< Previous128 University of Louisville n gocards.com Justin Ruffin Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services A veteran administrator, Ruffin enters his 20th year working in intercollegiate athletics and serves as the sport administrator for the men’s and women’s tennis program. Ruffin is on the senior staff leadership team, and is a participant and a member of several campus wide committees and organizations including the university’s Stra- tegically Organizing Against Racism (S.O.A.R.) Committee, Bias Response Team, Name Image and Likeness Board, and Committee on Academic Performance (CAP). Within his heightened role, he will lead, develop and manage UofL’s nationally recognized intercollegiate student-athlete support program. He will also serve as the Atlantic Coast Conference representative during aca- demic director’s meetings. At the conference level, Ruffin also serves on the ACC C.O.R.E. (Cham- pions of Racial Equity) committee by representing the University of Louis- ville and collaborating with other ACC administrators to drive unity and inclusion across the institutions. He is also the Chair of the ACC Women’s Tennis Committee where he addresses committee issues during the senior woman administrator meetings and assists the Conference liaison with vari- ous logistical, operational, and administrative issues that may arise during the Women’s ACC Tennis Tournament. Prior to the University of Louisville, Ruffin served five years at James Madison University. At JMU, Ruffin was responsible for the academic devel- opment, management, and coordination of football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s swimming, wrestling, and men’s and women’s tennis programs. He assisted with developing and implementing academic strategic plans and procedures for programs designed to cultivate both an environment that supports elite performance and a first-class student-athlete experience that prepared them for life after sport. Ruffin is a former student-athlete at James Madison University, earning All-Conference recognition as a defensive back for the football team and lettering three years on the baseball team. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Science and Technology and later earned his Master of Science in Athletic Administration from JMU. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Ruffin is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A), and the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA). Justin and Erika have three sons: Justin Jr, Jayson, and Joshua. Lauren Rust Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Rust is in her 14th year at the University of Louis- ville and her 11th with Cardinal Athletics. She is responsible for the day-to-day monitoring and administration of select functional areas within compliance with primary emphasis on initial, transfer, and continuing academic and amateurism eligibility certification, financial aid and rules education. Other duties include working as primary eligibility/ financial aid liaison with football, and assisting with the Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR). She also serves as the sport administrator for the Cardinals’ men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. Rust has been elevated multiple times through UofL’s compliance depart- ment, most recently spending seven years as Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. She joined the UofL athletics staff in August of 2011 after three years as Associate Director of Advising in the UofL College of Arts and Sciences. Prior to her arrival at UofL, Rust worked six years at the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center at the University of Tennessee. She was an Academic Athletic Counselor for women’s swimming, rowing and women’s golf (2002-05), and then was promoted to Assistant Director overseeing all academic counselors while serving as the primary academic counselor for men’s basketball and women’s volleyball (2005-08). Rust also worked a year in Membership Services for the NCAA as an intern in 2001-02. Rust earned a B.A. in Exercise Science at Morehead State University (Ky.) in 1999. She graduated with a M.A. in Sport Administration at Morehead State in 2001 while serving as a graduate assistant in athletics. A native of Louisville, Rust and her husband Rich have two children: Garrett and Brynlee. Scott Sallade Associate Athletic Director for Student Services Sallade has been involved in the academic successes of UofL student-athletes for over 30 years, from his role as a tutor through his previous service as Assistant Athletic Director. Working in conjunction with Athletic Compliance and the Registrar’s