Some relatively good news is finally coming out of the Louisville Cardinals basketball program. In a statement, the university announced the hiring of Trent Johnson as an assistant coach. It is certainly worth noting that this came after the school announced that assistant coach Jordan Fair had been terminated.
David Padgett released a statement in regards to the hiring of Trent Johnson:
“Coach Johnson is highly experienced,” Padgett in a statement. “I’ve personally known him for a long time. He was the head coach at Nevada when his son and I played in high school together. He is going to bring a wealth of knowledge to our program. He’s someone that I will be able to lean on and our players will be able to relate well to him. I think under the circumstances, I don’t think that we could find a better hire.”
Johnson is no newbie to the realm of college basketball. A 17-year head coach at four stops — Nevada, Stanford, LSU and TCU — Johnson should should come in to help Padgett adjust as best he can and do so immediately.
As for Fair, Louisville exercised an option in his contract to terminate him without cause, according to a release from the school. The without cause is a big part of it, as it is part of the reason Rick Pitino is going after the school, claiming he was fired without merit.
The first-year assistant coach was a program assistant last season before as he was elevated into a full-time assistant when Mike Balado left to become head coach at Arkansas State.
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