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| Richard Pitino |
Wow! Really....
30-year old Richard Pitino, son of Louisville coach Rick Pitino, is moving on up in the coaching ranks.
According to a report by Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com, the younger Pitino is expected to be named head coach at the University of Minnesota, replacing the fired Tubby Smith.
Pitino just finished his 1st season as a head coach at Florida International, where his team won 18 games. The job at FIU was his first as a head coach.
Read the Jeff Goodman story on CBSSports.com RIGHT HERE
Talk about moving on up.
Pitino the younger has been an assistant at Florida and under his dad at Louisville, coaches his own team 1-year and is now in the Big 10. And replacing a coach that many questioned the firing of (Smith)
At Minnesota, he inherits a team that was mid-pack in the Big 10, but had won 20-games or more in 5 of the past 6-seasons under Smith. The Gophers were in this years NCAA Tourney, winning one game before losing to Florida in the South Regional.
As for his previous team, FIU was 8-21 the season before Pitino's arrival, so 10-more wins is a significant upgrade.
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