Louisville officially announced the hiring of Knicks assistant Kenny Payne as the school’s next men’s basketball coach on Friday.
Already, the hire has earned the stamp of approval of Dick Vitale.
The iconic ESPN broadcaster gave a ringing endorsement of the Cardinals decision on Saturday, claiming that Payne could bring the once revered program back to its “glory days.”
“@LouisvilleMBB made the RIGHT CHOICE as Kenny Payne is the guy that can bring back the glory days .. He will create back the Cardinals spirit of the past as the fan base is excited he came back home,” Vitale wrote on Twitter Saturday morning.