Rick Pitino has received another contract extension at the University of Louisville, carrying him through 2025. Watch him with his boss Tom Jurich celebrate the moment.
![Rick Pitino, Ron Carmicle, Terry Meiners, and Brent Rice (October 2014)](http://www.heyterry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rick-pitino-ron-carmicle-terry-meiners-brent-rice-2014.jpg)
Another reason Rick Pitino loves his life in Louisville is because it has allowed him to retain long term local relationships with buddies. Rick has a zillion friends around the world, but living in the same spot for 14 years has taught him the value of rooting in with friends who are down the street or a few miles away.
The UofL basketball boosters group Friends of the Ville is loaded with some of the city’s top business leaders and a strong contingent of everyday guys working nine to five. It keeps Pitino connected to people from all walks of life, a valuable lesson for anyone whose wealth could easily separate them from the real world.
Pitino welcomes a shoe shine man the same way he does a CEO. He is living a balanced life in Louisville and is smart enough to value it instead of chasing some other dream in another city.
![Rick Pitino, college boy](http://www.heyterry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rick-pitino-young.jpg)
One day after the contract extension, Pitino gave a complete rundown of his latest roster of players.