Pitino Signs 5-Year Extension

Rick Pitino signed a five-year contract extension with Louisville that will keep the coach with the Cardinals through the 2021-22 season.

His $3.9 million base salary remains the same, but he will earn a $600,000 retention bonus every other year from 2014 to 2022.

In 27 seasons as a collegiate head coach at five different schools, Pitino has compiled a 629-234 record, a .729 winning percentage that ranks him 11th among active coaches. He has a 275-106 record in 11 seasons at UofL, the third-winningest coach in Cardinal history.

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