Rick Pitino has been defined by excellence in the college basketball coaching ranks.
Earlier this year, he became the first coach to lead six different schools to the NCAA Tournament, guiding St. John's to a 2-seed. The other schools he's taken to the Big Dance are Boston University, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville and Iona. He's one of only two coaches — John Calipari is the other — to take three different programs (UK, U of L and Providence) to the Final Four.