Rick Pitino

Richard Andrew Pitino is a famous, experienced, and skilled personality who is professionally an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for Iona College and Greece’s senior national team. He has served as an experienced coach for several teams in NCAA Division I and the National Basketball Association (NBA), such as Providence College (1985-1986), Boston University (1978-1983), University of Kentucky (1989-1997), and many other universities.

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Biography and Early Life

Rick Pitino was brought up in this world on the 18th of September in 1952 in New York City, New York, United States of America. He was raised in Bayville, New York.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Rick Pitino in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Rick Pitino’s age is 68 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 18 September 1952. Though, he is 6′ 00″ in feet and inches and 183 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 165 lbs in Pound and 75 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Rick Pitino did his early education at St. Dominic High School situated in Oyster Bay, Long Island. In high school, he was the captain of the school basketball team. Later, in the year 1970, he attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Due to his tall stature, he was a standout point guard for the team. He graduated from UMass in the year 1974, and during his time in UMass, he successfully contributed a lot to the basketball team.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Rick Pitino is wedded to Joanne Minardi. They tied the happy, holy knot in the year 1976. The two-some have five children, namely “Ryan, Richard Jr, Jacqueline, Michael, and Christopher. The couple had a son who lost his life within six months of his birth due to congenital heart failure. This inspired them to open a Daniel Pitino Foundation, which was aimed to furnish the children in such conditions.

Is Rick Pitino Gay?

Rick Pitino is happily married to his beloved lady named Joanne Minardi since the year 1976, and he is also a proud dad to his lovely children, whom he loves immensely. Hence, he isn’t a homosexual or a gay.

Professional Career

After graduating from the prestigious UMass, he started his career as a basketball coach and grabbed the position of assistant coach at the University of Hawaii. Soon, in 1975, he took over the position of head coach. However, he was soon fired from the University for providing misinformation. Later, in the year 1978, he joined as the head coach at Boston University and guided the team to its first NCAA tournament appearance after two long decades of missing the tournament. Later, he quit his job at Boston University to join Providence College.

Apart from being a talented and successful basketball coach, he is also a great author and motivational speaker. He is an excellent and skilled guy who has always loved the game and continues to be one of the most experienced coaches in the American history of basketball.

Awards

Rick has been awarded many achievements in his life. The Louisville team won 33 teams in one season itself. Additionally, he is one of the two individuals in NCAA history who manage to take three teams to the final four sports. He had won the Greek League champion twice in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, he won the Geek cup.

He was also awarded the John Wooden National Coach of the Year award in 1987. In the same year, he won NBAC Coach of the Year. He has been rewarded with the SEC Coach of the Year award thrice in 1990,1991, and 1996. This year he won MAAC Tournament Champions. There is yet a long list of awards won by him.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Rick Pitino in 2021

As of 2021, Rick Pitino had managed to bag $50 Million. He was able to earn this wealth by being a coaching gig. He had trained both college and NBA teams. He has also trained national teams. He had made $5.1 Million while he coached in Louisville, and the deal was for about $50 Million. He would carry a $500,000 bonus for all the championships won. He is also a great author and inspirational speaker. He also performs sponsorships with several companies, such as Guitar Hero and Taco Bell.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• He is also an incredible author who has written various bestseller books.
• He was hit in 2001 by a terrorist attack.

Rick Pitino is a legend; no words of appreciation can prove its appropriateness for his abilities. He is a beautiful human being who has not only played well but has won much significant prestige for his nation. He was bashed by his life twice severely where he first lost his son while the latter was just six months old and later, was hit by a terrorist’s attack. However, this thing has never compromised his performance or hampered his spirit to win even minutely.