Office, Sallade coordinates the NCAA academic certifica- tion process. He supervises members of the Thorntons Academic Center for Excellence staff, as well as serving as the sport administrator for the cheer and dance programs. Additionally, he has maintained an advising/counseling role for a number of our sports teams during his tenure. He is active in many on-campus roles serving on numerous committees including the Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) and the Advis- ing Center’s Directors Council (ACDC). He enrolled at the University of Louisville in the fall of 1987 and has remained a part of the university for 35 years. He graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, concentrating in sport administra- tion. He received a master’s in education, concentrating in sport administra- tion, in 1994. Additional work experiences at the University of Louisville include the areas of Intramural and Recreational Sports, Admissions and Orientation and Housing and Residence Life. He and his wife, Tami, have a son, Casey, and two daughters, Kayla and Naica. Zach Brooks Assistant Athletic Director for Capital Projects & Administration Zach Brooks has worked at UofL since 2008 and serves as Assistant Athletic Director for Capital Proj- ects and Administration since August 2023 He previously served as Executive Director of Development Operations since 2018 In his role, Brooks oversees capital projects and the University of Louis- ville Golf Club, as well as serves as liaison to the KFC Yum! Center, while assisting with various reporting requirements within the business office Additionally, Brooks acts as sport administrator for men’s soccer, women’s golf and men’s golf, as well as assists on special department projects In his previous role, Brooks oversaw all internal operations of the CAF, coordinated communication to donors, managed various seating projects, organized postseason and special event tickets for donors, secured major gifts and managed a portfolio of 125-plus individuals and businesses, and acted as a liaison to university advancement on CAF mattersgocards.com n University of Louisville 129 Brooks helped oversee the move from Freedom Hall to the KFC Yum! Cen- ter, as well as the previous seating expansions at L&N Stadium. He also devel- oped and implemented The Cardinal Trust initiative to raise funds to support Red & Black Scholar rewards, summer school and degree completion program Brooks earned his bachelor’s degree in sport administration and exercise science from UofL in 2008. The Paducah, Ky., native was also a manager for the Louisville women’s soccer team as a student He and his wife Brittany have one son, Graham. Rachael Cosgrove Assistant Athletic Director for Development Rachael Cosgrove joined the Cardinal Athletic Fund full-time in 2015 and currently serves as Assistant Athletic Director for Development since August 2023. She previously served as Senior Director of Devel- opment since 2020. In her role, Cosgrove is responsible for CAF’s focus on soliciting and secur- ing major gifts, as well as supervising the major gifts and annual fund staff. Her duties include securing major gifts and managing/stewarding a donor portfolio of 150-plus individuals and businesses, securing new com- mitments for premium basketball and football areas, managing premium seating and parking inventory, managing the Cardinal Athletic Fund budget, overseeing the Women of Influence program and events, and assisting in all hiring of CAF staff. Cosgrove also serves as sport administrator for field hockey and softball. She was recently named Vice-Chair of the ACC Field Hockey Commit- tee. Additionally, she assists in special projects assigned by Deputy Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator Amy Calabrese. She’s also the Team Lead for the Athletic Department’s World Changers group, which is a 10-member working group charged with providing solutions to increase employee engagement and decrease burnout. In her previous work at UofL, Cosgrove helped create the Women of Influence program in 2017 to connect powerful women in the community to Louisville’s female student-athletes. She also helped develop and launch The New Standard, a $10 million campaign dedicated to enhancing the female student-athlete experience. She was a member of the inaugural adidas internship group at Louisville in 2014, as well as a member of the department’s inaugural Leadership Development Institute cohort. Cosgrove came to Louisville in 2015 after a year as the Director of Busi- ness Development for the Texas Legends. