< PreviousA lvin Brooks III, regarded as one of the na- tion’s best assistant coaches, joined the Kentucky men’s basketball coaching staff as associate head coach in April of 2024. In his first season with the Wildcats, Brooks had a hand in nearly every facet of UK’s success as he was involved in recruit- ing, defensive schemes, scouting and was a key in the development of UK’s forwards in Ansley Almonor, Andrew Carr and Trent Noah. Almonor became the first player in program history to finish a season with a 50-40-90 shooting split when he averaged 50.4% from the field, 42.4% from 3-point range and 90.6% from the line. He logged 5.3 points per game and ranked third on the team with 39 made 3s. Carr was one of six Wildcats to average double-figure points, the first time a squad had six such scorers in program history. Kentucky concluded the 2024-25 season owning a 24-12 overall record and a Sweet 16 appearance, while also earning eight victories over Associat- ed Press Top 15 opponents to tie an NCAA record. Two players — Koby Brea and Amari Williams — were selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, while three additional players, includ- ing Carr, signed free-agent NBA contracts. Prior to arriving at Kentucky, Brooks coached eight seasons at Baylor, serv- ing as both an assistant and associate head coach. The Bears went 194-72 during Brooks’ tenure, including a 94-46 record in Big 12 action, 12-5 in NCAA Tournament games and 22-15 against Associated Press top-10 ranked foes. A Houston native, Brooks began his coaching career at the junior college level. He spent two seasons at Arkansas-Forth Smith, helping the Lions to the 2006 NJCAA Division I championship. He then joined the staff at Midland, where he again was on staff for an NJCAA title team in 2007. Brooks ascended to the Division I level when he joined the staff for three seasons at Bradley as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. From there he also was a part of the Sam Houston State (2010-12) and Kansas State (2012-16) staffs before joining forces with Scott Drew at Baylor in 2016. At Kansas State, Brooks was a part of one the best stretches in school history with 79 wins and NCAA Tournament appearances in two the four seasons. He also played a major role in K-State’s first-ever Big 12 regular-sea- son title in 2012-13, which included the sec- ond-most wins (27) and a tie for the most conference victories (14) in school history. At Baylor, the Bears put together one of the best seasons in program history in 2019- 20. BU finished 26-4 and were projected for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the post- season. The Bears posted 23 straight wins (Big 12 Record) and were ranked No. 1 by the AP for five weeks, the longest stretch for one team since Kentucky was the top-ranked team in 19 straight weeks in 2015. The following season, Baylor earned a No. 1 seed and captured the program’s first na- tional championship. BU capped the season with a 28-2 overall record and a 13-1 mark in Big 12 action on their way to the school’s first-ever conference title. Baylor captured a program-record 11 victories over ranked foes and was a perfect 7-0 against teams ranked inside of the top 10. Three players earned All-America honors with Jared Butler becom- ing the first consensus first-team All-Amer- ican in program history while also earning Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors. Davion Mitchell swept the National Defen- sive Player of the Year awards. Capitalizing on Baylor’s success, with Brooks playing the lead role as recruiter, BU hauled in the highest ranked recruiting class in program history in 2021 at No. 4 overall by ESPN. Baylor won the Big 12 Championship again in 2022 to become the third school in Big 12 history to repeat as champions. Brooks was the lead recruiter as the Bears landed top-five player VJ Edgecombe who was se- lected third overall in the 2025 NBA Draft be- coming the highest draft pick in Baylor history. Baylor had a guard win All-America hon- ors in four-straight seasons (Jared Butler in 2020 and 2021, Davion Mitchell in 2021, MaCio Teague in 2021, James Akinjo in 2022 and Adam Flagler in 2023). The program’s sustained success saw them become the only team in the nation to be