on the road. U of L would go on to tie for
second in the BIG EAST as the most
improved team in the league.
 March 27, 2008 -- The Cardinals beat fifthranked and No. 2 seed Tennessee 79-60 in
the East Region semifinals as Louisville
reached the NCAA Elite Eight for the third
time in the last 11 years. It was the 27th
victory for the Cards, just the ninth time in
school history the Cards have won as many
games.
Former Pitino Assistants as Collegiate Head Coaches
Coach ................................ School/Team Where Head Coach (Years)
Winston Bennett ................ Kentucky State (2000-03)
Delray Brooks .................... Texas-Pan American (1997-99)
Bob Brown ......................... Southern Maine (1987-90), Boston University (1990-94)
Bill Burke ............................ Loyola (Baltimore, Md.) (1981-82)
Gordon Chiesa ................... Providence (1987-88)
Mick Cronin ........................ Murray State (2003-06), Cincinnati (2006-current)
Scott Davenport ................. Bellarmine (2005-current)
Billy Donovan ..................... Marshall (1994-96), Florida (1996-current)
Herb Sendek ...................... Miami, OH ('93-96), N.C. State ('96-06), Arizona St. ('06-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)
Marvin Menzies .................. New Mexico State (2007-current)
Jim O'Brien ........................ Dayton (1990-94)
Martin Schoepfer ............... Connecticut College (1982-93)
Orlando "Tubby" Smith ...... Tulsa (1991-95), Georgia (1995-97), Kentucky (1997-2007),
Minnesota (2007-current)
Reggie Theus .................... New Mexico State (2005-07)
Kevin Williard ..................... Iona (2007-current)
Ralph Willard ..................... Western Ky. ('90-94), Pittsburgh ('94-99), Holy Cross ('99-current)
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ing 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.
Former Pitino Players as Collegiate Head Coaches
Coach ................................ School/Team Where Head Coach (Years)
Delray Brooks .................... Texas-Pan American (1997-99)
Billy Donovan ..................... Marshall (1994-96), Florida (1996-current)
Travis Ford ......................... Campbellsville (1997-2000), Eastern Ky. (2000-05),
Massachusetts (2005-08), Oklahoma State (2008-current)
John Pelphrey .................... South Alabama (2002-07), Arkansas (2007-current)
Sean Woods ...................... Mississippi Valley State (2008-current)
Other notable former players in coaching: Reggie Hanson, assistant basketball coach, USF; Dan
Harwood, head basketball coach, Magruder High School (Rockville, Md.)
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. Two of his teams at
Louisville are among the top ten in all-time
victories at U of L (33-5 record in 2005-06,
27-9 in 2007-08).
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
33-5, Final Four
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
was a joint owner in AP Valentine, a colt
that ran in each of the 2001 Triple Crown
races. It placed second in both the
Preakness and Belmont Stakes and ran
sixth in the Kentucky Derby.
Three horses -- Halory Hunter, The
Groom is Red and AP Valentine -- of which
Pitino was an owner have won Grade I
races. To put that success in perspective,
just 0.6 percent of North American thoroughbreds ever win a stakes race.
Pitino and his current stable, named Ol
Memorial Stable after a golf club in Tampa,
currently own several horses.
Books
Another off-thecourt venture Pitino
has had success in is
publishing. His
"Success Is A
Choice" was a
national best seller.
He has also produced "Born to
Coach: A Season
with the New York
Knicks," "Full Court
Pressure," and
"Lead to Succeed."
He worked with
writer Pat Forde to
produce his latest
book "Rebound
Rules: The Art of
Success 2.0," which
hit the bookstores in
October of 2008.
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 ranked among the nation's top 25 in field goal percentage defense in four of the last five years.
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Pitino
Pitino on
on the
the Cardinals
Cardinals
After watching his Cardinals during its first
two weeks of individual instructions at the start
of the fall semester, U of L Coach Rick Pitino
made the following assessments on U of L’s
players ...
Terrence Williams
T-Will has a special talent because he
can hurt you with so many different skills.
He’s a threat to have a triple-double on
any given night. He can beat you with his
passing, he can beat you with his
rebounding, he can beat you with his
defense and he can beat you with his
scoring. Any time you have a player that
possesses all those skills, he’s the most
dangerous weapon on your team. He's
always in great shape and has shown
great leadership. He should have a
special senior season.
Andre McGee
Andre probably has come in in the
greatest shape of his life. I never thought I
would see the day when Andre McGee
had six percent body fat. He’s extremely
fast and unguardable in the open floor.
He’s a great defensive player and now he
just has to work on making other players
better. He’s in the best shape of his life
and has shown a special desire to be a
leader on this team.
Will Scott
Will is sort of like a pinch hitter,
someone who is called upon in very
difficult times, to have to come in and
make big shots. That's probably the most
difficult position to play on a basketball
team because you're coming in,
not as loose as you would want,
but you have to make the big
shot, make the big free throw, or
make the big play. It’s a difficult
situation to be in, but that’s
his role. He needs to
develop more arc on his
jump shot and improve his
ball-handling.
Jerry Smith
Jerry is coming off an
outstanding sophomore
season. He really is a
consistent offensive threat
who is there for us every
single night. What stops
Jerry from having a great
game is not the other team’s
defense -- it’s getting into
early foul trouble. We're
hoping he will stay out of early
foul trouble and be able to stay
on the court. He's a great
offensive weapon. The length
of the new three-point shot will
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not affect Jerry, he has good three-point
range. He's ready and poised for a strong
season.
Edgar Sosa
The sophomore jinx is over. He has
matured into a leader and has matured
into a team-first basketball player. He had
to improve his defense from last year and
he has done that. I like what I see from
Edgar.
Earl Clark
Earl is one of the most talented players
I have coached. At 6-9, he is capable of
doing so many different things. He's an
outstanding shot blocker, an outstanding
rebounder, and he has added a strong low
post to his extensive repertoire. He’s a
very good passer and he can break you
down on the dribble. He’s an improved
shooter and he has become very strong.
Expect big things from Earl in his final
season with us.
Reginald Delk
Reggie has a long way to go. He is
someone who can play in this system, but
he’s paying the price and he’s willing to
work at it. He has to improve his defense
and has to improve his shooting and his
overall game. He’s a very hard worker
and a very good athlete.
Preston Knowles
I don’t believe there will be any
sophomore jinx for this young man
because he is the consummate team
player. He’s a very good defensive player
and a very hard worker. He had a
terrific freshman season and we
expect him to continue in his
sophomore year.
Lee Steiden
Lee is a terrific young
man with a great attitude.
He has had some health
issues, which he has to
overcome to get back into
shape. He has lost 25
pounds in the off season,
which will make him
quicker. We are hoping
he will put 10-12 pounds
back in strength. He’s
another young man that
works extremely hard
and we are very
excited to have him on
our team.
Samardo Samuels
Samardo Samuels is
a very powerful young man.
At 6-9, he has a wing span
that makes him play like a
Eleven of Coach Rick Pitino's collegiate players were first-round NBA draft selections.
seven-footer. He’s very long, very strong
for a freshman. Not very many people
come into the college ranks equally as
strong as one of your juniors or seniors.
He’s physically a man-child right now and
somebody that is going to play a lot of
minutes as a freshman.
Jared Swopshire
Offensively, Jared is ready to play. He
has to catch up defensively to that of a
college basketball player. He has all the
skills to be a contributor right away on
offense. He's a hard worker with a
tremendous attitude to learn.
Terrence Jennings
Terrence is a raw talent. His future is
extremely bright, he has outstanding
potential and he's a terrific athlete. He is
what I would call a high school version of
Amare Stoudemire, in terms of he is very
raw. He runs, jumps, and blocks shots,
but he has to learn the basketball skills
that will help him stay on the court to be an
offensive and defensive threat. He must
learn to relax and slow down on offense.
Kyle Kuric
Kyle probably won’t see a whole lot of
time as a freshman, but he reminds me of
Jeff Shepherd who I coached at Kentucky.
He’s a very good athlete and potentially a
very good shooter. He has to become a
better ball handler, but he's someone who
has great potential here in this program.
He will be a player that's like a blue-chip
stock that will just get better with each
year he’s here.
George Goode
George has a lot of catching up to do.
He regressed because of sitting out last
year where he couldn’t practice or
condition with the team, plus he didn’t
even get the benefits of a high school
senior who was playing basketball. He
had to sit out, be dormant and do nothing,
so that retarded his progress quite a bit.
He has to play catch up right now. He
must push himself harder to maximize his
abilities.
Chris Brickley
Chris is about the hardest working
walk-on I’ve ever had. I haven’t seen
someone work this hard at the game of
basketball since Billy Donovan and that’s a
21 year gap. That’s the highest
compliment I can pay someone. Don’t get
me wrong -- he’s not Billy Donovan as a
basketball player, but his work ethic is. If
he could sleep in the gym, he would. I’ve
never seen anyone spend as much time in
the gym and have the passion for the
game as he has. We are very excited to
have him in our program.
