Louisville men's basketball assistant coach David Padgett has been named the interim head coach.

Padgett met with interim President Greg Postel Friday afternoon. He was introduced as the interim head coach at a press conference Friday.

Padgett, a Nevada native, played at Louisville from 2005-2008 and was part of the Cards' 2008 Elite Eight team. After a brief stint as a professional in Spain, he spent three years as an assistant coach at IUPUI before returning to Louisville in 2014 as Pitino's director of basketball operations.

The former McDonald's All-American was promoted to assistant coach after the 2015-16 season.

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