Rick Pitino declined to disclose the medical problem that forced him to take a two-day leave from Louisville but insisted there was nothing seriously wrong.
“There is a diagnosis to it all, but it’s really not worth going into,” Pitino said Friday. “All I can say is this will not take away from me coaching Louisville for another eight or 10 years.”
Pitino, 51, rejoined his team Thursday after tests at the Cleveland Clinic to find the cause of a “urological-related” pain that has persisted in his left side for months. Pitino announced Tuesday that the source of the pain was not cancer-related or life-threatening.
Transfer dies
Greg Wallace, a junior transfer sitting out this season at Stephen F. Austin, collapsed and died while shooting baskets in Nacogdoches, Texas. A cause of death has not been determined.
Sonderleiter out
Iowa center Sean Sonderleiter probably won’t play Saturday because he’s dealing with some personal problems, coach Steve Alford said.