More on Pitino
Players Reach Potential
 Antoine Walker
An NBA lottery pick for the Boston
Celtics, Walker was the sixth overall
pick following his sophomore collegiate
season. He is currently with the
Minnesota Timberwolves.
 Francisco Garcia
Garcia was chosen as the 23rd pick
overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the
Sacramento Kings, where he has
played the last three seasons.
 Reece Gaines
Gaines was chosen as the
15th pick overall in the
2003 NBA Draft and
played his rookie
year with the
Orlando Magic
and later with
the Milwaukee
Bucks.
 Jamal
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
became an NBA All-Star.
 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.
Francisco Garcia
What They Say about Pitino
“Rick is a brilliant strategist and a
motivational whiz. No doubt he will
ultimately be selected to the Basketball
Hall of Fame. He is unquestionably one of
the Rolls Royce coaches in college. The
glory days are back again at Louisville. To
put it in Vitalese, he is the three “S” man,
super, scintillating and sensational.”
Dick Vitale, ABC/ESPN
College Basketball Analyst
“Rick Pitino has Hall of Fame credentials on the collegiate level, and I believe he
is among the game’s truly elite teachers,
motivators, 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/CBS College
Basketball Analyst
“Coaching the game of basketball is a
 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 played 10 years
in the league, finishing with
the Los Angeles Clippers in
2006.
 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 finished his career with the New
Jersey Nets in 2005.
 Derek Anderson
Chosen as the 13th pick overall in the 1997
NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He
now plays for the Charlotte Bobcats.
 Nazr Mohammed
The 29th pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the
Atlanta Hawks, he helped San Antonio reach
the NBA Finals in 2005 and is now a member
of the Charlotte Bobcats.
 Scott Padgett
The Utah Jazz made Padgett its 1999 firstround pick (28th selection overall). He
finished his career with the Memphis Grizzlies
in 2007.
 Jamal Magliore
The 19th pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the
first round of the 2000 NBA Draft, and is
currently with the Miami Heat.
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, former
CBS College
Basketball Analyst
“People say I improved during my college years. Actually,
my improvement was accelerated and
noticed because of Coach Pitino’s style of
play. I was able to showcase my skills in
the 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
“Rick Pitino is absolutely the greatest
coach I've ever had in my life, and I've
played for probably six guys who will be in
the Hall of Fame. His greatest strength is
making people believe -- in themselves and
each other.”
Mark Jackson, former NBA All-star
and current ESPN NBA analyst
“The great strength he has, in my
opinion is his ability to give. He has a
relentless passion to help people get better.
He takes everyone to a place they didn't
think they could reach..”
Billy Donovan, Head Coach of the
University of Florida
Pitino's collegiate teams have scored 100 or more points 68 times while opponents have reached the century mark on 16 occasions.
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COACHES
Pitino Has Coached 11 First Round NBA Draft Picks in College
COACHES
Pitino's Collegiate Results
Boston University
Five seasons, 91-51
(.641)
1978-79 at Boston University
(Won 17, Lost 9)
Date
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
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BU OPP
28 St. Peters (H) .............. 75 71
2 Maine (H) .................... 62 72
5 Massachusetts (A) ....... 72 63
7 Holy Cross (A) ............ 65 72
9 Connecticut (A) .......... 84 92
11 Adelphi (H) .................. 65 67
23 Fairfield (A) (OT) .......... 84 76
3 Fairleigh Dickinson(H) .. 79 73
6 Stonehill (H) ................. 85 60
9 Northeastern (A) ........... 61 60
11 Connecticut (H) (OT) .. 62 63
15 Vermont (H) .................. 92 65
17 Northeastern (H) .......... 80 73
20 New Hampshire (A) ...... 76 72
22 Brandeis (H) ................. 98 71
29 Vermont (A) .................. 76 68
31 Old Dominion (A) ........ 72 90
3 Maine (A) ..................... 72 74
6 Siena (H) ...................... 72 66
8 Rhode Island (H) .......... 75 69
12 Richmond (H) ............... 85 69
14 Wagner (H) .................. 72 73
17 New Hampshire (H) .... 124 76
19 George Washington (H) 87 76
21 Boston College (A) ..... 84 99
24 Assumption (H) .......... 117 79
1979-80 at Boston University
(Won 21, Lost 9)
Date
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
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Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
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Mar.
Site
BU OPP
2 C.W. Post (H) ............. 109 74
4 Vermont (H) .................. 87 78
8 Fairfield (H) .................. 92 72
11 Upsala (H) .................... 83 65
22 Coll. of Charleston (H) . 87 65
28 LSU (A) ........................ 72 92
2 Baltimore (H) ................ 89 68
5 U.S. International (A) . 111 80
9 Colgate (H) ................... 72 65
12 St. Francis (H) ............. 89 69
15 Massachusetts (H) ....... 78 51
19 New Hampshire (H) ...... 82 59
22 Siena (A) ...................... 98 89
24 Rhode Island (A) .......... 74 63
26 Marist (H) ................... 117 94
31 St. Peter’s (A) ............ 55 58
2 Fairleigh Dickinson (A) . 76 63
4 Wagner (A) .................. 59 70
6 UNC Wilmington (H) ..... 59 57
8 Northeastern (H) .......... 85 78
11 Maryland (A) ............... 76 99
13 Connecticut (A) .......... 65 72
16 New Hampshire (A) .... 102 76
18 South Carolina (A) ...... 76 83
20 Maine (H) ..................... 91 102
23 New York Tech (H) ....... 87 77
ECAC North Tournament
(Portland, Maine)
26 Niagara (N) ................... 85 66
28 Rhode Island (N) .......... 83 79
1 Holy Cross (N) ............ 75 81
NIT
(Chestnut Hill, Mass.)
10 Boston College ........... 74 95
1980-81 at Boston University
(Won 13, Lost 14)
Date
Site
BU OPP
Nov. 29 Baltimore (H) ................ 92 83
Dec. 6 Merrimack (H) .............. 73 49
Dec. 13 Connecticut (H) .......... 65 72
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29 Xavier (N) ..................... 91 84
30 New Mexico (N) ........... 87 107
3 St. Francis (A) .............. 73 64
6 Northeastern (A) ......... 78 80
10 Drexel (A) .................... 63 71
12 Cincinnati (A) .............. 82 102
14 Old Dominion (H) ........ 71 78
19 Fairfield (A) ................... 62 59
23 Wagner (H) .................. 70 74
26 Towson St. (H) ............. 89 71
28 New Hampshire Coll.(H) 98 82
30 Boston College (H) ..... 52 57
31 Massachusetts (H) ....... 91 62
3 Maine (A) ..................... 58 73
7 Iona (A) ........................ 74 72
10 Notre Dame (A) ........... 63 89
14 New Hampshire (H) ...... 77 64
16 C.W. Post (H) ............... 81 67
18 Massachusetts (A) ....... 61 56
21 South Carolina (H) ...... 86 93
24 Northeastern (H) ......... 76 83
26 Vermont (A) ................. 59 60
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
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
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Feb.
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Feb.
Site
BU OPP
28 St. Francis (NY) (H) ..... 87 76
30 Delaware State (H) ....... 88 67
3 Massachusetts (H) ....... 91 65
5 Connecticut (A) .......... 54 73
8 Drexel (H) ..................... 76 60
12 UCLA (A) ..................... 43 77
22 Merrimack (H) .............. 72 68
27 South Florida (A) ........ 61 67
4 Florida Southern (H) ..... 89 68
6 Colgate (A) ................... 83 63
12 Holy Cross (A) .............. 96 82
16 Iona (H) ........................ 68 77
20 Niagara (H) .................. 67 69
23 Vermont (H) .................. 85 67
26 Northeastern (A) ........... 82 64
30 Wagner (A) ................... 89 70
1 Old Dominion (A) ........ 61 71
3 Fairleigh Dickinson (H) . 99 82
6 Cincinnati (OT) (H) ....... 52 50
9 U.S. International (H) . 83 88
11 George Mason (H) ....... 69 64
13 New Hampshire (A) ...... 77 75
15 Maine(H) ...................... 65 63
17 Canisius (H) ................ 46 48
23 C. W. Post (H) .............. 85 57
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
Site
BU OPP
Nov. 29 Purdue (H) ................... 69 79
Dec. 4 Princeton (N) ............... 69 70
Dec. 5 Alcorn State (N) .......... 72 74
Dec. 7 Siena (H) ...................... 78 65
Dec. 11 Connecticut (H) .......... 50 51
Dec. 23 St. Francis (N.Y.) (A) ... 80 64
Jan. 5 Brooklyn (H) ................. 87 66
Jan. 9 New Hampshire Coll. (H) 96 89
Jan. 12 UNC Wilmington (A) ..... 78 66
Jan. 15 Towson State (A) ......... 82 77
Jan. 17 George Mason (A) ...... 75 76
Jan. 25 Northeastern (A) ......... 104 86
Jan. 29 Cleveland State (H) ...... 89 74
Jan. 31 Colgate (H) ................... 84 51
Feb. 3 Niagara (A) .................. 75 76
Feb. 5 Canisius (A) ................ 64 74
Feb. 9 Maine (A) ...................... 57 52
Pitino's collegiate teams have won 20 or more games on 16 occasions.