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond in 2012, where she double majored in rhetoric & communications and journalism, along with being a member of the women’s basketball team. She completed her master’s degree in sport administration at UofL in 2015. Cosgrove and her husband Emmett have one son, Cru. Dan Morrissey Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance Dan Morrissey was elevated to Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance in April 2023. Morrissey is in his sixth year with the athletic department and previously served as Director of Compliance. He’s responsible for the day-to-day monitoring and administration of several functional areas in compliance with primary emphasis on recruiting/monitoring, playing seasons, personnel, amateurism and rules education. Other duties include working closely with the men’s/ women’s basketball and football programs, advising on NIL and assisting with national governance/legislation. Morrissey is also the sport administrator for men’s and women’s tennis. Prior to UofL, Morrissey worked at the University of Maine for three years as the Director of Compliance. In this role, he served as the senior compliance administrator including oversight of all compliance related activities. Morrissey earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from the Univer- sity of New England in 2013, then graduated with a master’s in sport administra- tion from UofL in 2014 while serving as an intern in the athletic department. He received a graduate certificate in managerial analytics in 2022 from UofL. A native of Wakefield, R.I., Morrissey resides in Louisville with his wife Olivia and their daughter Eloise. Olivia Morrissey Director of Student Life & Housing for Athletics Olivia Morrissey currently serves as the Director of Student Life & Housing for Athletics. Her role includes managing the unique housing needs of all student- athletes, handling athlete meal plans, and serving as the department liaison to the Dean of Students Office and Student Affairs. She’s also the sport administrator for women’s soccer. Prior to transitioning to this role, Morrissey served as an Associate Direc- tor of Academic Services at UofL, working at various points with Rowing, Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Tennis, Lacrosse, Vol- leyball and Men’s Soccer. Morrissey has also served as an Athletic Academic Counselor at the Uni- versity of Maine. While there she worked with Football, Women’s Basketball and Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving. She also worked to create Career and Leadership programing in conjunction with the SWA and coor- dinated youth summer camps. Morrissey is a two-time graduate of the University of Louisville, earning her Bachelor of Science in Marketing in the Spring of 2013 and her Master of Science in Sport Administration in Spring 2015. She began her career in Athletics as a tutor for student-athletes before transitioning to the role of Graduate Assistant in Student Services. Alyssa Murphy Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Leadership and Development Alyssa Murphy was elevated to Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Leadership and Develop- ment in 2020. She’s responsible for cultivating and facilitating programs focused on five pillars of growth: personal development, leadership development, social justice & advocacy, career development and community engagement. She establishes leadership workshops for students and serves as the university liaison to multiple campus partners. She was prior to her move into student-athlete development in athletics, she worked on campus at UofL as the Senior Associate Director of Admis- sions, Recruitment, Scholarships and Campus Visit Programs from 2005- 2013. She worked in admissions at Emory University prior to that. She started her career as a graduate program coordinator for residential life and new student programs at Miamia University before becoming an Assistant Director of Residential Life/Coordinator of Staff Development and Housing at Rollins College from 1998-2000. Murphy graduated with her bachelor of arts in Political Science in 1998 and with her master of science in college student personnel in 2000. She’s originally from Sacramento, California. Her and her husband Bill have three children: Sammy, Hannah and Zachary.130 University of Louisville n gocards.com John Michael Hayden Men's Soccer Karen Ferguson-Dayes Women's Soccer Rodrigo da Silva Men’s Tennis Joe Franklin Track & Field/Cross Country Jeff Brohm Football Dan McDonnell Baseball Dani Busboom Kelly Volleyball Pat Kelsey Men’s Basketball Scott Teeter Women's Lacrosse Jeff Walz Women's Basketball Whitney Young Women's Golf Justine Sowry Field Hockey Holly Aprile Softball Ryan Blagg Men's Golf Derek Copeland Women's