University of Minnesota Athletics
Pitino Picks Up 100th Career Victory
11/27/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
With Saturday's victory over Alabama in the Barclays Center Classic, Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino earned his 100th career victory. Pitino, who earned all but 18 of those wins with the Gophers after arriving in 2013, has accomplished the feat in just over five seasons as a college head coach.
At 35, Pitino is the second-youngest Power Five head basketball coach, and has a career record of 100-75, translating to a winning percentage of .571. His Gopher record stands at 82-61, a mark of .573. Only five head coaches in the history of the program have a higher win-loss percentage at Minnesota.
Pitino is one of five active Division I head coaches who have reached the 100 career victory mark in their sixth season or sooner, joining Kevin Ollie (UConn), Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin/Oklahoma State/Illinois), Dan Muller (Illinois State) and Pat Kelsey (Winthrop).
Hear from Coach Pitino after Saturday's win.
Pitino and the 12th-ranked Gophers return to action on Wednesday at home, hosting No. 10 Miami in a battle of top-15 teams in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. on ESPN2.