a No. 3 seed or higher in each of the last four NCAA Tour- naments and one of just four teams to win a game in the last five NCAA Tournaments. The Bears have had seven selections in the NBA Draft, including three-consecutive lottery selections (Mitchell, Jeremy Sochan and Keyonte George) with Brooks on staff. Brooks began his own collegiate playing career at Midland College before transfer- ring to Idaho State. He was an Academic All- Big Sky selection as a senior. Brooks graduated from Idaho State in 2002 with a degree in finance. He earned a master’s degree in athletics administration in 2023. He and his wife, Tiffany, have two children, Alvin IV (AJ) and Austin. He is the son of Lamar head coach Alvin Brooks II. Brooks II was the director of oper- ations under Kentucky’s Billy Gillisipie from 2007-09. Alvin Brooks III n University of Kentucky Associate Head Coach 48 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALLM ark Fox, who has 18 years of collegiate head coaching experience, joined the Kentucky men’s basketball staff as an asso- ciate coach in April of 2024 and begins his second season with the Wildcats in 2025-26. The veteran coach was instrumental in helping the Wildcats to a 24-12 overall record and Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tour- nament under Mark Pope’s direction in year one. The Cats also tied an NCAA record with eight victories over Associated Press Top 15 squads. Fox played an on-court role in de- fensive preparation, scouting and assisted in the development of wing Otega Oweh. Oweh was a Southeastern Conference Second Team selection and led the Cats in scoring at 16.2 points per game. Oweh set career highs in nearly every statistical category including points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game, blocks per game, steals per game and free-throw percentage. Fox served as the Director of Stu- dent-Athlete Relations and NIL Partnerships at Georgetown University in 2023-24. Prior to that stint, Fox has been a head coach at Nevada, Georgia and California. Fox and Pope reunited in Lexington, after Fox hired Pope for his first collegiate basketball position. Pope served as the Director of Bas- ketball Operations at Georgia in 2009-10, coin- cidentally Fox’s first season with the Bulldogs. Owning a career record of 324-263, Fox has directed teams to four regular-season confer- ence titles, five NCAA Tournament appear- ances and 10 total postseason appearances during his collegiate head coaching tenure. In his most recent head coaching stretch, Fox led the California program for four seasons. Leading up to his tenure with the Bears, Fox compiled a 123-43 record in his five seasons at Nevada and a 163-133 mark at Georgia. With Nevada, Fox helped the Wolf Pack to four Western Athletic Conference cham- pionships, three trips to the NCAA Tour- nament and a pair of appearances in the College Basketball Invitational. He enjoyed one of the hottest starts for a head coach in Division I history with the Wolf Pack. Fox es- tablished what was then a record for highest winning percentage in a coach’s first three seasons (.818, 81-18). He was tabbed the WAC Coach of the Year three straight sea- sons in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and coached four WAC Players of the Year. Fox was the head coach at Georgia for nine seasons, with the Bulldogs advancing to two NCAA Tournaments and three Na- tional Invitation Tournaments. Yante Maten was the 2018 Associated Press Southeastern Conference Player of the Year after averaging a league-best 19.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Juwan Parker was tabbed the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year in the same season. Fox guided 15 players to professional careers, including Kentavious Caldwell-Pope who was drafted No. 8 overall in 2018 and is a two-time NBA Champion. Caldwell-Pope earned the dis- tinction as the first McDonald’s All-Ameri- can to sign with Georgia in nearly 20 years and he was the 2013 SEC Player of the Year. Furthermore, every senior who played for Fox graduated during his tenure. The Bulldogs amassed four 20-win sea- sons, tied for the most by a head coach in school history. Three of those four 20-win seasons came consecutively from 2014- 16, making