Rick Pitino, one of the most brilliant minds in coaching, has been named head coach of the University of Louisville men's basketball team. Among active coaches, Pitino has the third-highest winning percentage in NCAA Tournament games and is one of just eleven coaches who have taken teams from two different schools to the NCAA Final Four. Rick Pitino has served as president and head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics where he quickly made an impact, improving the Celtics' victory by 21 games in his first season. Rick Pitino then guided Kentucky to three NCAA Final Four appearances in his last 5 years at Kentucky, winning the 1996 NCAA Championship and reaching the national title game in 1997. Before his stint at Kentucky, Pitino served as head coach of the New York Knicks for two seasons. The Knicks won 52 games in 1988-89 and swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. He is an accomplished author, producing such books as the bestseller "Success Is A Choice" and "Lead to Succeed." He earned his degree at Massachusetts, where he captained the Minutemen's basketball team and played his freshman year with NBA legend Julius Erving. Titles The Perils of Embracing Success Success is a Choice Topics Celebrity, Sports, Motivation, Success, Team Building, Leadership Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range Please call us. Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State KY Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.