Xavier University Vice President and Director of Athletics Greg Christopher announced that Richard Pitino will be the new Sedler Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Pitino joins the Musketeers after four seasons at New Mexico, where he led the Lobos to a 27-8 overall record and two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Pitino has an impressive coaching resume, having won an NIT Championship and making four NCAA Tournament appearances as a head coach. His success extends beyond his head-coaching tenure, with several deep NCAA Tournament runs as an assistant and associate head coach. Pitino spent time at Louisville under his father Rick Pitino, Florida under Billy Donovan, and had assistant coaching stops at Duquesne, Northeastern, and the College of Charleston.
“We are excited to welcome Richard Pitino as our new men’s basketball head coach,” said Christopher. “He has proven himself as a winner as a head coach at New Mexico and has an impressive resume of success before that.”
Pitino expressed his excitement about joining Xavier University, saying, “Xavier is one of the great brands in all of college basketball… The Cintas Center is going to be rocking. I can’t wait to get to work.”
Source: https://goxavier.com/news/2025/3/25/mens-basketball-xavier-university-names-richard-pitino-as-mens-basketball-head-coach