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12 Illinois-Chicago (H) ....... 92
14 New Hampshire (H) ...... 82
16 St. Bonaventure (A) ... 61
19 Vermont (A) .................. 99
21 Penn State (A) ............. 96
23 Maine (H) ..................... 82
25 St. Josephs (H) .......... 77
28 Merrimack (H) .............. 83
3 Northeastern (H) .......... 76
5 Holy Cross (H) .............. 98
North Atlantic Tournament
(Boston, Mass.)
8 Vermont (N) .................. 80
10 Niagara (N) ................... 95
12 Holy Cross (N) .............. 63
NCAA Tournament
(Greensboro, N.C.)
15 LaSalle (N) ................... 58
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88
70
78
57
70
97
75
82
62
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Providence College
Two seasons, 42-23
(.646)
1985-86 at Providence
(Won 17, Lost 14)
Date
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
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Feb.
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Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
Site
PC OPP
23 Assumption (H) ............ 97 47
26 Richmond (H) .............. 64 70
2 Northeastern (H) .......... 83 68
4 Brown (H) ................... 107 80
7 Rhode Island (H) .......... 78 71
11 Maine (H) ..................... 94 62
18 Holy Cross (H) ............ 109 78
21 Howard (H) ................... 93 84
23 Ark. Little Rock (H) .... 104 80
28 Xavier (A) .................... 63 75
2 St. Johns (H) (OT) ....... 90 95
4 Georgetown (A) .......... 79 110
7 Notre Dame (H) ........... 72 78
11 Villanova (H) (2OT) ..... 77 78
14 Pittsburgh (A) ............. 70 71
16 Boston College (A) (OT) 76 75
23 Syracuse (A) ............... 73 95
25 Villanova (A) ............... 68 80
27 Georgetown (H) .......... 54 69
1 Boston College (H) ....... 92 83
3 St. Johns (A) ............... 61 85
12 Seton Hall (A) ............... 67 66
15 Syracuse (H) ............... 75 76
19 Pittsburgh (H) ............... 76 67
22 Connecticut (A) ............ 74 67
24 Seton Hall (H) ............... 97 82
26 Connecticut (H) ............ 69 66
Big East Tournament
5 Villanova (N) ............... 63 75
NIT
12 Boston University ......... 72 69
16 George Mason ............. 90 71
20 Louisiana Tech ........... 63 64
1986-87 at Providence
(Won 25, Lost 9)
Date
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
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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.
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Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
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Mar. 6
Mar. 12
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Mar. 19
Mar. 21
Mar. 28
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
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81
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78
87
90
72
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University of Kentucky
Eight seasons, 219-50
(.814)
1989-90 at Kentucky
(Won 14, Lost 14)
Date
Site
UK OPP
Nov. 28 Ohio (H) ........................ 76 73
Dec. 2 Indiana (N) ................... 69 71
Dec. 4 Mississippi St. (H) ..... 102 97
Dec. 6 Tennessee Tech (H) .. 111 75
Dec. 9 Kansas (A) .................. 95 150
Dec. 19 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
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Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
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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
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LSU (H) ........................ 93 80
Mississippi St. (H) ....... 89 70
Tennessee (A) .............. 78 74
Ole Miss (A) ................. 95 85
Vanderbilt (H) ............... 58 50
Florida (H) .................... 81 65
Alabama (A) ................ 83 88
Auburn (A) .................... 89 81
Georgia (H) .................. 96 84
LSU (A) ........................ 88 107
Mississippi St. (A) ...... 82 83
Tennessee (H) ............. 85 74
Ole Miss (H) ................. 89 77
Vanderbilt (A) .............. 87 98
Florida (A) .................... 90 74
Alabama (H) ................. 79 73
Auburn (H) .................. 114 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.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
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
28 Rutgers (N) ................... 89 67
30 St. Johns (N) ................ 86 77
3 Indiana (N) ................... 81 78
5 Georgia (A) ................... 74 59
9 Tennessee (H) ............. 84 70
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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
Mar. 21 Utah (N) ........................ 83
NCAA Southeast Regional
(Charlotte, N.C.)
Mar. 25 Wake Forest (N) ......... 103
Mar. 27 Florida State (N) ......... 106
NCAA Final Four
(New Orleans, La.)
Apr. 3 Michigan (N) ................ 78
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Dec.
Dec.
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UCLA (N) ..................... 81
Indiana (N) ................... 73
Boston Univ.(H) ............ 90
Texas Tech (N) ........... 83
Marshall (H) ................ 116
Louisville (A) ............... 86
Auburn (H) .................... 98
South Carolina (A) ........ 80
Florida (A) .................... 83
Georgia (H) .................. 83
Mississippi (N) .............. 82
Vanderbilt (H) ............... 81
Tennessee (H) ............. 69
Arkansas (A) ............... 92
South Carolina (H) ....... 90
Syracuse (H) ................ 77
Tennessee (A) .............. 68
Notre Dame (A) ............ 97
Mississippi State (H) .. 71
Florida (H) .................... 87
Alabama (A) ................. 72
Vanderbilt (A) ............... 71
Georgia (A) ................... 97
LSU (H) ...................... 127
SEC Tournament
(Atlanta, Ga.)
Mar. 10 Auburn (N) .................... 93
Mar. 11 Florida (N) .................... 86
Mar. 12 Arkansas (N) ................ 95
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88
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58
76
77
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81
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93
NCAA Southeast Region 1st/2nd Rounds
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1993-94 at Kentucky
(Won 27, Lost 7)
Date
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
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
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)
Texas (N) ..................... 86 61
Ohio State (N) ............ 100 88
Arizona (N) ................... 93 92
San Francisco (H) ...... 110 83
Robert Morris (H) ......... 92 67
Vanderbilt (H) ............. 107 82
Notre Dame (H) ............ 84 59
Georgia (A) .................. 90 94
Mississippi (N) .............. 98 64
Tennessee (H) ............. 93 74
Florida (A) ................... 57 59
Mississippi State (A) ..... 86 70
South Carolina (H) ....... 79 67
Auburn (A) .................... 91 74
Alabama (H) ................. 82 67
Massachusetts (N) ...... 67 64
Arkansas (H) ............... 82 90
Syracuse (A) ............... 85 93
LSU (A) ........................ 99 95
Vanderbilt (A) ............... 77 69
Tennessee (A) .............. 77 73
Georgia (H) .................. 80 59
Florida (H) .................... 80 77
South Carolina (A) ...... 74 75
SEC Tournament
(Memphis, Tenn.)
Mississippi State (N) .... 95 76
Arkansas (N) ................ 90 78
Florida (N) .................... 73 60
(Memphis, Tenn.)
Mar. 16 Mount St. Mary’s (N) .. 113
Mar. 18 Tulane (N) .................... 82
NCAA Southeast Regional
(Birmingham, Ala.)
Mar. 23 Arizona State (N) ......... 97
Mar. 25 North Carolina (N) ...... 61
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1995-96 at Kentucky
(Won 34, Lost 2)
Date
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Mar.
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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Mar.
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UK OPP
24 Maryland (N) ................ 96 84
28 Massachusetts (N) ..... 82 92
2 Indiana (N) ................... 89 82
6 Wis. Green-Bay (H) ...... 74 62
9 Georgia Tech (H) ......... 83 60
16 Morehead State (H) ...... 96 32
19 Marshall (H) ................ 118 99
23 Louisville (H) ................ 89 66
ECAC Holiday Festival
(New York, N.Y.)
27 Rider (N) ....................... 90 65
29 Iona (N) ...................... 106 79
3 South Carolina (A) ........ 89 60
6 Ole Miss (H) ................. 90 60
9 Mississippi State (A) ..... 74 56
13 Tennessee (H) ............. 61 44
16 LSU (A) ...................... 129 97
20 Texas Christian (H) .... 124 80
24 Georgia (A) ................... 82 77
27 South Carolina (H) ....... 89 57
3 Florida (H) .................... 77 63
7 Vanderbilt (A) ............. 120 81
11 Arkansas (H) ................ 88 73
14 Georgia (H) .................. 86 73
17 Tennessee (A) .............. 90 50
20 Alabama (H) ................. 84 65
24 Florida (A) .................... 94 63
27 Auburn (A) .................... 88 73
2 Vanderbilt (H) ............. 101 63
SEC Tournament
(New Orleans, La.)
8 Florida (N) .................. 100 76
9 Arkansas (N) ................ 95 75
10 Mississippi State (N) .. 73 84
NCAA Midwest Region 1st/2nd Rounds
(Dallas, Texas)
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
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: Pitino's team results for
the 2001-08 seasons at U of L are
listed on page 183-184.
Pitino In Close Games
One-point margins ....... 12-26
Two-point margins ....... 10-16
Three-point margins ..... 23-10
Four-point margins ....... 17-13
Five-point margins ....... 16-12
All overtime games ..... 13-16
Overtime games with over
a five-point margin ......... 6-4
Pitino has been honored as National Coach of the Year in three seasons.
