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Louisville, Pitino agree to contract extension through 2025-26

Rick Pitino will not be going anywhere in the near future.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Louisville Cardinals and the 62-year-old head basketball coach agreed to a contract extension through the 2025-26 season.

Financial terms of the extension were not released.

Louisville has extended the contract of men's basketball coach Rick Pitino through 2025-26 #L1C4 pic.twitter.com/vhXV2lrg82

— Kenny Klein (@KKcards) June 9, 2015

In his 14-year career with the Cardinals, Pitino has led Louisville to a 368-126 record which includes one national championship.

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