Rick Pitino says it doesn’t matter if he’s Coach-2 in the FBI investigation that led to his suspension and inevitable termination.
Pitino also said he’s moving to Miami and will be vindicated of any wrong-doing.
Check out his comments:
Asked if he is the “Coach 2” listed in the FBI’s criminal complaint released Tuesday, as a law enforcement source confirmed to the USA TODAY Network and the Courier-Journal, Pitino said it “doesn’t matter if I am or not.”
Pitino said he has “(zero) to do with any of it and I’ll be vindicated.”
University of Louisville interim President Greg Postel placed Pitino on unpaid administrative leave on Wednesday, effectively firing him, according to Pitino’s lawyer, Steve Pence. That move came in the wake of news that Louisville’s men’s basketball program was included in an FBI investigation into wire fraud and money laundering in college basketball recruiting.
Pence, who did not return phone calls and voicemails Sunday, has since promised a “bare-knuckle fight” over Pitino’s dismissal and said “the facts will inevitably exonerate him.” Padgett, who played for Pitino and was an assistant coach on his staff, was named Louisville’s interim head coach on Friday.
