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Gophers' Richard Pitino on Louisville allegations: 'My dad knew nothing about any of that'

CHICAGO -- Gophers men's basketball coach Richard Pitino was shocked when he heard about the allegations that a former staff member in his father's University of Louisville program, where he worked as an assistant, had paid for an escort service to entertain players.

Pitino said his father, Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, didn't not know anything about the situation.

"The truth will come out eventually," Pitino said. "I don't really know. Everybody is kind of guessing right now. They're all allegations. I think the biggest thing that I know for a fact is my dad knew nothing about any of that.