Fox the only Georgia head coach to win at least 20 games three years in a row. Georgia won a total of 80 games – the second-winningest four-year stretch in pro- gram history – and the Bulldogs’ 42 SEC wins and 54 home wins over the span are the most ever at the school. Fox served as an assistant coach under Trent Johnson at Nevada and helped the Wolf Pack to its first NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2004 prior to taking the reins as head coach. Fox was also an assistant to Tom Asbury at Kansas State from 1994-2000 and served as an assistant with Lynn Nance at Washington from 1991-93, where he coached Pope to a Pac-10 Freshman of the Year nod. Between his stints at Cal and Georgia, Fox spent the fall of 2018 with USA Bas- ketball, serving as an assistant coach to Jeff Van Gundy for the World Cup qualify- ing team. He also assisted the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League and pro- fessional development stints with coaches Brad Stevens, Gregg Popovich and Geno Au- riemma, among others. Fox currently serves on the Junior Na- tional Men’s Team Committee with Team USA. That group is responsible for select- ing coaches and athletes for USA Basket- ball college-aged competitions, which in- clude FIBA U19 World Cups, FIBA Americas U18 Championship and the Pan American Games. He played collegiately at Garden City Community College and lettered two sea- sons at Eastern New Mexico. Fox earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Eastern New Mexico and a master’s in sport administration/sports psychology from Kansas. Fox and his wife, Cindy, have two chil- dren, Parker and Olivia. University of Kentucky Associate Coach n Mark Fox @UKSportsNetwork n 49 KENTUCKY BASKETBALLC ody Fueger joined the Kentucky men’s basketball staff as assistant coach in April of 2024. Often praised as an offensive strategist, Fueger has been a part of several highly ef- fective offensive teams during his coaching career. The 2024-25 Kentucky team ranked seventh in the country in scoring offense (84.4 ppg) and 10th in KenPom offensive ef- ficiency. UK went 24-12 and advanced to the program’s first appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament since 2019. Along the way, the Wildcats tied an NCAA record with eight wins over Associated Press Top 15 teams, became the first team in program history to finish the season with six play- ers averaging double-digit points and set a program record for the most 3-pointers in a single season with 341. Two players — Koby Brea and Amari Williams — were selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, while three more signed free-agent NBA contracts. Fueger has been a 10-year member of Mark Pope’s staffs. Before coming to UK he first served as an assistant coach at Utah Valley and then transitioning to BYU. The connection began when they were on the BYU staff together when Pope was an assis- tant coach and Fueger served as the direc- tor of basketball operations. Fueger began his career as a student assistant coach and video coordinator at Utah under Rick Majerus. Following gradu- ation, Fueger served as the director of bas- ketball operations at Louisiana Tech (2007- 11), UC Riverside (2011-12), Utah State (2012-13) and BYU (2013-15) before being elevated to assistant coach under Pope at Utah Valley in 2015. Named one of the most impactful mid-major assistant coaches in Division I men’s basketball by Silver Waves Media in 2022 and 2023, Fueger has been instrumen- tal for Pope’s squads. BYU ranked 14th in of- fensive efficiency in 2023-24, while ranking third in the nation in made 3s and assists per game. The Cougars led the Big 12 in scoring at 81.4 per game in their first season in the con- ference. Picked to finish last in the preseason selections, BYU capped the regular season in fifth with wins over No. 7 Kansas, No. 11 Bay- lor and No. 24 Iowa State. They received a No. 6 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Under Fueger’s tutelage, Jaxson Rob- inson was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year after pacing BYU in scoring off the bench at 14.2 points per game. Fueger was also involved in the development of 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, Dallin Hall and two-time