Rick Pitino Fired By Louisville

One of college basketball’s most illustrious coaching careers seemed to come to an ignominious close on Wednesday as Rick Pitino was ousted by the University of Louisville.

“Effective immediately, Coach Pitino has been placed on an unpaid administrative leave,” Louisville’s interim president, Greg Postel, told reporters. “Coach’s Pitino’s employment will be reviewed at a later date.”

Pitino’s lawyer, Steve Pence, toldThe Louisville Courier-Journal that Pitino, 65, was “effectively fired”.” Via – nytimes