UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino will skip ACC media day next week in Charlotte, the program announced Friday. Pitino, the school’s release said, has been advised not to participate by the university’s lawyers. Graduate transfers Trey Lewis and Damion Lee are still planning to attend and participate in the media interviews that go on through the media day, which is set for Wednesday. “I do not want the allegations we are facing to negatively impact the other 14 institutions on what should be a great event to talk about the approaching basketball season,” Pitino said in the release. “I realize that while many would like to question me on the allegations, the NCAA does not permit me to speak on the subject.” – Jeff Geer. Courier Journal. Read More.