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'''Rick Pitino''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] coach with experience in ] and ] basketball leagues. He is currently head coach at ] but is also known for his coaching career at ], ], the ], the ], and the ]. Pitino started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the ] at ] in ], and became a full-time assistant in ] and ].

He made the ] with Providence in ]; the point guard on that team, ], is now a prominent college coach. In ], he left for Kentucky, which was then reeling from a major recruiting scandal. In ], he brought the Wildcats to the brink of the Final Four, losing to ] in a double-overtime classic often regarded as the greatest college basketball game ever. He made the Final Four with Kentucky the following year, won a national title with UK in ], and lost to ] in overtime in the NCAA finals in ].

He is the author of a ]al ] book (and ]) named '']''. He published an ] in ] entitled ''Born to Coach'' describing his life until his time with the Knicks.

Pitino, a native of ], was a notable captain of his high school basketball team on ]. He entered the ] in ], where he joined ] fraternity. He was a standout guard and captain of the UMass basketball team, and an inductee into the UMass Hall of Fame.

In 2005, Pitino became the first coach in NCAA history to lead three separate schools to the Final Four.

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