All-WCC First Team member Alex Barcello. In all, Fueger and the Cougars went 110- 52 during five seasons, with three postsea- son appearances, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Three of those five teams concluded the season ranked inside the top 20 of the Ken Pomeroy efficiency rankings and four of the five reached the 20- win threshold. In 2020, BYU led the country in 3-point percentage at 42.2% and was on pace for a No. 5 seed at the NCAA Tourna- ment before the season was ended due to COVID-19. At Utah Valley, the Wolverines increased their win total during every season with Fueger on the staff. They finished 25-10 overall and were runners-up in the Western Athletic Conference in 2018-19 with the 25 wins marking a program record. Further- more, Utah Valley enjoyed a 30-2 mark at home and made three straight postseason appearances from 2017-19. The Wolverines connected on a school record 300 3-point- ers in 2016-17 and followed that up by scor- ing a school record 78.1 points per game in 2017-18. Wyatt Lowell was tabbed the WAC Freshman of the Year in 2019, while Jake To- olson earned WAC Player of the Year. As director of operations at BYU, the Cougars made consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament and had seasons with 23 wins in 2013-14 and 25 in 2014-15. Fueger and his wife, Danielle, have three children, Isabella, Andrew and Ana. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a mas- ter’s in parks, recreation and tourism-sports management from Utah. Cody Fueger n University of Kentucky Assistant Coach 50 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALLN ine-year NBA veteran with extensive coaching experience at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, Jason Hart, joined the Kentucky men’s basketball staff in April of 2024. Hart helped the Cats to a 24-12 overall re- cord and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2024-25. He was responsible for the development of Lamont Butler who was one of the most high- ly regarded point guards in the country. Butler produced a career season with career bests in nearly every statistical category including points per game, assists per game, rebounds per game, field-goal percentage and 3-point percentage. Butler scored a career-high 33 points and was a perfect 10 of 10 from the field in a win against Louisville to highlight his season. Furthermore, Hart was a key member of UK’s offensive strategy that saw the Wildcats finish 10th in offensive efficien- cy per KenPom and set a program record for most made 3s (341) in a single season. Two players — Koby Brea and Amari Williams — were selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, while three additional players, including Butler, signed free-agent NBA contracts. Prior to joining the Wildcats, Hart most re- cently served as the head coach of the NBA’s G-League Ignite squad, coaching the likes of Jaden Hardy, Scoot Henderson, Matas Buze- lis and Ron Holland. A nine-year NBA veteran, he is also a member of Syracuse’s All-Century Team, which honored the top 25 players in the pro- gram’s history. In 2011, Syracuse awarded him the Vic Hanson Medal of Excellence. Hart concluded his collegiate playing ca- reer (1996-2000) as the program’s all-time leader in steals (329) and ranked second all-time in assists (709). He also shares the Syracuse record for most steals in a season with 101 set in 1999. In his four seasons at Syracuse, Hart helped lead the Orange to the NCAA Tournament three times and the NIT one time. During his sophomore and senior seasons Syracuse advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. He was picked in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, where he was teammates with Pope for one season. Hart played for Milwaukee, San Antonio, Charlotte, the Los Angeles Clippers, Sacra- mento, Utah, Denver, New Orleans and Min- nesota. Four times his teams qualified for the NBA Playoffs. During the 2004-05 season with Charlotte, he was third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio. Hart also played a season in Greece. Hart retired in December of 2010 and be- gan coaching on the AAU circuit from 2010- 2012. He was named the head coach at Taft High and led the Toreadors to a 29-4 record, the Los