Rowing Arthur Albiero Swimming Mark Beckham Women's TennisLisa Turner Director, Partnership Services Louisville Sports Properties Staff Savannah Russell Social Content Specialist John Penny Vice President/General Manager Jason Sucher Director, Business Development Anne Burton Manager, Campus+ Partnerships L ouisville Sports Properties (LSP) is the dedicated and exclusive multimedia rights holder and sponsorship sales partner for the Louisville Cardinals. The LSP team extends UofL’s brand affinity to businesses and corporations of all sizes looking to align with the loyalty and passion of the Cards’ fan base. LSP manages all aspects of the sponsorship and marketing rights relationship, pro- viding corporate partners both traditional and new media opportunities through venue signage; event sponsorships and promotion; corporate hospitality; television; radio game broadcasts and coaches’ shows on the Louisville Sports Radio Network and digital engagement and visibility via GoCards.com and the Cardinals’ vibrant social media channels. Louisville Sports Properties and Louisville Arena Sports & Entertainment Properties (LASEP), make up the locally-based team of LEARFIELD. The LEARFIELD suite of services includes licensing and multimedia sponsorship management; publishing, broad- casting, digital and social media; ticket sales and professional concessions expertise; brand- ing; campus-wide business and sponsorship development; and venue technology systems. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company has long had the privilege of being an advocate for intercollegiate athletics and the student-athlete experience. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed LEARFIELD College Directors’ Cup, sup- porting athletic departments across all divisions. Amanda Osborne Manager, Business Development Kevin Luce Manager, Business Development Dustin Watts Coordinator, Partnership Services Lynn Saltzman General Manager, Louisville Arena Sports Dean Boeh, Jr. Manager, Business Development Justin Fike Coordinator, Partnership Services Carol Cunningham Senior Coordinator, Partnership Services gocards.com n University of Louisville 131 Cheerleaders Founded in 1939, Louisville Cheer has a proud tradition of support- ing Cardinal Athletics. This iconic program is recognized nationally and internationally as the gold standard. To be a Louisville cheerleader is to reach the top of the sport. Louisville Large Coed has been a competitive squad for over 35 years and has a proud tradition of talent and success. The team has won 18 National Cheerleading Association Championships (1985, ‘86, ‘89, ‘92, ‘94, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ’11, ’16, ‘18). The team exemplifies the standard to which all Large Coed Squads aspire. The coach, James Speed, has led the team since 1990. In 1998 the All Girl Cheer team was founded. Since its inception, the All Girl team has won 19 National Cheer Association championships - 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. (No 2020 season due to COVID-19) That is nine titles in a row since 2014. This team has a legacy of excellence. The All Girl Team sets the standard of skill, precision and integrity and is a national role model. The team continues to be under the guidance of Misty Hodges. The Small Coed Cheer team was created in 2004 and has won 12 National Cheer Association championships -2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021 and 2022. (No 2020 season due to COVID-19.) This team has an established legacy of excellence and sets the benchmark for others to follow. Misty Hodges has been the coach since its inception. Members of the Cardinals’ 2024-25 Coed Cheerleading squad include Top Row (L to R): Nnamdi Nwoha, Solomon Lee, Ruan Mahoney, Dominic Malosh, Dawson Gessner, Michael Norton, Logen Harry, Kevin Zawaideh, Camari Riley. Middle Row (L to R): Charlie Sekeres, Kali Achey, Taylor Merchant, Kiera Flanagan, Eliza Williams, Tamra Elliott Kirsch, Mia Jordan, Giannah Mabie, Daniela Catron, Annabelle Springer, Carson Moore. Front Row (L to R): Adelynn Henry, Adriana Mack, Chloe Smith, Jada Hortness, Lindsey Hyden, Kierrah McDaniels, Mackenzie Henry Not pictured: Jhadia Adams, Terrell Barker, Aby Christopher, Kevin Sheehan, Braxton Smith (Photo Credit for the three groups: Andrew Dean, Xtreme Shots Pho- tography) Members of the 2024-25 All-Girl Cheerleading squad include Top Row (L to R): Kendall Blount, Avery Smith, Brynn Beckman, Artayshia Butler, Tayla Murray, Arielle Lindsey, Anna Antill, Olivia Taylor, Makenna Arnold, Elle Franta, Brooklyn Brown, Danica Dewees, T’laya Bates, Danica Spencer. Middle Row (L to R): Summer Reynolds, Brooklyn Clements, Aniya Drake, Katelyn