Richard Pitino
Richard Pitino (born September 16, 1982)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: New Mexico Lobos
Current conference: Mountain West Conference (MWC)
FIU record: 18-14 (.563)
Minnesota record: 141-123 (.540)
New Mexico record: 61-41 (.598)
Overall record: 220-178 (.553)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2017, 2019, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 1 (2014)
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2014, 2023)
- Mountain West Regular Season Champion: 0
- Mountain West Tournament Champion: 1 (2024)
Awards:
- Big Ten Coach of the Year: 1 (2017)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2021-present | New Mexico |
2013-2021 | Minnesota |
2012-2013 | FIU |
2011-2012 | Louisville (assoc. HC) |
2009-2011 | Florida (asst) |
2007-2009 | Louisville (asst) |
2006-2007 | Duquesne (asst) |
2005-2006 | Northeastern (asst) |
2004-2005 | College of Charleston (admin. asst) |
Richard Pitino Facts
- Richard William Pitino
- Born September 16, 1982
- Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
- Alma Mater: Providence College (BA, 2005)
- Father is Hall of Fame and NCAA champion head coach Rick Pitino, currently at St. John’s
- Born in Boston where his father was at BU, Richard attended St. Sebastian’s School (MA) and Providence College (RI)
- Served as a student manager for the Friars under head coach Tim Welsh while pursuing his undergrad
- Also coached at nearby Saint Andrew’s School in Barrington, RI
- First D-I coaching job was as an administrative assistant for head coach Tom Herrion at the College of Charleston
- Worked as an assistant under Ron Everhart for two seasons, one each at Northeastern and Duquesne
- Spent three years on his father’s staff at Louisville, first as an assistant (2007-09), then as associate head coach (2011-12)
- In between, spent two seasons on Billy Donovan‘s staff at Florida
- Hired in 2012 to be the head coach at Florida International, going 18-14 in his lone season with the Panthers
- Became the head coach at Minnesota in April 2013, winning the 2014 NIT in his first season on the job
- Following two tough seasons, UM finished fourth in the 2016-17 Big Ten and earned a 5-seed in the NCAA Tournament
- In March 2021, Minnesota announced that it would part ways with Pitino; he was 141-123 over eight seasons
- Less than 24 hours later, Pitino was announced as the next head coach at New Mexico
- After a 13-19 first season, his 2022-23 team won 22 games and was ranked as high as #21 in the AP Poll
- Won the MWC Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament in 2024, both first for the program since 2014
Richard Pitino Coaching Tree
- Mike Balado (Arkansas State)
- Ed Conroy (The Citadel)
- Rob Jeter (Western Illinois)
- Ben Johnson (Minnesota)
- Dan McHale (Eastern Kentucky)