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COACHES
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COACHES
Assistant
Assistant Coach
Coach Steve
Steve Masiello
Masiello
Steve Masiello
is in his fourth year
on Rick Pitino's
men's basketball
staff as an
assistant coach.
Masiello was
included among
Rivals.com's Top
25 men's
Steve Masiello
basketball
assistants of 2006-07 because of his
recruiting ability and knowledge of the
game. He has been included on
Rivals.com's list of top recruiters, has
helped the Cardinals land a top ten
recruiting class each of the last two
years at U of L and his efforts have the
Cards' well on their way to a stellar
class in 2009. On the court, the
Cardinals have a collective 72-32
record during his three years at U of L,
reaching the NCAA Elite Eight last
season.
Masiello was an assistant for four
years at Manhattan prior to joining the
U of L staff, including the last two
years as head coach Bobby
Gonzalez’s top assistant. During his
four years there, the Jaspers compiled
an 83-36 record (.697) with two Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
Championships, a pair of NCAA
Tournament appearances and one
visit to the NIT. In 2003-04, Manhattan
produced a 25-6 mark, won the MAAC
Championship with a league-record 16
wins and advanced to the NCAA
Tournament second round after a 75-
60 victory over fifth-seeded Florida.
Prior to connecting with the
Manhattan coaching staff, Masiello
served as the Administrative Assistant
under Tulane Head Coach Shawn
Finney for one year (2000-01).
A 2000 graduate of the University of
Kentucky with a degree in
communications, Masiello joined the
Steve Masiello Up Close
Years at U of L: Fourth. Joined staff on May, 2005 after serving as an assistant coach
for four years at Manhattan College.
Previous Coaching Experience: Assistant coach, Manhattan (2001-05); Administrative
Assistant, Tulane (2000-01).
Playing Experience: High School -- Averaged 34.5 points and eight assists as a senior
at the Harvey School in Katonah, N.Y. College -- Played four years at the University of
Kentucky (1996-2000), the first under Coach Rick Pitino and the last three under Coach
Tubby Smith. Member of the UK 1998 NCAA Championship team and 1997 national
runner-up team. Co-captain as a senior.
Education: Completed a bachelor's degree in communications from Kentucky in 2000;
graduate of the Harvey School in Katonah, N.Y. (1996).
Personal Data: Born Sept. 2, 1977 in New York, N.Y. Single.
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Wildcats’ basketball team as a walk-on
during Pitino’s final year at Kentucky
(1996-97) as the Wildcats lost in the
national championship game. He
played an additional three years at UK
under Tubby Smith, earning a
scholarship his senior season, and
was a member of the Wildcats’ 1998
NCAA Championship team. He was
the Wildcats’ co-captain as a senior in
1999-2000.
Masiello hails from White Plains,
N.Y. and attended Archbishop
Stepinac High School. He moved to
the Harvey School in Katonah, NY as
a junior, when he averaged 19.9 points
and six assists in helping Harvey win
the New England Prep School Athletic
Association Championship. He scored
38 points, and nine assists and
grabbed three rebounds in the
championship game to earn MVP
honors. He was among the nation’s
high school scoring leaders his final
year at Harvey, averaging 34.5 points
and eight assists. He was a ball boy
for the New York Knicks when Pitino
was head coach there. He is single.
Steve Masiello was a guard at Kentucky, where he played under Rick Pitino when the Wildcats were the national runner-up.
Assistant
Assistant Coach
Coach Walter
Walter McCarty
McCarty
COACHES
Walter
McCarty, a 10year NBA veteran
who played for
University of
Louisville head
coach Rick Pitino
in college and
professionally, is
in his second
Walter McCarty
year on the
Cardinals' staff as an assistant coach.
“It's great to have Walter on our
staff," said Pitino. "He has all the
experience to help our young men
grow as people. I have immense
confidence in him as a person.
Playing ten years in the NBA is no
small feat; it’s a great accomplishment.
He’s a team player and has always
been about winning. His enthusiasm
is infectious. I think right now it’s a
perfect fit with our players. I wanted
someone that could relate to them
about what the next level is all about."
In his first year with the Cardinals,
U of L produced a 27-9 record,
reached the NCAA Elite Eight, and his
efforts helped the Cards land a top ten
recruiting class.
McCarty was drafted in the first
round of the 1996 draft (19th overall
pick) by the New York Knicks, where
he played one season before an
October 1997 trade sent him to the
Boston Celtics. He played seven and
a half seasons with the Celtics -playing initially under Pitino -- and
averaged a career-best 9.6 points and
4.4 rebounds in his first season there
in 1997-98. He moved to the Phoenix
Suns in the middle of the 2004-05
season and finished his NBA playing
career with the Los Angeles Clippers.
His NBA scoring high was 27 points
with the Celtics against New Jersey
and he grabbed a career-high 13
rebounds against Orlando.
McCarty was a starting forward on
the Pitino-coached University of
Kentucky's 1996 NCAA Championship
team. He started 32 of 36 games as a
senior during that championship
season when he averaged a careerhigh 11.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. He
was second on that deep title squad
with 206 rebounds and 28 three-point
Walter McCarty Up Close
Years at U of L: Second. Joined staff in June 2007 after retiring from playing in the NBA.
Previous Coaching Experience: None.
Playing Experience: High School -- Parade All-America selection as a senior at
Evansville (Ind.) Harrison High School. College -- Played three years at the University of
Kentucky (1993-96) under Coach Rick Pitino. Starting forward and co-captain of the UK
1996 NCAA Championship team. NBA -- Drafted in the first round (19th selection) of the
1996 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Played 10 years in the NBA for the New York
Knicks (1996-97), Boston Celtics (1997-2005), Phoenix Suns (2005) and Los Angeles
Clippers (2005-06). Scored 3,056 points in 10 NBA seasons. Averaged a career-best 9.6
points and 4.4 rebounds in his first season with the Celtics in 1997-98.
Education: B.A. in Communications from Kentucky in 1996; graduate of Harrison High
School in Evansville, Ind.
Personal Data: Born Feb. 1, 1974 in Evansville, Ind.; Married to his wife Erin on Aug. 18,
2002. Two daughters: Gabrielle (5) and Sasha (3).
goals. His top scoring effort as a
Wildcat was 24 points against Mississippi as a sophomore in his first
collegiate start.
McCarty had a cameo appearance
in the 1998 film "He Got Game" as the
character "Mance." He sang the
National Anthem prior to All-Star
Saturday Night on the eve of the 2006
NBA All-Star game. He released an
R&B/soul CD in 2003 titled "Moment of
Love."
Since joining the Boston Celtics in
1996, Walter McCarty was involved in
every aspect of the team’s community
outreach including the Southwest
Airlines/Boston Celtics Assists
program, United Way of
Massachusetts Bay, the Boys and
Girls Club of Greater Boston, the Big
Brother Association of Massachusetts
Bay, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and
many others. In 2001, he became the
first Celtic player to be recognized as
the NBA Hometown Hero of the
Month. McCarty founded The I Love
Music Foundation in September 2002
to promote the positive aspects of
music and to support the growth of
music for youth in the Greater Boston
area, as well as his hometown of
Evansville, Indiana.
A native of Evansville, Ind.,
McCarty earned a B.A. in communications at Kentucky in 1996. He and his
wife Erin have two daughters:
Gabrielle and Sasha.
With Pitino as his coach in 1994, McCarty's three-pointer capped Kentucky's 31-point comback at LSU, which ranks as the biggest second half rally in NCAA history.
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COACHES
Assistant
Assistant Coach
Coach Richard
Richard Pitino
Pitino
Richard Pitino
is in his second
year on the
Cardinals' staff as
an assistant
coach.
In his first year
with the Cardinals,
U of L produced a
27-9 record,
Richard Pitino
reached the NCAA
Elite Eight, and his efforts helped the
Cards land a top ten recruiting class.
The son of U of L head coach Rick
Pitino, Richard worked as an assistant
coach under Ron Everhart at
Duquesne for one year prior to joining
the U of L staff. He helped the Dukes
more than triple its victories from a
year prior to their arrival, posting a 1018 record in 2006-07 after inheriting a
team that had won just three of its 27
games.
“I never expected to have my son
work with me, so it’s a great treat,”
said Rick Pitino. “He’s really paid his
dues and has become a terrific student
of the game and a relentless recruiter.”
“We’ve missed Richard on a
personal and professional level,” said
Duquesne head coach Ron Everhart.
“It was a big loss to our program. He's
a terrific young coach and is definitely
the best assistant coach I have ever
had. He's been a great addition to the
staff at Louisville. I’m very happy that
he has the opportunity to work with his
father. He couldn’t hire a better coach.
I don’t even know if (Rick Pitino) fully
understands how good Richard is.
There’s no doubt he’s one of the finest
young coaches in the country.”
Richard also worked with Everhart
one year at Northeastern (2005-06)
when the Huskies built a 19-11 record
and 12-6 mark in the Colonial Athletic
Richard Pitino Up Close
Years at Louisville: Second. Joined staff in April, 2007 after serving one year as an
assistant coach at Duquesne.
