Head Coach Rick Pitino (1985-1987)



Rick Pitino
9th Head Coach in PC History

Born: September 18, 1952
Hometown: New York, NY
College: UMass

Head Coaching Experience
Boston University (5 seasons, 1978-1983)
Record: 91-51 (.641)  |  ECAC: 46-24 (.657)
1 NCAA Appearance, 1 NIT

Providence College (2 Seasons, 1985-1987)
Record: 42-23 (.646)  |  BE: 17-15 (.531)
1 NCAA Appearance (Final Four), 1 NIT

In his first year, led PC to first postseason berth since 1977-78

Led the Friars to their second-ever NCAA Final Four in 1987



SeasonHead CoachOverallConferencePostseasonGames Archived
Rick Pitino
25-9
10-6 (4th)
NCAA Nat'l Semifinal
10 of 34
Rick Pitino
17-14
7-9 (5th)
NIT Quarterfinals
0 of 31
2 Seasons

42-23
17-15
1 NCAA (Final Four), 1 NIT
10 Games Archived




PROVIDENCE FRIARS UNDER RICK PITINO FULL GAME ARCHIVE

SeasonDateOpponentResultGame ReplayNote
1986-87
Mar 28, 1987
vs. (2) #10 Syracuse
(at Louisiana Superdome)
L 63-77
1987 Final Four
1986-87
Mar 21, 1987
vs. (1) #4 Georgetown
(in Louisville, KY)
W 88-73
1987 Elite Eight
1986-87
Mar 19, 1987
vs. (2) #9 Alabama
(in Louisville, KY)
W 103-82
1987 Sweet Sixteen
1986-87
Mar 14, 1987
(14) Austin Peay
(in Birmingham, AL)
W 90-87 OT
1987 NCAA 2nd Rd.
1986-87
Thu, Mar 12, 1987
at (11) UAB
(in Birmingham, AL)
W 90-68
NCAA First Round
1986-87
Mar 7, 1987
(1) #7 Georgetown
L 66-84
1987 BET Semifinals
1986-87
Feb 14, 1987
at #16 St. John's
W 93-81 OT
NEW!
1986-87
Jan 31, 1987
vs. #15 St. John's
W 93-81 OT
Great game, great quality
1986-87
Jan 28, 1987
vs. #11 Georgetown
W 82-79
Pop Lewis shot
1986-87
Jan 24, 1987
vs. Connecticut
W 61-53