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Pitino led Iona to March Madness and made history, becoming the third coach in NCAA history to lead 5 different colleges in March Madness (BU, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville, and Iona).
The former head coach of Panathinaikos OPAP said in detail what he said on the ERT program “Jambol”
At first he said: “We did double training to get back to racing. Before this period, we did not train for 60 days.” Although most people did not expect Iona to join March Madness, we did and we are proud of it. “
Congratulations on rating“Several people in the Panathinaikos organization congratulated me on this success. I was lucky in my life, as I had 31 assistant coaches in my life who became the first coaches. In 2013, when the next round happened, I had 180 messages, in the next one was 344. This whole process has created important relationships for me. What I experienced at Panathinaikos, at the Knicks. “
For Iona“All the previous years we went to the NCAA Finals, we were No. 1 or No. 2, now we were way behind in the rankings. It’s like Panathinaikos, Olympiakos and AEK playing with the Bucks and we have to stop Giannis Antetokounbo.”
For the National and the Pre-Olympic: “I plan. Nothing has changed. I have spoken with 4 assistant coaches. I hope to be there in early May to see the players of Panathinaikos, AEK, Olympiakos. I also want to see some games between Barcelona and Maccabi. We want to form an experienced team We will not have NBA players in the first phase, but we want to make the country proud. “
For a possible Spanoulis comeback at the Nacional“I have told him that I want him to be the leader of the National Team, I have also sent him messages. He is a special player, a legendary player. He is distinguished by his love for basketball. Our main concern is to be healthy. In your hand if you will accept my proposal. “We both have an excellent relationship.”
For Panathinaikos: “I have watched some games on my mobile phone. I look at Papapetrou, Mitoglou, Papagiannis, my own children. They are nice people, they will all be at the Nacional. A good friend of mine, Vovoras, left and that saddens me, but I also wish him the best to Katas ”.
For his possible involvement with Ortez: “I am not in the group of investors, I have an advisory role in the project. If I could invest in a team, I would like to be from Greece. However, this group of investors cannot cover.
In the end he said jokingly“My agent has been offered to spend 1 million euros to do that (ie Pitino to invest in a Greek team) and if he watches TV now, he will probably have a heart attack.”
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