Kenny Johnson was hired as an assistant basketball coach with Rick Pitino of what team?
Rick Pitino Richard Andrew Pitino (born September 18, 1952) is an American basketball coach. He has coached the University of Louisville since 2001, but is on administrative leave. Pitino has served at Boston University (1978–1983), Providence College (1985–1987), the University of Kentucky (1989–1997). Pitino led Kentucky to the NCAA championship in 1996 and Louisville to the NCAA championship in 2013. In addition to his college coaching career, Pitino also served two stints in the NBA, coaching the New York Knicks for two seasons and the Boston Celtics for three and a partial fourth.
Kenny Sykes Kenny Sykes (born 1973) is an American high school basketball coach who is best known for his collegiate career at Grambling State University between 1992 and 1995. Sykes, a 6'4" shooting guard, was the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Newcomer of the Year and a second team all-conference selection as a sophomore in 1992–93. He averaged 23.9 points, 5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game that year. In Sykes' junior season he was once again named to the all-conference second team, this time behind averages of 21 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals. In 1994–95, his senior year, Sykes averaged a conference-leading 26.3 points per game as well as 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists. He was named the SWAC Player of the Year, becoming just the second player from Grambling State to earn the honor.