Just a day after the FBI announced an investigation and arrests into a college basketball bribery and corruption scheme, Louisville, one of the programs involved, has fired both head coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich. Follow along as this story evolves.
Louisville is now the first D1 men’s b-ball program with a title stripped
Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty ImagesAs far as the NCAA is concerned, Louisville only has one national championship in program history. That’s after a ruling by the organization’s appeals committee stripping four years of wins from the Cardinals — including the title-winning 2012-2013 campaign.
This stems from the scandal within the program involving a former staffer organizing stripteases and sex acts for 20 prospects and student-athletes, many of whom were under the age of 18 at the time.
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