For the second straight spring, the Knicks are losing one of their assistant coaches to the NCAA.
Louisville is expected to name alumnus Kenny Payne as the team’s next head coach on Friday, according to multiple reports. He came to the Knicks to join Tom Thibodeau’s staff last year after spending a decade as John Calipari’s assistant at Kentucky from 2010-20.
The Knicks also lost Mike Woodson to his alma mater, Indiana, last March, and he led the Hoosiers to a First Four win Tuesday night over Wyoming in the school’s first tournament appearance since 2016.
Louisville finished the regular season with a 13-19 record and fired head coach Chris Mack in late January.
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