Kenny Johnson was an assistant coach under Tom Crean at Indiana and helped the Hoosiers recrut at a high level.

New Xavier head basketball coach Richard Pitino credits his father, Rick Pitino ... Plus, he was back in the Midwest and close to Louisville, where he spent two stints on his father's staff ...

Pitino, the son of legendary coach Rick Pitino, spent the past four seasons ... coach for two stints when his dad was the head coach at Louisville – from 2007-2009 and again in the 2011-12 ...

"His success as an assistant stood out, especially his time working for his father Rick Pitino, at Louisville and Billy Donovan at Florida. "We had tremendous interest in our head coaching position.

There was some early chatter about Maryland and Villanova, but could former Kentucky signee Acaden Lewis actually be teaming ...

His success as an assistant stood out, especially his time working for his father, Rick Pitino, at Louisville, and Billy Donovan at Florida,” athletic director Greg Christopher said in a statement.