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Louisville's Pitino Gets Extension

 width=Louisville has extended the contract of men's head basketball coach Rick Pitino for an additional four years through the 2025-26 season.

Financial terms were not available.

Pitino had seven years remaining on his current deal. He has a record of 368-126 with 12 NCAA Tournament appearances in 14 seasons at Louisville, making him the third-winningest coach in school history.

The 62-year-old New York native guided the Cardinals to the 2013 national championship, making Pitino the only coach to win a national title with two different schools. He led Kentucky to the 1996 championship.

Louisville was 27-9 this past season, falling just short of another Final Four berth with a loss to Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament East Regional final. The Cardinals have been to the Elite Eight five times in the last eight years.

In 30 seasons as a collegiate head coach with five different schools, Pitino has a record of 722-254. Seven of his teams have reached the Final Four -- three each with Louisville and Kentucky, as well as Providence in 1987.

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