LOUISVILLE, Ky. — 3 p.m. update: New Mexico coach Richard Pitino, son of former UofL coach Rick Pitino, is now the betting favorite, according to sportsbetting.ag.
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It's been nearly two weeks since the University of Louisville fired men's basketball coach Kenny Payne after two uninspiring seasons, and his replacement has yet to be found.
According to reports, UofL made a big push to hire Florida Atlantic's Dusty May last weekend, but he chose to head to Michigan instead. All of this is happening as seven players have entered the transfer portal as of Tuesday, including leading scorer Skyy Clark.
UofL Athletic Director Josh Heird said he wants someone who is "dying" to be at Louisville and would "crawl" here for the chance to lead the program. According to SportsBetting.ag, here are the latest odds on who that might be:
Jerome Tang: 4/1
Eric Musselman: 5/1
Jamie Dixon: 6/1
Mick Cronin: 7/1
Shaheen Holloway: 7/1
Pat Kelsey: 9/1
Amir Abdur-Rahim: 10/1
Will Wade: 10/1
Shaka Smart: 12/1
Richard Pitino: 14/1
Josh Schertz: 20/1
Scott Drew: 25/1
Niko Medved: 33/1
Lamont Paris: 40/1
Steve Forbes: 50/1
John Calipari: 66/1
Rick Pitino: 66/1
Billy Donovan: 75/1
Jay Wright: 75/1
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