Angeles City Section Division I ti- tle, the second round of the Division I state championships and a perfect 10-0 record in league play. He was named the L.A. City Coach of the Year. A Southern California native, Hart joined the Ignite following a nine-year assistant coaching career. He began his collegiate coaching career under Marty Wilson at Pep- perdine in 2012 before joining Andy Enfield’s staff at Southern Cal for the 2013-14 season. He was promoted to associate head coach beginning in 2017-18, continuing through the 2020-21 season. In eight seasons with the Trojans, he was an instrumental piece to a staff that helped recruit and develop five NBA draft selections and advance to three NCAA Tournament ap- pearances. USC’s 2019 freshman class was ranked No. 7 by 247Sports.com. Hart was select- ed to participate in the inaugural Collegiate Coaching Consortium, a collaboration be- tween the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and AthleticDirectorU held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after the 2019 season. This program is designed to help train and develop the next great group of leaders in the basketball coaching profession. In all, Southern Cal amassed a 157-110 record with Hart on the staff. The Trojans strung together five 20-win seasons and four postseason appearances, including an ap- pearance in the NCAA Elite Eight in 2021. Hart was named the head coach of the NBA G League Ignitie in 2021. There he worked with elite NBA prospects in the NBA’s developmental league. Hart coached talents such as Scoot Henderson, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Ron Holland, Ma- tas Buzelis and more. In all, Hart had 10 players selected in the NBA draft from 2022-2024, more draft picks than any college program during that time. Of those 10 picks, five were first round selections. Hart graduated from Syracuse in 2000 with a degree in sociology. He and his wife, Brandi, have two children, Jason and Justin. University of Kentucky Assistant Coach n Jason Hart @UKSportsNetwork n 51 KENTUCKY BASKETBALLM ikhail McLean joined the Kentucky men’s basketball coaching staff on June 14, 2024. McLean was a member of Kentucky’s inaugural staff in 2024-25 and helped the Wildcats to a 24-12 overall record and the program’s first appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament since 2019. Along the way, the Wildcats tied an NCAA record with eight wins over Associated Press Top 15 teams, became the first team in program history to finish the season with six players averaging double-digit points and set a pro- gram record for the most made 3-pointers in a single season with 341. McLean was involved in scouting, re- cruiting and the development of UK’s bigs. McLean worked closely with center, Amari Williams, who had a remarkable season which included registering just the fourth triple-double in program history, posting 10 double-doubles and averaging 39.6 points/ rebounds/assists per 40 minutes, the eighth most of any player in the country. Williams was tied with Lamont Butler for the most as- sists (115), the tallest player in program his- tory to lead the team in that category. Wil- liams, along with Koby Brea, were selected in the 2025 NBA Draft. Prior to joining UK’s staff, McClean spent three seasons at Lamar as an assis- tant coach where the Cardinals steadily improved year-to-year, culminating in a re- cord-breaking 19-14 season in 2023-24. The Cardinals’ 19 wins were their most in NCAA Division I since the 2011-12 sea- son and the second most since the 1987- 88 campaign. Lamar tallied 12 Southland Conference wins, which were the most for the program in more than five seasons. The Cardinals led the conference in scoring and were led by National Association of Basket- ball Coaches All-District guard selection Chris Pryor. Pryor averaged 11.5 points per game and ranked among the league’s lead- ers in assists and steals. McLean had a hand in Lamar’s rise as the team’s offensive coordinator. He was also responsible for on-court player develop- ment with the guards and wings. In addition to his collegiate coaching ca- reer, McLean is a native of The Bahamas and serves as the associate head coach on the Bahamian National Team staff. He has been a part of the program since 