RICK KLIMCHOCK TABBED PITT-GREENSBURG WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH

The Pitt-Greensburg Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Rick Klimchock as the next head coach of the Bobcat women's basketball program. 

Klimchock brings more than 40 years of coaching and educational experience to Pitt-Greensburg, including successful stops at the high school, AAU, and collegiate levels. Most recently, he served as an assistant coach for the Pitt-Greensburg men's basketball team, working alongside his son, Chris Klimchock. During his time on campus, Rick became deeply connected to the University and its community, making the opportunity to lead the women's basketball program a natural next step. 

Klimchock's coaching resume includes 425 career victories as a high school head coach, highlighted by successful tenures at Greensburg-Salem, Franklin Regional, Jeannette, and Saltsburg. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Saint Vincent College and has extensive experience coaching AAU basketball with the Pittsburgh Storm. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation as a teacher of the game who emphasizes skill development, accountability, and creating a positive culture where every player understands and embraces their role. 

Klimchock's combination of coaching experience, local ties, and familiarity with Pitt-Greensburg positions him to immediately begin building relationships both on campus and throughout the region.