LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Rick Pitino vows he “will not resign and let you down” as investigations continue into an escort’s book allegations that former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with recruits and players.

In a season preview Thursday on his web site, the Hall of Fame coach apologized to fans for having to “endure the pain” of allegations by Katina Powell that McGee paid strippers to perform 22 shows from 2010-14 at the players’ dormitory.

Pitino, 63, has denied knowledge of the activities described in Powell’s book and said Thursday, “someday I will walk away in celebration of many memorable years but that time is not now. I do not fight these accusations by others but rather turn the other cheek.”

FILE – In this Oct. 3, 2015, file photo, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino responds to a question following an NCAA college basketball team’s intrasquad scrimmage in Louisville, Ky. Escort Katina Powell says she has no proof that Louisville coach Rick Pitino knew that a former Cardinals staffer hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with former recruits and players. But Powell said Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, on ABCs Good Morning America that with a boatload of recruits and dancers, loud music, alcohol, security, cameras in a campus dormitory and others aware of the shows, how could he not know?(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2015/10/web1_106598272-3e29afeaaad84c08b8267f586a191d42.jpgFILE – In this Oct. 3, 2015, file photo, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino responds to a question following an NCAA college basketball team’s intrasquad scrimmage in Louisville, Ky. Escort Katina Powell says she has no proof that Louisville coach Rick Pitino knew that a former Cardinals staffer hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with former recruits and players. But Powell said Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, on ABCs Good Morning America that with a boatload of recruits and dancers, loud music, alcohol, security, cameras in a campus dormitory and others aware of the shows, how could he not know?(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2009, file photo Louisville coach Rick Pitino, left, talks with guard Andre McGee during the first half of an NCAA college men’s basketball game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Escort Katina Powell says she has no proof that Louisville coach Rick Pitino knew that a former Cardinals staffer hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with former recruits and players. But Powell said Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, on ABCs Good Morning America that with a boatload of recruits and dancers, loud music, alcohol, security, cameras in a campus dormitory and others aware of the shows, how could he not know?(AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)

http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2015/10/web1_106598272-b5b2b0d3a4d64fd592ddf725bb4e2515.jpgFILE – In this Feb. 12, 2009, file photo Louisville coach Rick Pitino, left, talks with guard Andre McGee during the first half of an NCAA college men’s basketball game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Escort Katina Powell says she has no proof that Louisville coach Rick Pitino knew that a former Cardinals staffer hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with former recruits and players. But Powell said Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, on ABCs Good Morning America that with a boatload of recruits and dancers, loud music, alcohol, security, cameras in a campus dormitory and others aware of the shows, how could he not know?(AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)