Pitino
Proper noun
Meaning
Pitino (plural Pitinos)
A surname from Italian
Examples
Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
Even if that means losing his 6-foot-10 double-double machine earlier than the exhaustion of his eligibility, well, coach Richard Pitino will be the first one encouraging him on.
Asked what Pitino can accomplish at Iona, Boeheim said, “Well, first of all when he went to BU they were 0-100 and something like that and he had them in the NCAA Tournament in a year or two.
Rick Pitino Named Men's Basketball Head Coach At IonaHall of Famer Rick Pitino is returning to college basketball – and his hometown – as head coach of Iona.
In the second half, Pitino drew up an out-of-bounds play that helped get Carr open on the wing for an easy two.
Less than three years ago, Pitino was the highest-paid coach in college basketball.