2021 and is the squad’s defensive coordinator. Team Bahamas made history in 2024 by being one game shy of qualifying for the Olympics after a championship loss to Spain on their home court. Before that, Team Bahamas defeated both the No. 15 and No. 20 ranked teams in the world in Po- land and Finland, while also tallying a vic- tory over Lebanon in Olympic qualifying. In 2023, the Bahamas defeated Argentina, who ranked fourth in the world, twice during the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament. A former standout player for Houston, McLean was a four-year letterwinner for the Cougars and appeared in 101 games. He was a team captain and a five-time Dean’s List selection. McLean completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Houston in four years. Following his playing career, McLean joined the Cougars’ staff as a graduate assis- tant before transitioning into the role of assis- tant director of player development. He was part of Houston’s staff for six seasons, help- ing the Cougars to American Athletic Confer- ence titles in back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2020. Houston advanced to the Sweet 16 in each of his final two seasons with the pro- gram and made a run to the 2021 Final Four. At Houston, McLean’s duties included opponent scouting and player development. He worked with three NBA Draft selections, including Marcus Sasser, Quentin Grimes and Damyean Dotson. McLean and his wife, Arrion, have three sons, Mikhail Jr., Amari and Kai. Mikhail McLean n University of Kentucky Assistant Coach 52 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL2025-26 OPPONENTSLocation: Thibodaux, La. Founded: 1948 Enrollment: 6,500 Colors: Red and Gray Website: geauxcolonels.com 2024-25 Records: 20-13 overall, 13-7 Southland 2024-25 Postseason: None Assistant Coaches: Jovan Coleman, Tyler Guidry, Darius Dangerfield Starters Lost (3): Robert Brown III, Jamal West, Byron Ireland Starters Returning (2): Trae English, Jaylen Searles, Quick Facts 2025-26 Roster No.Player Pos.Ht.Wt.Cl.Hometown 0Jalin RiceG6-3185Sr.Flora, Miss. 1Trae EnglishG6-0175R-Sr.Baltimore, Md. 2Chaydon StoneG6-4185Sr.Macon, Ga. 3Jaylen SearlesG6-8195Gr.Everett, Wash. 5Sincere MaloneF6-8210Sr.Chicago, Ill. 6Jordan MatthewsG6-3170Fr.Houma, La. 7Grant SandersF6-10205Sr.McDonough, Ga. 8Kevin PazminoG6-4195Jr.Weston, Fla. 9Zaiden CrossG6-7180Sr.Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 13Christian WinborneG6-3185Sr.Baltimore, Md. 21Nick KrassG6-4195Jr.Gulfport, Miss. 22Jalik DunkleyG6-7200So.Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 24Zee HamodaG6-7180Sr.Riffa, Bahrain 25Domanic BetancourtF6-10225Jr.Tampa, Fla. 2 The Colonels have made two NCAA Tournament appearances (1995, 1998) and one NIT appearance (2022). By theNumbers First Meeting SeriesHistory Entering his third season at Nicholls, Tevon Saddler has already made history in his short tenure by leading the Colonels to back- to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history. #1 n G n R-Sr. n 6-0 Trae ENGLISH Jaylen SEARLES #3 n G n Gr. n 6-8 TevonSADDLER ColonelsHead Coach 3rd season (3rd at Nicholls) 40-27 (.600 Win Pct.) Colonels Players to Watch Nov. 4 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center n BBN United Tipoff Classic NICHOLLS COLONELS 54 n @KentuckyMBB Game SponsorLocation: Valparaiso, Ind. Founded: 1859 Enrollment: 2,451 Colors: Brown & Gold Website: valpoathletics.com 2024-25 Records: 15-19 overall, 6-14 MVC 2024-25 Postseason: None Assistant Coaches: Pat Baldwin, Matt Gordon, Jesse McClung Starters Lost (5): Cooper Schwieger, All Wright, Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro, Kaspar Sepp, Tyler Schmidt, Darius DeAveiro Starters Returning (0): Location: Charleston, Ill. Founded: 1895 Enrollment: 8,107 Colors:BlueandGrey Website: www.eiupanthers.com 2024-25 Records:12-19 overall, 8-12OVC 2024-25 Postseason:none Assistant Coaches:Rich McBride, Nate Michael, Henoc Bienne Starters Lost (3): Nakyel Shelton, Artese Stapleton, Rodolfo Bolis Starters Returning (2): Kooper Jacobi, Zion Fruster QuickFacts QuickFacts 2 In the second season of the Roger Powell Era, Valpo doubled its overall win total from the previous season and earned a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal berth. By theNumbers Roger POWELL JR. BeaconsHead Coach 3rd season (3rd at Valparaiso) 22-44 (.333 Win Pct.) SeriesHistory Kentucky Leads: 2-0 Last Meeting: Dec. 7, 2016 (Kentucky 87, Valparaiso 63) 39 Eastern Illinois returns 39.3 pct of its scoring and 39.4 pct. of its rebounding from last year’s team despite just four returning players. By the Numbers Marty SIMMONS PanthersHead Coach 22nd season (5th at Eastern Illinois) 323-332 (.493 Win Pct.) Series History First Meeting 2025-26 Roster No.PlayerPos. Ht.Wt. Cl.Hometown 0Rakim ChaneyG6-3185Fr.Rockford, Ill. 1Justus McNairG6-3195So.Joliet, Ill. 3Brody WhitakerG6-31955thGreen Castle, Ind. 4Jayden WatsonF6-8215R-Fr.Chicago Heights, Ill. 5Camden WebsterG6-3185Fr.Wheatfield, Ind. 7JT PettigrewF6-8215Fr.Lisle, Ill. 10Mark Brown Jr.G5-11190Jr.South Phoenix, Ariz. 11Isaiah BarnesG6-7210R-Sr.Chicago, Ill. 12Owen DeaseF6-8200R-Sr.Evansville, Ind. 13Carter HopoiF6-11220Fr.Tauranga, New Zealand 15Kobe WalkerC6-9270Fr.Normal, Ill. 20Joe VickG6-3195Sr.Kouts, Ind. 23Shon TupuolaC6-10245Jr.Brownsburg, Ind. 32Nick LombardiG6-0200So.Lisle, Ill. 35Tucker TornattaC6-8235So.Evansville, Ind. 44Sader ServilusG6-4215Fr.Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2025-26 Roster No.PlayerPos. Ht.Wt. Cl.Hometown 1Markus BlackwellG6-2180Fr.Detroit, Mich. 2JT ElderG6-7200R-Jr.Tucson, Ariz. 3Meechie WhiteG6-1175Jr.Louisville, Ky. 4Andre WashingtonG5-11180R-Sr.Staten Island, N.Y. 5Zion FrusterG6-2170Sr.Douglasville, Ga. 6Kyle LaytonG6-0175Jr.McKinney, Texas 7Prince JohnsonF6-8215Jr.Bennettsville, S.C. 10Preston TurnerG6-6185R-Jr.Ellsinore, Mo. 11Malik OlafioyeG6-2190R-So.Ecorse, Mich. 13Nazareth FisherF6-102205thWashington, D.C. 15Andrew AustinF6-7220R-So.Rock Rapids, Iowa 23Shane SimsG6-4200Fr.Evansville, Ind. 24Terry McMorrisF6-7185So.Oklahoma City, Okla. 40Kooper JacobiF6-7200Gr.Sellersburg, Ind. Nov. 7 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center n BBN United Tipoff Classic VALPARAISO BEACONS Nov. 14 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center n BBN United Tipoff Classic EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS @UKSportsNetwork n 55 Game Sponsor Game SponsorLocation: Louisville, Ky. Founded: 1798 Enrollment: 25,000 Colors: Red & Black Website: gocards.com 2024-25 Records: 27-8 overall, 18-2 ACC 2024-25 Postseason: NCAA First Round Assistant Coaches: Brian Kloman, Ronnie Hamilton, Thomas Carr, Mike Cassidy Starters Lost (4): Chucky Hepburn, Reyne Smith, James Scott, Terrence Edwards Jr. Starters Returning (1): J'Vonne Hadley Quick Facts 2024-25 Roster No.Player Pos.Ht.Wt.Cl.Hometown 0Mikel Brown Jr.G6-5180Fr.Orlando, Fla. 1J’Vonne HadleyG6-72106thSt. Paul, Minn. 3Ryan ConwellG6-4215Sr.Indianapolis, Ind. 4Cole ShermanG5-11190Sr.Louisville, Ky. 7Kasean PryorF6-102306thChicago, Ill. 9Khani RoothsF6-10210So.Washington, D.C. 10Isaac McKneelyG6-4195Sr.Poca, W.Va. 11Kobe RodgersG6-3185R-Sr.Cincinnati, Ohio 12Mouhamed CamaraF6-8225Fr.Dakar, Senegal 13Sananda FruF/C6-11245Jr.Berlin, Germany 14Adrian WooleyG6-4200So.Tuscaloosa, Ala. 15Aly KhalifaC7-0250R-Sr.Alexandria, Egypt 33Will HankeG6-4210Fr.Louisville, Ky. 53Evangelos ZougrisF/C6-8240Jr.Peristeri, Greece 55Spencer LeggG6-7200Sr.Washington, D.C. 49 Louisville posted a 27-8 overall record last season to notched its 49th season with 20 or more victories. By theNumbers Kentucky Leads: 40-17 Last Meeting: Dec. 14, 2024 (Kentucky 93, Louisville 85) SeriesHistory In his first season at Louisville, Kelsey’s Cards made their first appearance in the ACC Tournament championship game and earned its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2019. #3 n G n Sr. n 6-4 Ryan CONWELL J'Vonne HADLEY #1 n G n 6th n 6-7 PatKELSEY CardinalsHead Coach 14th season (2nd at Louisville) 288-130 (.689 Win Pct.) Cardinals Players to Watch Nov. 11 n Louisville, Ky. n KFC Yum! Center LOUISVILLE CARDINALS 56 n @KentuckyMBBLEARN MORE AT RMHCLEXINGTON.ORG WHERE Hope FINDS A Home Ronald McDonald House Charities® of the Bluegrass provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. Get Involved: Volunteer: Serve dinners, help clean our space, or make treats for families. Attend: Attend one of our many events, like McDazzle and more! 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