Previous Coaching Experience: Assistant coach, Duquesne (2006-07); Assistant
Coach, Northeastern (2005-06); Administrative Assistant, College of Charleston (200405). Assistant Coach, Saint Andrews School (2002-04).
Playing Experience: High School - played four years at St. Sebastian's High School in
Boston, serving as team captain as a senior.
Education: B.S. degree in history from Providence College in 2005; graduated from St.
Sebastian's High School in 2001.
Personal Data: Born Sept. 16, 1982 in Providence, R.I.; Married to his wife Jill Urbanus
on May 10, 2008.
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Association. Richard served as an
administrative assistant under Tom
Herrion at the College of Charleston
during the Cougars’ 18-10 season in
2004-05.
Richard, who earned his bachelor's
degree in history at Providence
College in 2005, spent two seasons as
a manager for the Friar’s men’s
basketball team. In his junior year,
Providence reached the school’s
highest national ranking of No. 12 (AP)
and earned the school’s 15th NCAA
Tournament appearance.
While at Providence, Richard also
served as an assistant coach at Saint
Andrew’s School in Barrington, R.I. for
two years. In his first season, the
team finished the year ranked 25th in
the nation by USA Today and won the
New England Prep School
Championship. He is married to the
former Jill Urbanus.
Richard Pitino began coaching while he was still in college at Providence, serving as a prep school assistant.
Basketball Support Staff
Ray Ganong
Fred Hina
Head Men's
Basketball Trainer
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 eighth year in
a similar position for the University of
Louisville men's basketball team.
Hina (pronounced HEE-nuh), 44, 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
Eric Scott
Director of
Basketball
Operations
Eric Scott, an
assistant basketball
coach for two years at
Bellarmine University
prior to joining the U
of L staff, is in his
second season as U of L's Director of
Basketball Operations.
Scott was a program assistant on the U
of L staff for two seasons (2003-05) before
joining the Bellarmine staff. In his first year
at Bellarmine, he helped the Knights rise
from a last place finish in the Great Lakes
Valley Conference to third in the East
Division and the Knights posted a 14-14
record, Bellarmine's first squad to finish
.500 or better in five years.
Scott spent two years in International
Basketball Operations with the NBA,
working in such areas as tracking American
players playing abroad, assisting players to
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 from 2000-03. 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 all state honors for
three seasons.
His brother Will is a senior guard for the
Cardinals. His father Norman was the team
physician for the NBA New York Knicks and
his stepmother Susan was the team
physician for the WNBA New York Liberty.
His mother Joan Frawley appeared in the
movie "Without a Trace" and has worked in
other acting assignments.
He is married to the former Nina
Simotes.
Matt Grady
Administrative
Assistant
Matt Grady, who
has served as an
assistant coach and
operations director
for the past five years
at three schools, is in
his first year back
with U of L as an administrative assistant to
Coach Rick Pitino.
Grady was an assistant coach at New
Mexico State under Marvin Menzies last
season when the Aggies posted a 21-14
record. During the previous season, he
served as the director of basketball
operations at Cincinnati under Bearcat
head coach Mick Cronin.
Prior to his stint at Cincinnati, Grady
spent the previous three years as an
assistant coach with Cronin at Murray
State. As a member of the Racers' staff,
Grady was the team’s academic liaison and
assisted with recruiting, scouting, game
preparation and on-court instruction as
Murray State produced records of 28-6, 1711 and 24-6 at the Ohio Valley Conference
school.
This is Grady's second stint with the
Cardinals, having earlier worked as a
program assistant in Pitino's first two
seasons at Louisville when the Cards were
a combined 44-20.
Grady played junior varsity basketball at
St. Joseph’s University and started his
coaching career there as a student
assistant under Phil Martelli. He earned a
degree in finance at St. Joseph's in 2001. A
Springfield, N.J. native, Grady was a
teammate of former Duke all-American and
Chicago Bulls standout Jay Williams at St.
Joseph’s High School in Metuchen, N.J. He
also played with the Golden State Warriors
forward Al Harrington on the New Jersey
Roadrunners AAU team.
Dr. John Ellis
Team Physician
Dr. Chris Pitcock
Team Physician
Fred Hina was the head trainer of the New York Mets for seven years prior to joining the U of L staff.
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COACHES
Strength and
Conditioning Coach
Ray Ganong is in
his 23rd season on
the U of L athletic
staff as a strength
and conditioning
coach for the
Cardinals.
Ganong, 54, joined the U of L staff in
1985 after six seasons at Miami (Fla.) where
he helped the Hurricanes win their first
national titles in both football in 1983 and
baseball in 1982. He is responsible for the
strength and conditioning for men’s basketball at U of L. He was the football strength
coach for the winning Fiesta Bowl and
Liberty Bowl teams under Coach Howard
Schnellenberger. He assisted U of L’s
Olympic medallist bobsledder Doug Sharp in
training for 18 months prior to the Olympic
Trials.
A pioneer in his field, he was the first
person to finish the national certification in
its first year in 1985 and has been a certified
strength and conditioning specialist through
the National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA) ever since. He was
Conference USA Strength and Conditioning
Specialist of the Year in 1998 and is still a
competitive power lifter.
He earned his master's degree in health
education from Miami in 1985. A native of
Baltimore, Ganong and his wife Maria
Fernandez have two children: Raquel and
Erika.
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 199294, 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 earned a master's degree from
Alabama in 2004. He and his wife Gina
have three sons: Jared (18), Justin (15) and
Jacob (11).
Basketball Support Staff
COACHES
Vincent Tatum
Director of the
Yum! Center
Vincent Tatum,
a member of the U
of L athletics staff for
the past six years, is
in his second year
as Director of the
Yum! Center.
Tatum oversees the operations of the
Cardinals' new building which houses
offices and training facilities for U of L's
men's basketball, volleyball and women's
lacrosse teams. He was executive
assistant to Rick Pitino for four years.
Tatum, 36, served as a student manager
from 1990-93 under Pitino at the University
of Kentucky, where he studied business.
UK reached the NCAA Final Four during
his final season there (1993).
Since leaving UK in 1993, Tatum spent
nine years in his family's trucking business
in Jeffersonville, Ind. An avid sports fan,
Tatum enjoys travel, horse racing, boating
and other outdoor activities. He serves on
the Board of Directors of the Daniel Pitino
Foundation.
A native of Harrodsburg, Ky., Tatum
played high school football and baseball at
Mercer County High School. He is single.
Jordan Sucher
Executive Assistant to
Rick Pitino
Jordan Sucher is
in his second year
on the U of L men's
basketball staff as
executive assistant
to Coach Rick Pitino.
Sucher coordinates the basketball office, assists with
team travel arrangements and coordinates
Pitino's personal schedule.
Prior to joining the Cardinals' staff,
Sucher worked three years for Nelligan
Sports Marketing, last year with the Horizon
League property in Indianapolis, Ind. and
two years at the University of Louisville.
Sucher was a four-year basketball
letterman at Centre College, where he
earned a bachelor's degree in economics
and history in 2004.
The Colonels posted
an 18-8 record
during his senior
year. He is single.
Matt Morris
Program Assistant
Matt Morris is in
his second year on
the U of L men's
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basketball staff, serving this year as a
program assistant.
His primary duties include assisting in
opponent scouting through extensive film
breakdowns, game preparation and
assisting in on-campus recruiting efforts.
Morris was a student manager for the
Cardinals for five seasons (2001-06). After
graduating from Pleasure Ridge Park High
School in Louisville -- where he helped his
team win two Region 6 titles -- Morris
played one season at Indiana Wesleyan
University before enrolling at U of L.
Morris is completing a bachelor's degree
in history at U of L. He is single.
Tim Sypher
Equipment Manager
Tim Sypher is in
his eighth year as
equipment manager
on the U of L men's
basketball staff.
Sypher coordinates the men's
basketball equipment
needs and oversees a staff of student
managers who assist with practice sessions
and game preparation.
Sypher, 46, 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.
Originally from Raynham, Mass., Sypher
studied computer programming at Bristol
Community College in Fall River, Mass.
Sypher and his wife Karen have four
sons -- Zachary, Jacob, Kaleb and Quade - and a daughter, Annabelle.
James
Jackson
Director of Video
Operations
James Jackson
is in his second year
on the U of L men's
basketball staff,
serving this year as
Director of Video
Operations.
Jackson worked the past year as a
program assistant for the Cardinals before
moving into his current role. He is responsible for advance scouting video of
Cardinal opponents as well as evaluation
video for U of L players.
Jackson gained basketball experience
while an undergraduate at Berea College,
where he earned a bachelor's degree in
political science in 2007. He was a
student assistant there in 2006-07.
Jackson was also an assistant boys
U of L's moved into the Yum! Center, its new men's basketball practice facility, in August of 2007.
basketball coach at Lincoln County High
School for two seasons (2004-06) and
worked at three major basketball camps.
He is single.
Ellis Myles
Assistant
Strength Coach
Ellis Myles,
starting center on U
of L's 2005 NCAA
Final Four team, is in
his second year as
an assistant strength
coach for the Cards.
Myles, who hails from Compton, Ca.,
averaged 10.4 points and 9.2 rebounds as
a senior in 2004-05 as the Cardinals went
33-5 and reached the NCAA Final Four.
