(03-23-2017 07:31 AM)bricksnivy Wrote:  

(03-23-2017 07:16 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-23-2017 06:50 AM)bricksnivy Wrote:  

(03-23-2017 06:01 AM)82hawk Wrote:  Without looking it up, anyone know how old Pitino was when he took his first head coaching job at Boston University and then took them to their first NCAA appearance in 24 years?

He was 25 and was there for 4-5 years before going to the Knicks.

Yep. 25. After only 2 years as an assistant with the Knicks, he went to Providence and had them in the Final Four within 3 years.

I'm sold. How can we make Pitino to UNCW happen?

We go after a young coach in the Pitino coaching tree....One who knows the power of a undermanned team using the press to win. One who has spent 3 years watching and learning from a Pitino protege'. We keep doing what we've been doing very successfully the past 3 years, and realize age is irrelevant.