((ht: espn.com))
It's not very often you see father coaching against son. Sure, it's happened, just not frequently.
Friday night, college basketball fans were treated to that rare event.
Rick Pitino and the Louisville Cardinals squared off with Richard Pitino and his squad from Minnesota at a U.S Air Force base inAguadilla, Puerto Rico. And suffice to say...a Pitino won.
It was the more experienced Rick and slightly more talented Louisville who walked away from the gym with the victory, 81-68.
Montrezl Harrell dropped 30 points, Terry Rozier had 18 to lead the Cardinals. And by the way, this wasn't the first time the Pitino's squared off. Rick now holds a 2-0 lead in the coaching series against his son.
Highlights from ESPN.com:
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Richard Pitino to Get Minnesota Coaching Gig
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Wow! Really....
30-year old Richard Pitino, son of Louisville coach Rick Pitino, is moving on up in the coaching ranks.
According to a report by Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com, the younger Pitino is expected to be named head coach at the University of Minnesota, replacing the fired Tubby Smith.
Pitino just finished his 1st season as a head coach at Florida International, where his team won 18 games. The job at FIU was his first as a head coach.
Read the Jeff Goodman story on CBSSports.com RIGHT HERE
Talk about moving on up.
Pitino the younger has been an assistant at Florida and under his dad at Louisville, coaches his own team 1-year and is now in the Big 10. And replacing a coach that many questioned the firing of (Smith)
At Minnesota, he inherits a team that was mid-pack in the Big 10, but had won 20-games or more in 5 of the past 6-seasons under Smith. The Gophers were in this years NCAA Tourney, winning one game before losing to Florida in the South Regional.
As for his previous team, FIU was 8-21 the season before Pitino's arrival, so 10-more wins is a significant upgrade.
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| Richard Pitino |
Wow! Really....
30-year old Richard Pitino, son of Louisville coach Rick Pitino, is moving on up in the coaching ranks.
According to a report by Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com, the younger Pitino is expected to be named head coach at the University of Minnesota, replacing the fired Tubby Smith.
Pitino just finished his 1st season as a head coach at Florida International, where his team won 18 games. The job at FIU was his first as a head coach.
Read the Jeff Goodman story on CBSSports.com RIGHT HERE
Talk about moving on up.
Pitino the younger has been an assistant at Florida and under his dad at Louisville, coaches his own team 1-year and is now in the Big 10. And replacing a coach that many questioned the firing of (Smith)
At Minnesota, he inherits a team that was mid-pack in the Big 10, but had won 20-games or more in 5 of the past 6-seasons under Smith. The Gophers were in this years NCAA Tourney, winning one game before losing to Florida in the South Regional.
As for his previous team, FIU was 8-21 the season before Pitino's arrival, so 10-more wins is a significant upgrade.
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