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Originally Posted by ilyazhito
I'm 25. I know where Rick Pitino used to coach, but I don't know anything about his personality or actions. I read that he "resigned" from Louisville for recruiting issues, but I am not aware of why Iona College should be shamed for hiring him. If Bobby Knight, Bob Huggins, or any of the other coaches famous for abusing officials, was hired somewhere, I would be very much against it due to how he treats officials, but I don't know of any history with Pitino that relates to officials.
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No, he was fired for cause by Louisville.
The program was part of the FBI investigation into college basketball and the shoe companies, namely adidas.
The program was also flagged for a stripper scandal.
The 2013 National Championship was vacated. Louisville opted to not participate in the 2016 postseason.
Pitino himself was involved in a sex scandal at Louisville after admitting to having sex with a woman in a restaurant.