The NCAA is ready to levy punishment over the Louisville basketball prostitution scandal and it appears coach Rick Pitino is falling heavily under the guillotine for failing to monitor his program; now he could face suspension.
The NCAA is ready to levy punishment over the Louisville basketball prostitution scandal and it appears coach Rick Pitino is falling heavily under the guillotine for failing to monitor his program; now he could face suspension.
The rest of the college basketball season was looking pretty good for the Louisville Cardinals and coach Rick Pitino. They were ranked #19 and had just beaten #2 ranked North Carolina and were getting ready to gear up for the NCAA tournament. Now however, thanks to some serious allegations, the school has self imposed a post season ban for one year.
There is a book out there that is accusing the University of Louisville men’s basketball team of some pretty serious things. The woman, self proclaimed “madam” Katina Powell is saying she was paid by an assistant coach to supply players and recruits with numerous women on different occasions. Head coach Rick Pitino said just a short time ago he was “as shocked as we are”.
If you’re an avid NBA fan there’s a chance you’ve used the infamous “____ is not walking through that door” whenever a team is losing badly. Well that all begin with Rick Pitino when he was the coach of the Boston Celtics. Rick Pitino is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend and he decided to make a joke about his now famous line. Read more after the jump.
Rick Pitino promised his players if they won a championship, then he would get a tattoo. Well, his players did their part and won the NCAA Championship in emotional fashion. So it became time for coach to keep his word and get a special Tat. Goes to show your never too old for new ink. I have a feeling this is a tattoo he will never regret though. Check it out in the gallery after the jump.