 Georgios Vovoras served as interim head coach for the third time.On 26 November 2019, Rick Pitino typically and officially returned to Panathinaikos, after overcoming the family matter that kept him away from the benches, signing an one-and-a-half year contract, becoming team's head coach until the summer of 2021.However, on 20 March 2020, Panathinaikos and Pitino have agreed to end their cooperation, in the face of the coronavirus pandemic that has forced the suspension of play in EuroLeague and Greek Basket League.