Louisville head coach Rick Pitino is taking a break from coaching to actually player basketball today.
Pitino is participating in a 55+ basketball tournament in Coral Springs, Florida.
Crowd erupts as Pitino hits his first bucket, a triple as the shock clock expires. Coach and crowd got a good chuckle from it #Louisville pic.twitter.com/WcZbcUtCqk
— Chris Fischer NBC6 (@FischerNBC6) May 9, 2017
Pitino back-to-back from 3 point land. #OnFire then promptly checks out #Louisville 9 points pic.twitter.com/9cAvRpj5ES
— Chris Fischer NBC6 (@FischerNBC6) May 9, 2017
Pitino from downtown… just off the mark #Louisville. His Red Birds team trailing by 14 pic.twitter.com/aqFg7Cg0hr
— Chris Fischer NBC6 (@FischerNBC6) May 9, 2017
Pitino’s jumper looks pretty solid for a 64-year old.
Pitino finished with 9 points, all on three-pointers:
Pitino said this is the 1st time he's played organized basketball in 16 years. Finished w/ 9pts (All 3's). #GoCards #Louisville pic.twitter.com/tnk8iXwknQ
— Chris Fischer NBC6 (@FischerNBC6) May 9, 2017
