Rick Pitino is officially back to coaching college basketball, and he is already angling for a way to coach against his son. Apparently we may see that happen as soon as next season, and the big WrestleMania match on Sunday night could determine where the game is played.
The Pitino family is apparently filled with big wrestling fans, and Rick proposed a friendly bet to Richard on Saturday. The new Iona coach bet his son, who coaches Minnesota, that that the Gophers will have to play at Iona next season is Brock Lesnar beats Drew McIntyre. Richard Pitino responded that he doesn’t want to root against Minnesota, who is a Gophers alum, so the terms of the bet were reversed. If Lesnar wins, Iona will play at Minnesota next season — or so the two Pitinos say.
How about you reverse that and it’s a deal. Can’t root against a Gopher https://t.co/9jrj5FJ5AX
— Richard Pitino (@CoachPitinoMN) April 4, 2020
The younger Pitino joked on Sunday that he made the bet with his dad because there’s “nothing else to do.”
Why not . Nothing else to do! https://t.co/2FStEs20Hy
— Richard Pitino (@CoachPitinoMN) April 5, 2020
Rick Pitino also shared a photo of his grandkids on Saturday showing that they were ready for WrestleMania 36.
Gotta pass the time somehow! #WrestlingCommunity https://t.co/tAt3SHxUBu
— Richard Pitino (@CoachPitinoMN) April 4, 2020
Rick was named the head coach of Iona last month, while Richard has been coaching at Minnesota since 2013. WrestleMania was pre-recorded due to the coronavirus pandemic and split into a two-night event, and the first night already featured some entertaining moments. The Pitino family will have even more to watch for on Sunday.
