Louisville basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino strikes history yet again

Former Louisville basketball star head coach, Rick Pitino, etched his name in college basketball history books after he secured St. John's Big East conference title this week.

Pitino is the first coach in college basketball history to win a Conference Championship with five different Division I teams, as he went on to win the title with Boston University, Kentucky, Louisville, Iona and now St. John's.

Louisville basketball Hall of Fame coach makes history

RIck Pitino coached 16 seasons at Louisville, including 13 NCAA Tournament bids, four conference regular-season titles, three Elite Eight showings, two Final Four runs, and one National title in 2013.

Pitino immediately made an impact at Louisville and made the program a top top 10 programs in winning percentage under under his coaching tenure. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013, due to his impressive 391-134 record in 165 seasons at Louisville.

Rick Pitino would go on and become the third winningest coach in Louisville basketball 111-year program history. He would also win three tournament titles with Louisville back in 2009, 2012 and 2013.

Pitino has made 23 total NCAA Tournament appearances, and it has been with five different programs. He also has made it to the Final Four seven times, which only six coaches in college basketball history has done. His overall record is 878-310 in his 36 years of being a head coach.

Former Louisville basketball legend has won14 tournament championships and has an impressive 56-17 conference tournament record.

Pitino last coached for Louisville back in 2017, and is currently the head coach for St. John's. Pitino and St. John's hold an impressive 25-4 record, and are projected to be a four seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Pitino will make his 24th NCAA Tournament appearance, and could possibly even see Louisville as they are projected to be in the same region by Joe Lunardi.