Rick Pitino is in elite company.
The St. John's men's basketball coach earned his 900th career on-court win with an 88-83 win over Xavier on Saturday, Jan. 24, at Cintas Center in Cincinnati.
His 900th career on-court win win came against his son, Richard Pitino, who is in his first season with the Musketeers after coming over from New Mexico. The elder Pitino is now 4-1 all-time against his son as a coach.
"I've got a great family, great wife, who have kept me young," Rick Pitino told TNT's Andy Katz after the game on how he's been able to win 900 on-court wins. "They allow me to work with these guys, 12, 13 hours a day, and I'm just enjoying it more than ever. Great group, great group to coach."
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It didn't look like the latest accolade for the Hall of Fame coach was going to happen on Saturday as Xavier pushed its 49-37 halftime lead to 16 points at the 17:05 mark of the second half following a pair of free throws from All Wright.
However, like they have for much of this season, St. John's willed its way to a gritty win by outscoring the Musketeers 51-34 in the second half to earn the come-from-behind victory. Dylan Darling hit a big 3-pointer for the Red Storm with 53 seconds remaining in the second half to start a 7-1 run to finish the game.
St. John's keeps itself one game back of UConn in the Big East standings with a 8-1 conference record.
Here's what to know about the accolade and group of Division I men's basketball head coaches that Rick Pitino joined on Saturday:
Division I men's basketball coaches with 900 wins
With his 900th win on Saturday, Pitino is the seventh men's basketball coach to win 900 games in his career. Here's a look at the other coaches to acheive the feat:
- Mike Krzyzewski: 1,202 wins
- Jim Boeheim: 1,015 wins
- Bob Huggins: 935 wins
- Jim Calhoun: 920 wins
- Roy Williams: 903 wins
- Bob Knight: 902 wins
- Rick Pitino: 900 wins
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All-time winningest Division I men's basketball coaches
With his 900th career win, Pitino moves into sole possession of fourth place among the all-time winningest Division I men's basketball coaches. He entered the day tied with legendary Indiana coach Bob Knight.
Here's where Pitino ranks among the winningest Division I men's basketball coaches, as shown on the TNT broadcast:
- Mike Krzyzewski: 1,202 wins
- Jim Boeheim: 1,015 wins
- Roy Williams: 903 win
- Rick Pitino: 900 wins
Rick Pitino coaching career
Here's a stop-by-stop breakdown of Rick Pitino's coaching career, which includes multiple college basketball programs and NBA organizations:
Head coach position unless noted otherwise
- 1974-1976: Hawaii (assistant)
- 1976-1978: Syracuse (assistant)
- 1978-1983: Boston University
- 1983-1985: New York Knicks (assistant coach) *
- 1985-1987: Providence
- 1987-1989: New York Knicks *
- 1989-1997: Kentucky
- 1997-2001: Boston Celtics *
- 2001-2017: Louisville
- 2018-2020: Panathinaikos **
- 2020-2023: Iona
- 2023-Present: St. John's
* Denotes NBA job
** Denotes EuroLeague job
Rick Pitino coaching record
- Career record: 900-316
- NCAA Tournament record: 55-22
- Final Four appearances: 1987, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2012*, 2013*
- National championships: 1996, 2013*
* Denotes vacated by NCAA
With St. Jon's win over Xavier, Rick Pitino now holds a 900-316 overall record across his 38 seasons as a Division I men's basketball head coach, including a 66-23 record in three seasons at St. John's. He's the lone Division I men's basketball coach to take six different schools â Boston University, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville, Iona and St. John's â to March Madness.
Of note, Pitino's record does include the XXX wins and his 2013 national championship title that the NCAA vacated from his time at Louisville for a recruiting violation that was investigated by the FBI. He won his first national championship in 1996 during his eight-year stint at Kentucky.
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