LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville interim basketball coach David Padgett has promoted R.J. Evans to acting assistant coach, staying in-house as the program moves forward from this week’s firing of coach Rick Pitino.
Evans’ promotion comes a day after Padgett introduced Greg Paulus as an assistant coach. Hired this spring, Evans recently received on-court responsibilities after assistants Kenny Johnson and Jordan Fair were placed on paid administrative leave.
The school acknowledged last month that the program was under investigation in a national federal probe of corruption in college basketball. Louisville’s Athletic Association fired Pitino on Monday after 16 years.
Padgett says Evans has made a quick transition and developed chemistry with the Cardinal players.
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