Rick Pitino's 4-Pack: Ball Handling, Shooting Skills, Fast Breaks, Man-to-Man D & Press Defense!

with Rick Pitino,
St. John's Head Coach;
2025 Big East Regular Season Champions;
Iona College Head Coach from 2020 to 2023;
2x MAAC Regular Season Champions;
2x MAAC Coach of the Year;
Greece Men's National Team Head Coach from 2019 to 2021;
Panathinaikos B.C. Head Coach from 2018 to 2020;
2x Greek League Champions;
University of Louisville Head Coach from 2001 to 2017;
2014 AAC Tournament & Regular Season Champions;
2013 NCAA National Champions;
2x Big East Champions;
3x Big East Tournament Champions;
2x C-USA Tournament Champions;
3x SEC Coach of the Year;
Member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (2013);
University of Kentucky Head Coach from 1989 to 1997;
1996 NCAA Champions;
5x SEC Tournament Champions;
2x SEC Regular Season Champions;
7x Final Four appearances;
2009 Adolph Rupp Cup;
1987 John Wooden National Coach of the Year;
Boston Celtics Head Coach from 1997 to 2001;
New York Knicks Head Coach from 1987 to 1989;
Providence College Head Coach from 1985 to 1987;
played collegiately at UMass

This two-video set features:

• Offense (Ball Handling) - Coach Pitino and his players demonstrate several ball handling drills and fundamentals, including the two-ball dribble, inside out, hard stutter, hard cross over, behind the back, and 1-on-1. Pitino and his players also demonstrate shooting fundamentals, ball fakes and shooting free throws when fatigued.
• Offense (Shooting Skills + Fast Breaks) - Coach Pitino and player Billy Donovan (a 2-time NCAA Championship Coach at the University of Florida/now at the Chicago Bulls) demonstrate the correct technique in setting screens and running the fast break. Also shown are 5 + 5, plus 5 minus 5, Pitino's favorite shooting drill, low post play, the jump hook shot, the 3-point shot, and how to run the fast break.
• Man-to-Man Defense - In this video, Coach Pitino explains why teams should use ball defense to enhance their man-to-man defense and the importance of denial defense. Billy Donovan and several other former players for Coach Pitino demonstrate the importance of deflections, defending the pick and roll and more.
• Press Defense - Coach Pitino explains how the press works at all levels of basketball, how pressing basketball can force turnovers, and confuse and fatigue opponents. Also shown are how to create shots with pressure basketball and when to use the press. A variety of teaching progressions explain how fouling negates hustle, the 1-2-1-1 all out-steal press, and the match up press. Included among the several drills are 1-on-1 full court, 2-on-2, 3-on-3, 4-on-4, and much more.

Using this system, Coach Pitino has won at every level. A "one-stop-shop" to better basketball play.

1989. 216 minutes (2 videos).