David Padgett Will Not Return To Louisville Next Season
All things must come to an end and for David Padgett who was the interim head coach at Louisville after Rick Pitino's firing he will not be back for the 2018-2019 season.
"I don't live in a bubble," Padgett said at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. "I know the chatter about what was going on. It wasn't a surprise. ... You know it's coming. Until you actually hear it, it's hard to set in. I'm going to walk out of this room and hold my head high because I gave this program and these players everything I had." "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22859188/louisville-cardinals-bring-david-padgett-back-coach
Padgett took over on an interim basis after Louisville fired Pitino following the FBI investigation into college basketball. Allegations against Louisville included payments of $100,000 to the family of Brian Bowen to sign with the Cardinals. Bowen was suspended by the university before leaving and transferring to South Carolina. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22859188/louisville-cardinals-bring-david-padgett-back-coach
"We all owe a great debt of gratitude to David for his leadership and poise this season," interim athletic director Vince Tyra said in a release. "He took over during incredible circumstances, has handled himself respectfully throughout the season and I believe he has a bright future in coaching. We expect to determine a new head coach in a short period to build upon the great basketball tradition of this university." "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22859188/louisville-cardinals-bring-david-padgett-back-coach
Xavier's Chris Mack is the frontrunner to land the permanent job at Louisville, sources told ESPN. "according tohttp://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22859188/louisville-cardinals-bring-david-padgett-back-coach
Padgett had been on Pitino's staff for three seasons before being promoted to interim head coach. He also played under Pitino at Louisville from 2005-08. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22859188/louisville-cardinals-bring-david-padgett-back-coach
This season David Padgett led Louisville to a record of 22-14 while they were 9-9 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. "according to http://gocards.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball while also leading Louisville to the NIT where he led Louisville to two wins over Northern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee before losing to Mississippi State in the quarterfinals.
As far as David Padgett's future stands, The 33 -year old has been mentioned with head coaching vacancies at Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky, Little Rock and Utah State."according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22859188/louisville-cardinals-bring-david-padgett-back-coach
"I gotta focus on what's next for me," Padgett said. "Right now I don't have an answer for that." "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22859188/louisville-cardinals-bring-david-padgett-back-coach