LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville's former assistant basketball coach Dino Gaudio has been sentenced to one year probation and a $10,000 fine. The ruling was handed down Friday after Gaudio pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempted extortion.

The former coach's sentencing came just hours after UofL announced a six-game suspension of current head coach Chris Mack for his handling of Gaudio's attempt. Mack will be suspended from Nov. 8-27 without pay.

Gaudio entered his guilty plea in Louisville on June 4, shortly after the Cardinals' basketball season ended. His contract wasn't extended after the Cards went 13-7, missing the NCAA tournament entirely.

Gaudio, 64, threatened to expose alleged violations by the team “in its production of recruiting videos for prospective student-athletes and in the use of its graduate assistants in practices,” according to a charging document filed in May. He asked for 17 months of salary or a $425,000 lump sum payment, according to the U.S. Attorney.

He had been the head coach at Wake Forest University from 2007-10. He then spent eight years as an ESPN analyst before joining Louisville in 2018. Gaudio also previously led Army and Loyola-Maryland and worked with Louisville coach Chris Mack at Wake Forest.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky made the announcement. The FBI and the University of Louisville Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda E. Gregory prosecuted the case.