At 70, with checkered past, Pitino is again a hot commodity

[ASFN Admin]

A successful coach at a small school enters the NCAA Tournament with speculation swirling about being a candidate at a more glamorous school, forcing that coach to dodge questions about his future before the most important games of the season. “You're not hired by the Internet,” Iona coach Rick Pitino said. Pitino has the Gaels in the tournament as champions of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the second time in his three seasons at the private Catholic school in New Rochelle, New York, just north of the city.

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