He produced one of only four triple-doubles
in U of L history when he totalled 10 points,
10 rebounds and 10 assists in an 85-61
victory over TCU as a senior.
A tri-captain as a senior, Myles is one
of only five players in U of L history to score
over 1,000 career points and grab over 950
career rebounds. He totalled 1,045 points
and 998 rebounds, sixth highest for the
Cardinals. He had 41 career double-digit
rebounding efforts, including 19 as a
senior, and had 20 career double-doubles.
After earning a bachelor's degree in
sociology at U of L in 2005, he played
professional basketball in Belgium, Italy
and Israel. He has one son, Ashton.
Anthony
Wright
Assistant Director of
Athletic Academic
Support Services
Anthony Wright, a
member of the U of
L staff for four years,
is in his first season
overseeing the
academic support for the Cardinals'
basketball team as Assistant Director of
Athletic Academic Support Services.
A native of Scotch Plains, N.J., Wright
previously worked with the men’s
basketball teams at Arizona (2001-04) and
Iowa State (2004).
Wright was a two-time All-American
wide receiver at the University of Maine.
He holds school records in single season
receptions (88), yards (1,169), and
catches in a game (17). He is the only
receiver in Maine history to have two backto-back 1,000 yard seasons.
Wright earned a BA degree in history
from the University of Maine in 1999. He
will earn his masters’ degree in Special
Education from U of L in 2008.
COACHES
Stephanie Diebold
Rob Beahl
J.P. Dewey
Greg Eaton
Patrick Harwood
Brent Lamkin
Tyler Miller
Billy O'Meara
Mason Revelette
Billy Vogt
Matt Wilson
Randy Woodford
Basketball Receptionist
Student Manager
Clarence
Holloway
Student Manager
Student Manager
Student Assistant
Coach
Clarence
Holloway is in his
first year as a
student assistant
coach for the
Cardinals.
Holloway enrolled at U of L in the fall of
2007 but was never able to play for the
Cardinals. He had life-saving open heart
surgery on Sept. 22, 2007, which kept him
sidelined for the entire 2007-08 season.
His playing career ended in May after tests
revealed he has Marfan syndrome, a
condition which will limit his physical
activity.
A 7-1 center from Chicago, Holloway
last played basketball in 2006 while in
prep school for the Chicago Boys to Men
Math and English Academy. He had
previously signed with the Cardinals prior
to his senior year at Harlan High School in
Chicago, where he averaged 15 points
and 10 rebounds as a senior in 2004-05.
Following his senior year at Harlan,
Holloway spent time at the IMG Academy
in Bradenton, Fla. and was an early entry
candidate for the 2006 NBA Draft before
removing his name from consideration.
Marfan syndrome is a heritable
condition that affects the connective tissue
of the body, which provides a framework
for growth and development.
Student Manager
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Billy
Billy Minardi
Minardi Classic
Classic
The Billy Minardi Classic originated in
2002 to honor the memory of Billy Minardi,
brother-in-law of U of L Coach Rick Pitino
who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on
the World Trade Center. U of L is 8-1 in the
event over the past six years. The Cards won
the inaugural event in 2002 in Freedom Hall,
defeating Manhattan in the championship
game of the four-team tournament. Reece
Gaines was honored as the tourney MVP.
In 2003, the event was a single, truly
classic game. The Cardinals posted a 73-65
victory over then topranked Florida behind
MVP Francisco Garcia.
The event returned
to a two-day, fourgame tournament the
following two years. U
of L beat Austin Peay
in the 2004 championship game and the
Cardinals beat College
of Charleston in the 2005 title game as
Brandon Jenkins earned tournament MVP
honors. U of L suffered its first defeat in the
event in 2006 as Massachusetts prevailed
72-68, followed by a 70-65 Cardinal victory
over New Mexico State last season.
This year, the event will return to a twoday, four-game tournament. The Cardinals
face Morehead State in the first round on
Nov. 22 with South Alabama playing Florida
A&M. The consolation and championship
games are played the following day (Nov. 23).
Cardinals (from left) Taquan
Dean, Francisco Garcia,
Larry O'Bannon and Juan
Palacios received 2004 Billy
Minardi Classic alltournament honors from
members of the Minardi
family including wife
Stephanie, daughter
Christine, sister Joanne
Pitino and niece Jacqueline
Pitino.
Louisville has won the Billy Minardi Classic, played in Freedom Hall, five of its six years in existence (8-1 record).
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2008-09
2008-09 Alphabetical
Alphabetical Roster
Roster
COACHES
No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Exp.
Hometown (Previous School)
11 Chris Brickley *
G
6-4
180 Sr. Tr.
Manchester, N.H. (Southern N.H. University)
5 Earl Clark
F
6-9
225 Jr. 2L
Plainfield, N.J. (Rahway HS)
12 Reginald Delk
G
6-4
200 Jr. Tr
Jackson, Tenn. (Mississippi State Univ.)
22 George Goode
F
6-8
230 Fr. HS
Raytown, Mo. (Raytown South HS)
23 Terrence Jennings F/C
6-9
220 Fr. HS
Sacramento, Calif. (Notre Dame Prep)
2 Preston Knowles
G
6-1
190 So. 1L
Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark HS)
14 Kyle Kuric
G
6-4
195 Fr. HS
Evansville, Ind. (Memorial HS)
33 Andre McGee
G
5-10 180 Sr. 3L
Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS)
24 Samardo Samuels
F/C
6-9
260 Fr. HS
Trelawny, Jamaica (St. Benedict Prep)
20 Will Scott
G
6-4
185 Sr. 2L
New York, N.Y. (Cornell Univ.)
34 Jerry Smith
G
6-2
205 Jr. 2L
Wauwatosa, Wis. (East HS)
10 Edgar Sosa
G
6-2
175 Jr. 2L
New York, N.Y. (Rice HS)
25 Lee Steiden
G/F
6-4
190 So. 1L
Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS)
21 Jared Swopshire
F
6-8
205 Fr. HS
St. Louis, Mo. (IMG Academy)
1 Terrence Williams
F
6-6
220 Sr. 3L
Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS)
Pronunciation Guide: Steiden (STI-den). *walk-on transfer will redshirt this season.
2008-09
2008-09 Numerical
Numerical Roster
Roster
No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Exp.
Hometown (Previous School)
1 Terrence Williams
F
6-6
220 Sr. 3L
Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS)
2 Preston Knowles
G
6-1
190 So. 1L
Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark HS)
5 Earl Clark
F
6-9
225 Jr. 2L
Plainfield, N.J. (Rahway HS)
10 Edgar Sosa
G
6-2
175 Jr. 2L
New York, N.Y. (Rice HS)
11 Chris Brickley *
G
6-4
180 Sr. Tr.
Manchester, N.H. (Southern N.H. University)
12 Reginald Delk
G
6-4
200 Jr. Tr
Jackson, Tenn. (Mississippi State Univ.)
14 Kyle Kuric
G
6-4
195 Fr. HS
Evansville, Ind. (Memorial HS)
20 Will Scott
G
6-4
185 Sr. 2L
New York, N.Y. (Cornell Univ.)
21 Jared Swopshire
F
6-8
205 Fr. HS
St. Louis, Mo. (IMG Academy)
22 George Goode
F
6-8
230 Fr. HS
Raytown, Mo. (Raytown South HS)
23 Terrence Jennings F/C
6-9
220 Fr. HS
Sacramento, Calif. (Notre Dame Prep)
24 Samardo Samuels
F/C
6-9
260 Fr. HS
Trelawny, Jamaica (St. Benedict Prep)
25 Lee Steiden
F
6-4
190 So. 1L
Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS)
33 Andre McGee
G
5-10 180 Sr. 3L
Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS)
34 Jerry Smith
G
6-2
205 Jr. 2L
Wauwatosa, Wis. (East HS)
Pronunciation Guide: Steiden (STI-den). *walk-on transfer will redshirt this season.
Head Coach: Rick Pitino
Assistant Coaches: Steve Masiello, Walter McCarty, Richard Pitino
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U of L Coach Rick Pitino is one of only 11 coaches -- and three active -- who have taken teams from two different schools to the NCAA Final Four.
Photo
Photo Roster
Roster
COACHES
1
Terrence
Williams
F 6-6 220 Sr.
Seattle, Wash.
(Rainier Beach HS)
12 Reginald
Delk
G 6-4 200 Jr.
Jackson, Tenn.
(Mississippi St. Univ.)
23 Terrence
Jennings
F 6-9 220 Fr.
Sacramento, Calif.
(Notre Dame Prep)
2
Preston
Knowles
G 6-1 190 So.
Winchester, Ky.
(G. Rogers Clark HS)
5
Earl
Clark
F 6-9 225 Jr.
Plainfield, N.J.
(Rahway HS)
10 Edgar
Sosa
G 6-2 175 Jr.
New York, N.Y.
(Rice HS)
11 Chris
Brickley
G 6-4 180 Jr.
Manchester, N.H.
(Southern N.H. Univ.)
