How many teams has Rick Pitino coached? Knowing more about the St. John HC's coaching history, career and records

Rick Pitino has been coaching for a very long time and has been one of the best college coaches in NCAA men's basketball history. However, he began his coaching career in 1974 and has been on the sidelines for 50 years. Pitino has been doing exceptionally well and was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

This should be interesting as he has dealt with the ups and downs of coaching elite college programs. Let's dive deeper into Rick Pitino's coaching career and discuss his path to the St. John's Red Storm.

Where has Rick Pitino coached?

After wrapping up his playing career with the UMass Minutemen in 1974, Rick Pitino became an assistant coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors until 1976, when he became the interim head coach. He became the assistant coach in 1976 for the Syracuse Orange until accepting his first head coaching opportunity with Boston University.

He used that opportunity to jump to the BA as he became an assistant for three years beginning in 1983 with the New York Knicks. He became a head coach at Providence from 1985-1897 before leaving to return to become the head coach of the New York Knicks. Pitino lasted three years and then got his first real chance of making a home as he coached the Kentucky Wildcats from 1989-1997.

He returned to the NBA as he became the head coach of the Boston Celtics in 1997 until 2001 and began his career in his most known spot. Pitino signed on to coach the Louisville Cardinals in 2001 and was there until 2017, and was banished from the sport for a few years. During that time, he coached overseas for Panathinaikos and Greece before returning to college basketball to coach the Iona Gaels until leaving after last season. Since then, he signed on to become the newest head coach for the St. John's Red Storm heading into the 2023 season.

What is his coaching record and why was Pitino let go of Louisville?

Below is his entire coaching history as a college basketball coach, courtesy of Wikipedia. With a current winning percentage of .710 since being a head coach at the college level, Rick Pitino has been doing incredibly well and will be remembered as a great.

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (NCAA Division I independent) (1975–1976)
1975–76	Hawaii	2–4
Hawaii:		2–4 (.333)
Boston University Terriers (NCAA Division I independent) (1978–1979)
1978–79	Boston University	17–9
Boston University Terriers (Eastern College Athletic Conference-North) (1979–1983)
1979–80	Boston University	21–9	19–7	T–1st	NIT second round
1980–81	Boston University	13–14	13–13	T–4th
1981–82	Boston University	19–9	6–2	4th
1982–83	Boston University	21–10	8–2	T–1st	NCAA Division I Preliminary Round
Boston University:		91–51 (.641)	46–24 (.657)
Providence Friars (Big East Conference) (1985–1987)
1985–86	Providence	17–14	7–9	5th	NIT semifinal
1986–87	Providence	25–9	10–6	4th	NCAA Division I Final Four
Providence:		42–23 (.646)	17–15 (.531)
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (1989–1997)
*1989–90	Kentucky	14–14	10–8	T–4th*	Ineligible*
*1990–91	Kentucky	22–6	14–4	1st**	Ineligible*
1991–92	Kentucky	29–7	12–4	1st (East)	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1992–93	Kentucky	30–4	13–3	2nd (East)	NCAA Division I Final Four
1993–94	Kentucky	27–7	12–4	2nd (East)	NCAA Division I Round of 32
1994–95	Kentucky	28–5	14–2	1st (East)	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1995–96	Kentucky	34–2	16–0	1st (East)	NCAA Division I Champion
1996–97	Kentucky	35–5	13–3	2nd (East)	NCAA Division I Runner-up
Kentucky:		219–50 (.814)	104–28 (.788)
Louisville Cardinals (Conference USA) (2001–2005)
2001–02	Louisville	19–13	8–8	T–8th	NIT second round
2002–03	Louisville	25–7	11–5	3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2003–04	Louisville	20–10***	9–7***	T–6th	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2004–05	Louisville	33–5	14–2	1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
Louisville Cardinals (Big East Conference) (2005–2013)
2005–06	Louisville	21–13	6–10	T–11th	NIT semifinal
2006–07	Louisville	24–10	12–4	T–2nd	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2007–08	Louisville	27–9	14–4	T–2nd	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2008–09	Louisville	31–6	16–2	1st	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2009–10	Louisville	20–13	11–7	T–5th	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2010–11	Louisville	25–10	12–6	T–3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2011–12	Louisville	30–10****	10–8****	7th	NCAA Division I Final Four****
2012–13	Louisville	35–5****	14–4****	T–1st	NCAA Division I Champion****
Louisville Cardinals (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2014)
2013–14	Louisville	31–6****	15–3****	T–1st	NCAA Division I Sweet 16****
Louisville Cardinals (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–2017)
2014–15	Louisville	27–9****	12–6****	4th	NCAA Division I Elite Eight****
2015–16	Louisville	23–8	12–6	4th	Ineligible*****
2016–17	Louisville	25–9	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA Division I Round of 32
Louisville:		293–140 (.677)	137–88 (.609)
Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2020–2023)
2020–21	Iona	12–6	6–3	9th	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2021–22	Iona	25–8	17–3	1st	NIT first round
2022–23	Iona	27–8	17–3	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
Iona:		64–22 (.744)	40–9 (.816)
St. John's Red Storm (Big East Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24	St. John's	0–0	0–0
St. John's:		0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Total:		711–290 (.710)

However, the major controversy forced his exit from the Louisville Cardinals. The University of Louisville was placed under investigation due to an escort sex scandal involving recruits between 2010 and 2014. However, Rick Pitino was charged by the NCAA for failure to monitor the program and was suspended for five games. The NCAA also vacated the Cardinals' 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four appearance. This was the first time in NCAA history that they vacated a men's basketball national championship.

However, Pitino paid his price as he did not coach for a few years in college basketball and now has that swirling in people's minds when he is brought up. Rick Pitino is still a legendary coach that is one of 13 coaches in NCAA history to make five Final Four appearances.

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