It really should come as no shock that the University of Minnesota has relieved Richard Pitino of his basketball coaching duties. Mark Coyle will begin the search for the program’s next head basketball coach.
It is still believed that Pitino is a finalist for the New Mexico job, meaning the University will not be responsible for his contractual buyout.
Pitino was hired by former Athletic Director Norwood Teague after 1 season as a head coach at Florida International. Obviously the son of Hall of Fame coach, Rick Pitino, the younger Pitino was initially the youngest head coach of a power 5 program.