Mar 4, 2017; Conway , SC, USA; The Louisville Cardinals mascot stands the court in the second half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the women's ACC Conference Tournament at HTC Center. Notre Dame defeated Louisville 84-73. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Louisville’s men’s basketball program and former head coach Rick Pitino have avoided major penalties from the NCAA after a years-long investigation.
The Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) announced its list of punishments for Pitino and the Cardinals on Saturday. No postseason ban is included and Pitino was cleared of any wrongdoing.
The punishments include a $5,000 fine for Louisville, a reduction in recruiting days a two-year probation period for the program.
“No violation by former head coach No. 1 occurred given that he demonstrated he promoted an atmosphere of compliance,” the report reads.
Pitino is now the head coach at Iona.
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his infractions case was related to a number of alleged recruiting violations by the NCAA, most notably in the recruitment of former 5-star prospect Brian Bowen.
Pitino is scheduled to hold a press conference at 12 p.m.
Former Louisville coach Chris Mack was also cleared of any infractions. The Cardinals parted ways with Mack last season and replaced him with Kenny Payne.
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