Joanna Minardi is well-known for her friendship with the former Louisville coach. She is the wife of Rick Pitino, also known as Richard Andrew Pitino. She is one of the down-to-earth women who is the proud co-founder of the Daniel Pitino Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Lexington, Kentucky that helps underprivileged children.

Pitino’s wife was born in the Long Island suburbs in the year 1953. Regrettably, she has yet to reveal her exact birth date. Similarly, Minardi has not disclosed any information about her parents. She does, however, have two older brothers. Nonetheless, it is known that she attended St. Dominic’s High School in Oyster Bay, Long Island, for her academics.

Earnings and net worth

Joanna Minardi must have earned a healthy amount of money as a co-founder of the Daniel Pitino Foundation. However, because the foundation is a non-profit organization and all funds raised go to needy children, she does not profit from it.

However, because her husband is a well-known basketball coach with a salary of $7.7 million and a net worth of $45 million, she is almost certain to receive a portion of it.

Furthermore, when her husband sold their 12,000 square foot Miami home for $17 million in April 2020, Minardi must have received a portion of the proceeds as well.

Minardi’s Marriage to Pitino

Minardi and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer have been enjoying their friendship for over four decades. The now-married couple first met in the early 1970s while both were students at St. Dominic’s High School.

They quickly became friends, and their friendship progressed to the point where they began dating. And, just a few years later, in 1976, they officially legalized their relationship and marriage.

Since then, the former New York Knicks coach and his wife have been enjoying their marital bond.