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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 2981149, member: 549"] [URL="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2019/01/04/rick-pitino-is-a-top-target-of-ucla-boosters-in-coaching-search/#39daba916177"]Rick Pitino Is A Top Target Of UCLA Boosters in Coaching Search[/URL] >>Rick Pitino is a top target of influential boosters to be the next head men's basketball coach at UCLA, an industry source told Forbes SportsMoney. Casey Wasserman, a billionaire UCLA alum who was influential in the hiring of Chip Kelly as UCLA's new football coach, and John Branca, a graduate of the UCLA Law School and an entertainment lawyer who is the co-executor of Michael Jackson's Estate, both want Pitino, the source said. "They're going after Pitino, that's their No. 1 choice," the source said. "Casey Wasserman is the most powerful person at UCLA," the source added. "He runs everything."<< [/QUOTE]