MIAMI (AP) — Richard Pitino has been hired to replace Isiah Thomas at Florida International, signing a five-year contract Monday afternoon to take over a program that has not posted a winning season in 12 years.Read Full Story
Florida International has called a Monday afternoon news conference to introduce Richard Pitino as its basketball coach.
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Seems like it was just yesterday Isiah Thomas was hired as head coach of the Florida International University Men’s Basketball program.
Now he is out of a job.
According to CollegeBasketballTalk, Thomas was relieved of his coaching duties Friday.
Upon his 2009 hiring, expectations were high for what Thomas could do with the Golden Panthers, and at the time it seemed like a great escape for the NBA legend after all the drama between he and the New York Knicks organization. But...Read Full Story
Florida International has fired men’s basketball coach Isiah Thomas, after the Hall of Fame player went 26-65 in three seasons.
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If you were a Knicks fan in the '90s, the playoffs didn't really seem special. The Knicks were a good team, and a well-managed one at that, so the postseason was just a part of life. Then, Isiah Thomas took over and fans were left with nothing but memories of the glory days. From the championship teams of the '70s to some classic matchups 20 years later, the Knicks playoff history is ripe with phenomenal moments.Seeing as how the team is...
Hall of Fame point guard and Chicago native Isiah Thomas said Friday he plans to reach out soon to Derrick Rose as the Chicago Bulls star recovers from knee surgery. “The best thing I can say to him is all of us Chicagoans, we have a never-say ...
The game is almost over now, I've just hit a pair of three pointers and I'm feeling great. Now Isiah Thomas is bring the ball up the court to the East. One of his teammates is in the way I wave him aside. I want it to be just Isiah and me one more time.