Pitino: 'I'm guilty of trusting someone'

Louisville coach Rick Pitino said Thursday that he "absolutely" disagrees with the NCAA's allegation against him for failure to appropriately monitor Andre McGee's actions, and athletics director Tom Jurich confirmed the university will dispute it.

"Because I over-monitor my staff," Pitino said during a press conference at U of L.

Pitino still could face a suspension as a result of the NCAA's allegation, which stated that "he failed to frequently spot-check the program to uncover potential or existing compliance problems, including actively looking for and evaluating red flags, asking pointed questions and regularly soliciting honest feedback to determine if monitoring systems were functioning properly regarding McGee's activities and interactions with then men's basketball prospective and current student-athletes visiting and attending the institution."

While Pitino stated that he felt "the NCAA people who investigated this were highly professional" and "fair," he disputed this finding.

"I'm not guilty of failing to monitor my staff," Pitino said. "I'm guilty of trusting someone."

Jurich backed Pitino with his comments Thursday, saying "I've come to the conclusion that he could not have known" about McGee's misdeeds.

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