"I'm not looking for any of that [power/control] at this stage of my life," Pitino told ESPN recently.

2002–03 was the year that Obradović used to restructure Panathinaikos, and return them to the top of Greece.

He was considered to have been overwhelmed with dual roles after signing pro sports' biggest coaching/executive deal to date (10 years, $70 million). Creating Mr. Green took a good part of a month, since he is made out of material commonly being used in the Hollywood motion pictures industry for the construction of movie costumes, such as the ones for Batman, Spiderman and other American movies characters. He played college basketball at Eastern Arizona College and Lamar University. The following tables detail the shirt sponsors and kit suppliers by year: Alongside Among the numerous well-known top class players who have played with the club over the years are Panathinaikos is the only team on the European continent to win as many as six In 1937, Kalafatis managed to create a new Panathinaikos team that, during the following year, tried to catch up with already established clubs like the YMCA, In 1946 (the first post-war championship) and 1947, Panathinaikos emerged champions, with the help of players like In 1950 and 1951, Panathinaikos emerged as champions once again with the help of great athletes In 1961, Panathinaikos won the Greek League championship with new leaders In 1967, Panathinaikos were crowned Greek League champions, with During these golden years, Panathinaikos won 10 out of 14 Greek League championships,Over the next 4 seasons, Panathinaikos captured the Greek League championship once, in 1977, and also won their first In the five years that followed, Panathinaikos won 4 Greek League championships (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) and two Greek Cups (1982, 1983).

At this stage, that's all I'm interested in. The club is based in Athens, Greece. (1:39)Rick Pitino has agreed to a deal to coach EuroLeague power Panathinaikos of Greece for the rest of the season, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN on Thursday.Pitino, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, is expected to coach his first game on Dec. 27.Pitino's goal is to return to the NBA as a head coach, and his hope is that the Panathinaikos job can be a steppingstone to achieving that.The Athens team is expected to part ways with its coach, Xavi Pascual, to clear the way for Pitino, sources told ESPN.Pitino recently told ESPN that he hoped for an opportunity to return to the NBA as a coach. Panathinaikos started as a football club in 1908. Panathinaikos brought back Coach Argyris Pedoulakis, kept star playmaker Nick Calathes and had a good balance of sharpshooters with Tyrese Rice and Jimmer Fredette with strong frontcourt players in Georgios Papagiannis, Dinos Mitoglou, Jacob Wiley and DeShaun Thomas. Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius ([ʃɐˈrûːnɐs jɛsʲɪˈkʲæːvʲɪtɕʊs] (); born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. The team, which is famous for its fans' passionate support, also set a record (broken in 2009), for the highest home game attendance in the history of the An attendance of 18,900 fans has also been achieved three times in the EuroLeague, in home games of the Greens, against "Mr. Green" is the official mascot of Panathinaikos B.C. He entertains fans of all ages during game breaks, gives away presents, and participates in all entertainment events inside the court. Under Pitino, the Knicks won 52 regular-season games and reached the conference semifinals in his final season with the team.
Pablo S. Torre and Bomani Jones react to the news that Rick Pitino has been hired by Panathinaikos to coach for the rest of their season. The owner, Dimitrios Giannakopoulos, has a volcanic reputation in Europe. He emphatically achieved this objective by leading the team to 9 straight Greek League championships (2003–11), with 6 doubles in Greece, and 2 The same teams (PAO and CSKA), competed in the final of the On 8 March 2014, due to the fans' dissatisfaction with the team's bad record in the The next two seasons, 2016/17 and 2017/18, Panathinaikos with coach After two and a half seasons, Panathinaikos parted ways with coach Xavi Pascual, on 20 December 2018.Panathinaikos made an offer to coach Pitino, and although he was willing to stay in Greece for the next season, a family matter occurred, so he had to return home.Since 1992, the year in which the club's basketball department became Since 1982, Panathinaikos has a specific kit manufacturer and a kit sponsor. He won two national championships (1996 and 2013) and reached five Final Fours. He has been radioactive among NBA and major college basketball programs since his scandalous end at Louisville in October 2017, but modern basketball history regards him as one of the great teachers, tacticians and motivators in the sport.Panathinaikos has started 6-7 in EuroLeague, leaving the team in 10th place. Welcoming Rick Pitino back to basketball (1:39) Pablo S. Torre and Bomani Jones react to the news that Rick Pitino has been hired by Panathinaikos to coach for the rest of their season. He resigned with nearly $30 million left on the deal. With the start of the season, Panathinaikos was crowned The first thing that Obradović did, was to adapt the team to Nevertheless, in this period they failed to win the Greek Cup, even though they played in two Greek Cup finals. The department was founded in 1937 creating the first and oldest women's basketball team in the country. I want to fit into an organization.

He has also participated in five All Star Games.Their rivalry is highly credited, especially in the 1990s-2000s, when they met each other in several Panathinaikos has twice made a tour of the United States, for Panathinaikos has also twice made a tour in China for friendly games.