14 Kyle
Kuric
Will
20 Scott
21 Jared
Swopshire
22 George
Goode
24 Samardo
Samuels
25 Lee
Steiden
33 Andre
McGee
34 Jerry
Smith
G 6-4 195 Fr.
Evansville, Ind.
(Memorial HS)
G 6-4 185 Sr.
New York, N.Y.
(Cornell University)
F 6-9 260 Fr.
Trelawny, Jamaica
(St. Benedict Prep)
G 6-4 190 So.
Louisville, Ky.
(St. Xavier HS)
F 6-8 205 Fr.
St. Louis, Mo.
(IMG Academy)
G 5-10 180 Sr.
Moreno Valley, Ca.
F 6-8 230 Fr.
Raytown, Mo.
(Raytown South HS)
(Canyon Springs HS)
G 6-2 205 Jr.
Wauwatosa, Wis.
(East HS)
On The Bench
Rick Pitino
Head Coach
Steve Masiello
Assistant Coach
Walter McCarty
Assistant Coach
Richard Pitino
Assistant Coach
Eric Scott
Dir. of BB Operations
This is only the eighth season U of L has had player names on the backs of its adidas uniforms, a feature added in 2001-02.
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COACHES
Roster
Roster Analysis
Analysis
Letterwinners Returning (8)
No. Name
Pos.
5 Earl Clark
F
Ht.
6-9
Wt.
225
Yr.-Exp
Jr.-2L
Hometown (Previous School) ................ GP-GS
Plainfield, N.J. (Rahway HS) .......................... 35-22
PPG
11.1
RPG
8.1
APG
1.4
2 Preston Knowles
33 Andre McGee
G
G
6-1
5-10
190
180
So.-1L
Sr.-3L
Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark HS) .... 31- 0
Moreno Valley, Ca. (Canyon Springs HS) ....... 36-27
2.5
6.5
0.9
1.6
0.6
1.9
20 Will Scott
34 Jerry Smith
G
G
6-4
6-2
185
205
Sr.-2L
Jr.-2L
New York, N.Y. (Cornell Univ.) ....................... 27- 1
Wauwatosa, Wis. (East HS) ........................... 36-36
3.5
10.7
0.9
3.6
0.2
1.9
10 Edgar Sosa
G
6-2
175
Jr.-2L
New York, N.Y. (Rice HS) .............................. 36- 9
7.6
1.6
1.8
25 Lee Steiden
1 Terrence Williams
G
F
6-4
6-6
190
220
So.-1L
Sr.-3L
Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) .......................... 4- 0
Seattle, Wash. (Ranier Beach HS) .................. 36-36
0.5
11.1
0.5
7.2
0.3
4.5
Newcomers (7)
No. Name
11 Chris Brickley +
12 Reginald Delk ^
Pos.
G
G
Ht.
6-4
6-4
Wt.
180
200
Yr.-Exp
Sr.-Tr.
Jr.-Tr.
Hometown (Previous School) ................... PPG
Manchester, N.H. (Southern N.H. Univ.) ............ 9.1
Jackson, Tenn. (Mississippi State Univ.) ........... 9.5
RPG
2.6
2.0
Other
0.6 assists
1.2 assists
22 George Goode
23 Terrence Jennings
F
F/C
6-7
6-9
230
220
Fr.-HS
Fr.-HS
Raytown, Mo. (Raytown South HS) ................. 17.0
Sacramento, Calif. ( Notre Dame Prep) ............ 12.2
11.6
8.3
5.7 blocks
3.6 blocks
14 Kyle Kuric
24 Samardo Samuels
21 Jared Swopshire
G
6-4
195
Fr.-HS
Evansville, Ind. (Memorial HS) ......................... 20.8
6.7
1.8 steals
F/C
F
6-10
6-8
260
205
Fr.-HS
Fr.-HS
Trelawny, Jamaica (St. Bendict Prep) .............. 24.2
St. Louis, Mo. (IMG Academy) ........................ 21.3
10.7
9.2
2.7 blocks
2.6 assists
^ Delk sat out the 2007-08 season after transferring from Mississippi State. + Brickley walked on in the spring 2007 semester and will redshirt this
season, playing his senior year next year.
Letterwinners Lost (5)
No. Name
Pos.
32 Derrick Caracter
F
43 Terrance Farley
C
Ht.
6-9
6-10
Wt.
265
225
Yr.
So.-2L
Sr.-4L
Hometown (Previous School) ................ GP-GS
Fanwood, N.J. (Notre Dame Prep) ................. 35-12
Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park HS) ........ 27- 3
PPG
8.3
1.4
RPG
4.5
1.2
APG
0.5
0.1
0 Stuart Miller *
4 David Padgett
G
F/C
5-10
6-11
170
250
So.-2L
Sr.-3L
Harrogate, Tenn. (Middlesboro HS) ................. 8- 0
Reno, Nev. (Univ. of Kansas) ......................... 26-20
1.0
11.2
0.1
4.8
0.0
2.0
3 Juan Palacios
F
6-8
250
Sr.-4L
Medellin, Colombia (Our Savior N. Amer.) ..... 27-14
6.0
3.8
1.2
* Miller transferred to Lincoln Memorial.
Miscellaneous Roster Information
Starters Returning (4): Guards Andre
McGee and Jerry Smith and forwards Earl
Clark and Terrence Williams. Two other
returnees started 10 games collectively last
season.
Starters Lost (1): Center David
Padgett
Lettermen Returning: 8 (listed above)
Lettermen Lost: 5 (listed above)
Newcomers: 7 (listed above; five
high school products and two transfers).
Seniors (4): Andre McGee, Will Scott,
Terrence Williams, Chris Brickley
(redshirting this season).
Juniors (4): Reginald Delk, Earl
Clark, Jerry Smith, Edgar Sosa.
Sophomores (2): Preston Knowles,
Lee Steiden.
Freshmen (5): George Goode,
Terrence Jennings, Kyle Kuric, Samardo
Samuels, Jared Swopshire.
Players By State/Country: California
(2) - Andre McGee, Terrence Jennings. In-
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diana (1) - Kyle Kuric. Kentucky (2) - Preston
Knowles, Lee Steiden. Missouri (2) - George
Goode, Jared Swopshire. New Hampshire (1)
- Chris Brickley. New Jersey (1) - Earl Clark.
New York (2) - Will Scott, Edgar Sosa. Tennessee (1) - Reginald Delk. Washington (1) Terrence Williams. Wisconsin (1) - Jerry
Smith. Jamaica (1) - Samardo Samuels.
Tallest Player: Earl Clark, Terrence
Jennings and Samardo Samuels all stand at
6-9.
Shortest Player: Andre McGee, 5-10.
Heaviest: Samardo Samuels, 260
pounds.
Lightest: Edgar Sosa, 175 pounds.
Oldest: Will Scott, 23 (born Feb. 24,
1985).
Youngest: Jared Swopshire (born Oct.
17, 1989).
In-Season Birthdays: Samardo
Samuels, Jan. 9 (will be 20); Edgar Sosa,
Jan. 15 (21); Earl Clark, Jan. 17 (21); Asst.
Coach Walter McCarty, Feb. 1; Andre
McGee, March 7 (22); Will Scott, Feb. 24
(24), Preston Knowles, March 26 (20).
Percentage of Returning Players
by Statistics
1,816 of 2,611 points .......... 70%
918 of 1,338 rebounds ........ 69%
440 of 542 assists ............... 81%
5,354 of 7,225 minutes ....... 74%
The Cardinals have players representing ten states on its 2008-09 roster, plus one from a foreign country.
