Minnesota has reached an agreement with Florida International's Richard Pitino to be the Gophers' new coach.

The school will introduce Pitino at a news conference Friday.

"Richard Pitino has been selected as the finalist for the position of University of Minnesota men's head basketball coach," the school said in a statement. "Pitino and the university have reached an understanding in principle on the key terms of an agreement."

The two sides met Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla., according to a source.

A source said Arizona State assistant coach Eric Musselman was supposed to interview for the job, but was told Tuesday not to fly to Fort Myers because the Gophers had their coach.