A source close to Louisville coach Rick Pitino said ``Pitino would have no interest in taking that job" because of its undesirable location and the fact that it's just not a good NBA job.

Yahoo! Sports reported that Pitino expressed interest in the Sacramento Kings job - which is one of the least desirable in the NBA.

While both Louisville and the Kings both denied the report, I don't doubt the fact that Pitino's name was tossed out there as a potential candidate by the Kings.

But the 56-year-old Pitino has already done the NBA gig twice with the Knicks and Celtics - and a source said he'd never take another major rebuilding job in the league such as the one currently in Sacramento.

Sacramento was 17-65 this past season and finished with the worst record in the entire league.

The Kings don't have a single marquee player - unless you count Kevin Martin, who has emerged as a 20-point scorer the last three seasons on a pitiful team.

``He's already taken over a bad situation in the NBA," the source said. ``He's not going to do that again."

SEASON OF CHANGE AT UMASS

UMass will be completely revamped this season - and that sounds fine with second-year head coach Derek Kellogg.

That's not to say Kellogg didn't enjoy his first year back in his old stomping grounds - despite the fact the team won just a dozen games.

But every coach wants their own "guys".

Only four of the top nine players return. Ricky Harris, the team's top offensive player and leading returning scorer, along with former Wake Forest guard Anthony Gurley, and young point guard David Gibbs.

They'll be five freshmen and three transfers added to the roster.

``We'll be longer and more athletic," Kellogg said. "And we'll be able to play our style more effectively."

It takes some time to implement the Dribble Drive that Vance Walberg made famous with the help of Memphis coach John Calipari.

First we'll start with the transfers. The Minutemen didn't have a low-post presence a year ago - and now they'll have two legitimate centers with the addition of former Memphis big man Hashim Bailey and former Oregon State center Sean Carter.

The third transfer is former UConn guard Doug Wiggins.

Kellogg and his staff will also add five freshmen that all bring length, athleticism and versatility to the table.

``They are all guys that can play multiple positions," Kellogg added.

Terrell Vinson is the most high-profile of the handful, a Top 100 player who signed with UMass after being released from his letter-of-intent from Loyola Marymount following the resignation of Bill Bayno (who coached Kellogg at UMass.)

``He's a multi-dimensional player who can play anywhere from the one to the four," Kellogg said of the 6-foot-7 forward. ``He's a cross between Sam Cassell with his knowledge of the game and CDR (Chris Douglas-Roberts."

Sampson Carter is a wing who spent this past year in the prep ranks at the Winchendon School (Mass.). ``He's also multi-dimensional who can handle it, shoot it ad pass it."

Javon Farrell is a 6-foot-4 shooting guard who reminds Kellogg of former Memphis leader Antonio Anderson. ``He just competes and is a glue guy."

Raphael Putney could have the highest upside. He's 6-foot-8 and just 175 pounds. ``He's an unbelievable athlete and the only thing holding his back is strength and his body, but the sky's the limit."

The final signee is Hargrave Military Academy guard Freddie Riley. ``He's long and he can really, really score the ball. He's another athletic player who will try and dunk it on you."

``Our plan is to play 10 guys," Kellogg said. ``Pressure defense from the time we get off the bus and pressure offense right away. We're going to be faster and more athletic."

HENDERSON SET TO SIGN WITH AGENT

Gerald Henderson Jr. won't be returning to Duke for his senior season.

According to multiple sources close to the situation, the athletic Blue Devils junior wing intends to sign with an agent and give up his final season of college eligibility.

The 6-foot-4 Henderson, the son of former NBA guard Gerald Henderson, averaged 16.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game this past season.

However, after a slow start to the season, Henderson was terrific and averaged 19 points per game for the final 23 contests of the season.

According to NBA executives, Henderson is a likely lottery pick in the June 25 NBA Draft.

The loss of Henderson means that Duke will be even more reliant on senior Jon Scheyer and junior Kyle Singler. The Blue Devils will also need sophomore guard Elliott Williams to make a significant jump after starting the latter portion of the season.

Duke also returns senior forward Lance Thomas, junior guard Nolan Smith and a pair of unproven big men - senior 7-footer Brian Zoubek and sophomore Miles Plumlee.

The Blue Devils will also add a pair of talented local frontcourt players and McDonald's All-Americans in forward Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee.

RANDOM NOTES: San Diego State picked up a quality transfer in former Santa Clara wing James Rahon. The 6-foot-4 Rahon averaged 11.3 points as a freshman and several high-major programs attempted to get the California native. ... One of the more highly sought after transfers on the board now is Tennessee State sophomore Gerald Robinson, who averaged 17.8 points this past season as a sophomore. The school, who hired new coach John Cooper last months, also lost freshman Parker Smith.