Richard Pitino is not the most dazzling branch on the Pitino coaching tree. But in many way he is the most impressive.

Former Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan has been named a finalist ... under his former coach at Providence, Rick Pitino, at Kentucky from 1989-94 before taking his first college head ...

PCFriarsmbb retiring #34 for Billy Donovan at halftime of their GM vs ... He started his coaching career as an assistant under Pitino at Kentucky before getting the head coaching nod at Marshall ...

The honors keep on coming for Billy Donovan. The head coach after which ... assisting Pitino at Kentucky from 1989-94 including in the role of associate head coach over his final two seasons ...