Next up – Richard Pitino, the 34 year old head coach at the University of Minnesota, and son of coaching legend Rick Pitino.
Important Questions, In Rough Order Of Importance:
1. Has he coached teams that have won a national title, made multiple deep NCAA tournament runs, and/or consistently been highly ranked?
No. The Gophers are lock for this year’s NCAA tournament (Jerry Palm has them as a 5 seed now), and this will be Pitino’s first trip to the NCAA tournament as a head coach.
2. Has he built a program from the ground up?