 Due to an FBI criminal investigation into illegal benefits and actions by college basketball coaches, financial advisers, and others, on September 27, 2017, head coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich were placed on administrative leave and were later fired.Two days later, assistant David Padgett, a former star player under Pitino at Louisville, was named as acting head coach.On February 20, 2018, the NCAA vacated the 2013 NCAA title.