"His success as an assistant stood out, especially his time working for his father Rick Pitino, at Louisville and Billy Donovan at Florida. "We had tremendous interest in our head coaching position.

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By Scott Ludwig, [email protected] The Florida Gators won this year’s National Championship in college basketball. And they did it in grand style, leaving no doubt that they are indeed the best ...

Pitino chose to join Billy Donovan's staff at the University of Florida in 2009 as a stepping-stone to carving his own path. "I just saw a man that everybody thought was a mini-Rick Pitino who was ...

Pitino, the son of legendary coach Rick Pitino, spent the past four seasons ... coaching along with Billy Donovan at Florida from 2009-11. Richard Pitino got his first head coaching job at age ...