Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino has been tapped as the next basketball coach of Iona. The university announced Pitino's hiring Saturday shortly after CBS Sports reported that Pitino told his Panathinaikos B.C. players that he would return to coach college basketball this year -- but still planned to finish the Euroleague season if and when league play resumed. Pitino returned to the United States in the past few days, which enabled him to interview for the Iona job in an effort to land what would likely be the final college gig of his career. This Pitino news comes as a major headline less than 48 hours removed from the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBSSports FOLLOW US ON: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CBSSports/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cbssports/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/CBSSports #RickPitino #IONA #CollegeBasketball