All-Time
All-TIme Player
Player Numbers
Numbers
Tinch (2002-04)
0 Joshua
Stuart Miller (2006-08)
Robbie Valentine (1982-86)
Williams ('05-08)
1 Terrence
Lorrenzo Wade ('04-05)
Kendall Dartez (2002-04)
Mac Wilkinson (2000-01)
Ellis Myles (2000-05)
2 Preston
Knowles ('07-08)
3
Juan Palacios (2004-08)
Bryant Northern ('00-03)
Tony Williams (1996-2000)
Brian Kiser (1992-96)
Keith Williams (1985-90)
Corky Cox (1953-54)
David Padgett (2005-08)
4 Nouha
Diakite (2003-04)
Hajj Turner (1998-02)
Jerry Johnson (1996-98)
Tick Rogers (1992-96)
Derwin Webb (1988-89)
Lancaster Gordon ('80-84)
Roscoe Shackelford ('54-55)
Herb Harrah (1953-54)
5
Earl Clark (2006-08)
Taquan Dean (2002-06)
Brandon Bender (2001-02)
Marques Maybin (1997-01)
Alvin Sims (1993-97)
Mike Case (1988-93)
Jerry Eaves (1978-82)
Jerry Moreman (1953-55)
6 Herb Harrah (1954-55)
7 Dick Keffer (1953-55)
8 Charlie Tyra (1954-55)
9 Phil Rollins (1953-55)
10
Edgar Sosa (2006-08)
Prileu Davis (2002-03)
Cameron Murray (1997-99)
Keith LeGree (1991-93)
Shannon Fraley (1989-91)
Mark McSwain (1984-87)
Ulysses Bridgeman ('72-75)
Larry Carter (1969-72)
Bob Gorius (1965-68)
Larry Holman (1964-65)
Bill Akridge (1962-64)
George Burnette (1958-59)
Gerald DuPont (1957-58)
James Heins (1954-55)
Charlie Taylor (1995-96)
James Brewer (1988-93)
Barry Sumpter (1984-85)
Denny Deeken (1966-69)
Denny Doutaz (1965-66)
Tim Mineard (1964-65)
Joe Reuther (1962-64)
Fred Sawyer (1958-61)
John Varoscak (1957-58)
Cliff York (1953-55)
Brad Gianiny ('03-07)
12 Carlos
Hurt (2001-02)
Matt Akridge (1995-98)
Doug Calhoun (1992-94)
Craig Hawley (1986-90)
Kent Jones (1981-85)
Danny Brown (1973-77)
Gordon Minner (1967-68)
Jim Shelton (1965-66)
Ron Hawley (1962-64)
Howard Stacey (1958-61)
Jim Morgan (1954-55)
Mohammed
13 Alhaji
(2001-04)
Quintin Bailey (1998-00)
Hajj Turner (1997-98)
B.J. Flynn (1995-97)
Derwin Webb (1989-93)
Ricky Gallon (1974-78)
Mike Carroll (1973-74)
Richard Shay (1972-73)
Bill Murton (1971-72)
Bud Olsen (1959-62)
Smith (1974-78)
14 David
Butch Beard (1966-69)
Wade Houston (1963-65)
Jadie Frazier (1960-63)
Harold Adams (1957-58)
Harold Pike (1955-57)
William Powell (1950-54)
Johnson
15 Perrin
(2003-07)
Simeon Naydenov ('00-03)
Travis Best (1997-99)
Micah Layston (1995-96)
Todd Howard (1989-91)
Shannon Fraley (1987-89)
Kevin Walls (1984-87)
Greg Deuser (1977-82)
Wayne Cosby (1974-76)
Bill Butler (1972-74)
Jim Price (1969-72)
Jim Shelton (1967-68)
Bill Windchy (1964-65)
Sam Smith (1963-64)
Jon Stripling (1960-63)
Haley Adams (1959-60)
Jim Heeren (1957-59)
John Prudhoe (1951-55)
Will Scott (2006-08)
20 Titus
Kennebrew
(1998-99)
Paul Yaden (1996-98)
-more-
King (1992-96)
20 Jimmy
Kip Stone (1990-92)
Milt Wagner (1981-86)
Jim Ellis (1977-78)
Allen Murphy (1972-75)
Larry Loehle (1971-72)
Mike Grosso (1967-70)
Dave Gilbert (1964-67)
Bobby Doutaz (1963-64)
Dick Peloff (1960-62)
Roger Tieman (1957-59)
Current ('03-07)
21 Chris
Marvin Stone ('02-03)
Nate Johnson ('96-00)
Robby Wine (1992-96)
Greg Minor (1991-92)
Kenny Payne (1985-89)
Scooter McCray (1978-83)
Tim Cooper (1972-73)
Terry Howard (1971-72)
Greg Neely (1968-71)
Ellis Bryant (1965-68)
Eddie Creamer (1962-65)
Jerry Armstrong (1960-61)
Alex Mantel (1957-59)
Harry Hinton (1953-54)
Reece Gaines ('99-03)
22 Chad
Millard ('05-06)
Rodney McCray (1979-83)
Darrell Griffith (1976-77)
Charlie Mitchell (1975-76)
Tony Kinnaird (1973-75)
Joe Meiman (1970-73)
Nathan Shields (1969-70)
John Studer (1968-69)
Steve King (1967-68)
Joe Liedtke (1965-67)
Dennis Clifford (1962-65)
John Turner (1958-61)
Bryan Harvey ('05-06)
23 Coric
Riggs (2002-03)
Eric Johnson (1994-99)
Greg Minor (1992-94)
LaBradford Smith (1987-91)
Chris West (1982-87)
Tony Branch (1976-80)
Terry Howard (1972-75)
Tim Cooper (1971-72)
John Studer (1969-71)
Marv Selvy (1966-69)
Ron Rooks (1962-64)
Ron Rubenstein (1959-61)
John Froning (1957-58)
24
Luke Whitehead
(2000-04)
Caleb Gervin (1999-00)
Craig Farmer (1994-98)
Troy Smith (1989-93)
Will Olliges (1983-88)
Daryl Cleveland (1977-81)
Stanley Bunton (1973-77)
Larry Loehle (1972-73)
Paul Pry (1969-72)
Gary Holland (1966-69)
Eddie Whitehead (1963-66)
Don Goldstein (1957-59)
Lee Steiden (2007-08)
25 Jeff
McKinley ('96-00)
Jason Osborne (1993-96)
David Robinson (1985-89)
James Jeter (1981-85)
Steve Clark (1980-81)
Bobby Turner (1976-79)
Jeff Wayne (1973-75)
Ron Stallings (1969-72)
Chas Nalevanko (1968-69)
Fred Holden (1965-68)
John Reuther (1962-65)
Jack Ray (1960-61)
Bill Geiling (1957-59)
Huffman
30 Jonathan
(2005-07)
Nate Daniels (2003-04)
Damion Dantzler (1996-98)
Cornelius Holden (1988-92)
Manuel Forrest (1981-85)
Bob Albertson (1977-79)
Phillip Bond (1974-77)
Rick Miles (1972-73)
Alan Vilcheck (1969-72)
Paul Callahan (1967-68)
Ken Butters (1965-67)
Tommy Finnegan ('63-65)
Joe Kitchen (1957-59)
Unseld (1965-68)
31 Wes
Joe Liedtke (1964-65)
Andy White (1962-64)
Gerry Watkins (1958-61)
Bruce Galbraith (1957-58)
Caracter
32 Derrick
(2006-08)
Griffith
35 Darrell
(1977-80)
Paul Callahan (1968-69)
Simons (1993-95)
40 Matt
Barry Sumpter ('83-85)
Marty Pulliam (1977-82)
Curt Gilstrap (1975-76)
Ike Whitfield (1973-75)
Greg Thomas (1972-73)
Mike Lawhon (1969-72)
Crook ('84-88)
41 Herbert
Wiley Brown (1978-82)
Wesley Cox (1973-77)
Ellison ('86-89)
42 Pervis
Jeff Hall (1982-86)
Rick Wilson (1974-78)
Phillip Bond (1973-74)
David Harris (1972-73)
Ron Thomas (1970-71)
Joseph Sigur (1969-70)
Farley ('04-08)
43 Terrance
Brian Hopgood ('91-93)
Pervis Ellison (1985-86)
Derek Smith (1978-82)
Brian Johnson ('05-06)
44 Alex
Sanders ('95-99)
Clifford Rozier (1992-94)
Tremaine Wingfield ('90-92)
Tony Kimbro (1985-90)
Poncho Wright (1979-82)
Larry Williams (1975-79)
Francisco Garcia (2002-05)
DeJuan Wheat (1993-97)
Jerome Harmon (1988-90)
Bill Harmon (1973-77)
Louis Simmons (1972-73)
Henry Bacon (1969-72)
Jerry King (1966-69)
Bobby Marin (1965-66)
Jerry Bergdoll (1964-65)
Dave Hall (1962-64)
Buddy Leathers (1958-61)
Mickey Kelly (1957-58)
Mitchell
45 Danny
(1981-85)
Andre McGee ('05-08)
33 Erik
Brown (2000-03)
Ken Bradley (1970-72)
Bill Perkins (1969-70)
Dion Edward ('98-00)
Beau Zach Smith ('93-97)
Jason McClendon ('89-92)
Avery Marshall (1985-88)
Charles Jones (1980-84)
Tony Kinnaird (1975-79)
Bill Bunton (1972-75)
Wayne Cosby (1973-74)
Rick Miles (1970-72)
William Hall (1969-70)
Nat Shields (1968-69)
Gordon Minner (1966-67)
34
Jerry Smith (2006-08)
Larry O'Bannon ('01-05)
Kevin Smiley (1998-00)
Everick Sullivan (1988-92)
Mike Abram (1984-88)
Roger Burkman (1977-81)
Jim Shelton (1966-67)
Muhammed Lasege
(2000-01)
Dantzler
50 Damion
(1994-96)
Dwayne Morton (1991-94)
Felton Spencer (1986-90)
Hopper ('89-00)
51 Tobiah
Jim Protenic (1972-74)
George (2001-05)
52 Otis
Samaki Walker ('94-96)
Mark McSwain (1983-84)
Ken Bradley (1972-73)
Jim Protenic (1971-72)
Bill Perkins (1968-69)
Jackson
53 Troy
(1997-98)
N’Sima
55 Joseph
(2000-02)
Billy Thompson (1982-86)
Larry Ball (1968-69)
Note: list is since 1953.
Four numbers are retired and no longer available for use by a Louisville player: 8, 31, 35 and 42.
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COACHES
Brooks
00 Rashad
(1999-2001)
Brandon Jenkins
11 (2003-07)