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The Chicago Bulls officially hired Ed Pinckney, on Monday, as an assistant to head coach Tom Thibodeau's coaching staff.

In his college days Pinckney was a Villanova star. He led his team to the NCAA title in 1985 and won the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after scoring 16 points and grabbing 6 rebounds in the 66-64 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas. In 1985, he was drafted by the Phoenix Suns and also went on to play with six other NBA teams, the Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Miami Heat. He later ended his career in 1997.

After his retirement from the NBA, Pinckney was radio and television analyst for the Miami Heat from 1997 through 2003. He was also the Heat's Director of Mentoring Programs from 2002 to 2003.

From 2003 to 2007, Pinckney was hired as an assistant for Villanova under head coach Jay Wright. Pinckney got his first NBA coaching gig in Minnesota when the Timberwolves hired him as an assistant on September 21, 2007.

Pinckney joins Ron Adams, Andy Greer, Adrian Griffin and Rick Brunson on the Bulls' coaching staff.