Rick Pitino Says Contract Talks With Iona ‘Didn’t Work Out’

Iona basketball coach Rick Pitino was reportedly in negotiations with the school for a lifetime contract extension in February, according to basketball reporter Adam Zagoria of Zags Blog.

As the basketball season is fast approaching, Pitino gave an update on the contract extension negotiations with Iona.

“Well, I guess they didn’t want me to go into 85 years of age,” Pitino joked with reporters on Thursday per Zags Blog. “We didn’t necessarily talk about a lifetime contract. We talked about a new contract, and it didn’t work out for a variety of reasons. I’m not upset, and nobody’s upset about it. It just didn’t work out. There was a changing of the guard with the Board of Trustees and a few…