Coach Rick Pitino has been the head coach at Boston University, Providence College, University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. He led Kentucky to win the NCAA championship in 1996 and Louisville in 2013. He has also coached on the professional level for the NBA's New York Knicks and Boston Celtics.

Pitino holds the distinction of being the first men's coach in NCAA history to lead three different schools (Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville) to a Final Four. In addition, Pitino has achieved a measure of success as an author and a motivational sports speaker.