Troudt, Makenzie Dunn, Kamari Bibb, Nevaeh Miller, Chloe Toledo, Larita Firman, Jordan Benjamin, Courtney Holl, Brennan Short, Ava Thixton, Johanna Rua. Front Row (L to R): Tsugumi Takeuchi, Miranda Gruse, Camryn Franklin, Taylor Johnson, Kayla Francisco, Macie Agnich, Italya Bello, Meghan Podraza, Alexus McEldowney, Kamryn Locke, Chiara Henderson Ladybirds The University of Louisville Ladybirds dance team has won 20 national titles at the National Dance Association Championships (NDA) in Daytona Beach, FL in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 (double title), 2017(double title), 2018(double title) and 2019, and the Universal Dance Association (UDA) College Nationals in 1995 and 1997. The Ladybirds have long been successful, placing in the top five in their national competitions every year for the last 28 years. The Ladybirds are known for their precision, athleticism, performance quality and strong work ethic. The group is under the direction of Sheryl Knight. Members of the 2024-25 Ladybirds include Top Row (L to R): Maizie Bailey, McKenna Willis, Lillianne Dattilo, Lindsey Siria, Avery Peters, Helen Herberger, Melanie Taranis, Simone Oliver, Makenzie Childs, Madison Nitz, Carmen Kugler, Bayla Fitterer, Bay Standrod, Ella Jennings, Kamrin Loper. Middle Row (L to R): Natalie Page, Christian Knight-Gray, Skyler Rexroat, Jayden Smith, Jalen Phillips, Maura Thomas, Margaret Phelps, Emily Bartolotti, Madeline Sparks, Margaret Ernst, Sophie Cook, Camryn McNeal, Isabella Westberg. Front Row (L to R): Sydney Beam, Mackenzie Christopher, Lailah Thorn, Baylie McClellan, Halley Taylor, Alexi Thorpe, Lauren Kizito, Reese Williamson, Nevaeh McJunkin. Not pictured: Ashauna Leverette, Isabelle Croft, Kaitlyn Meiman. Cardinal Pride Pep Band The Cardinal Pride Pep Band is in under the oversight of the UofL School of Music. The musical cheerleaders are a highly visible source of spirit and enthusiasm at Cardinal basketball events and at an abundance of additional athletic events. The 1981-82 edition of the Cardinal Pep Band received special recognition as the nation’s best as chosen by NBC- TV analyst Al McGuire. Coed Cheerleaders All-Girl Cheer Ladybirds Pep Band 132 University of Louisville n gocards.comACC/NCAA 2024-25 LOUISVILLE BASKETBALLTradition of Excellence Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. In today’s intercol- legiate athletics, competi- tion is so balanced and so competitive that it is virtu- ally impossible to maintain a high level of consistency. Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Established in 1953, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most com- petitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it. Through 71 years of competition, ACC schools have captured 189 NCAA team championships, including 97 in women’s competition, 87 in men’s sports, and five in fencing. In addition, NCAA individual titles have been won by ACC student- athletes 210 times in men’s competition and 218 times in women’s action. Over the last three years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24), the ACC has achieved unparalleled na- tional success as the league has won seven or more national titles in the last three years, marking the best run in ACC history. ACC teams finished 2022-23 with a league-record nine NCAA titles. Combined with the seven national team titles won in 2021-22 and seven more in 2023- 24, the league has won 23 national championships over the last three years, the most by any conference in their respective league-sponsored sports. Since 2015, the ACC has won a combined seven national championships in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball. The ACC is the only conference to win each of those four titles over that stretch. The Standard of Men’s Basketball If success is best measured in terms of wins and losses, then the ACC is unrivaled in NCAA men’s basketball annals. Eight of the last 22 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships have been won by teams currently competing in the ACC. No conference has compiled a better NCAA Tournament record than the ACC. Since the inau- gural tournament in 1939, league teams have posted an NCAA Tournament-best mark of 487-250 for a sterling .661 winning percentage on college basket- ball’s biggest stage. The 18 teams currently in the ACC have combined for 729 NCAA Tournament victories – more than any other conference. Since 1985, the ACC has produced 33 Final Four teams, seven more than any other conference. The ACC has had at least one Final Four team in 26 of the last 35 years. Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, ACC teams have compiled a 382-198 (.659) record, including 105 Sweet 16 appearances and 58 Regional Final berths – all NCAA Tourna- ment bests. Since 1985, over half of the league teams (108-of-213) receiving NCAA berths have won at least two NCAA Tournament games. Teams currently in the ACC have combined to win 19 NCAA Championships, including three of the last nine. North Carolina leads the way with six national titles, followed by Duke with five, Louisville two, NC State two and Cal, Stanford, Syracuse and Virginia with one apiece. The Tar Heels claimed their sixth title in 2017, following championships in 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005 and 2009. Duke won NCAA titles in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015, while the Cardinals captured the crown in 1980 and 1986. NC State earned national titles in 1974 and 1983, while Syracuse claimed its national championship in 2003 and Virginia captured its first crown in 2019. Stanford won the 1942 championship, and Cal earned the 1959 crown. The ACC has posted 10 or more NCAA Tourna- ment wins 20 times and has finished .500 or better in 35 of the last 36 tournaments. In 2016, ACC teams combined to win an NCAA-record 19 NCAA Tournament games, eclipsing the previous mark of 18 (Big East, 1985). In the five NCAA Tournaments from 2015-19, ACC teams combined to win an NCAA-record 74 Tournament games, bettering the previous mark of 65 set by the ACC between 2014-18. The ACC’s 74 wins were 24 more than any other conference. The ACC set an NCAA Tournament record in 2016 by having six teams reach the Sweet 16, breaking the previous record of five, set by the ACC in 2015 and the Big East in 2009. Since 2016, 27 ACC teams have reached the Sweet 16, most of any other conference. Since 1981, the ACC has produced 53 consensus All-Americans – more than any other conference –and more than 20% of the nation’s consensus All-Americans. Eight of the last 28 and 10 of the last 32 consensus National Players of the Year have been from the ACC. Since 1975, the ACC has had 17 consensus National Players of the Year – 10 more than any other conference. In addition, 10 of the ACC’s 18 National Players of the Year have been unanimous selections. During the 2023-24 season, 93 players from the current 18 ACC schools earned spots on NBA rosters, more than any other conference. The ACC has had at least three first-round picks in 15 of the last 16 NBA Drafts – the only conference to do so. Since 2009 the ACC leads all conferences in both first-round selections (88) and overall selections (142). In the 2019 NBA Draft, the ACC led all confer- ences with 10 first-round picks and with 13 selections overall. The ACC matched the all-time conference record for first-round selections that it originally set in 2017, eclipsing the previous record of eight, set by the ACC in 1995 and the SEC in 2012. In 2019, the ACC became the first league in his- tory to have three of its teams - Duke (1), Virginia (2), North Carolina (3) - finish 1-2-3 in the final AP poll. The ACC has had least one team ranked in the top 10 of the final AP Poll in 62 of the last 64 seasons. All 18 league members have 1,000 or more all- time wins, including 10 schools with 1,500 or more. The Championships The ACC conducts championship competitions in all 28 sports – 13 for men and 15 for women. No Autonomy Five conference sponsors more than 28 sports. The 15 women’s sports are the most of any peer conference. The first ACC championship was held in swim- ming at North Carolina State University on February 25, 1954. The 13 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, fencing, swimming & diving, indoor and outdoor track & field, wrestling, baseball, tennis, and golf and lacrosse. Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the first championship meet held in tennis October 6-8 at Wake Forest University. Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, fencing, swimming & diving, indoor and outdoor track & field, gymnastics, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing, with volleyball deciding its champion by regular-season play. Commissioner Jim Phillips 134 University of Louisville n gocards.com Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Coast Conference 620 South Tryon St. Suite 1200 Charlotte, NC 28202 704.936.0503ACC History The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Con- ference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference’s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. On December 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedgefield and officially admitted Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The first withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when South Carolina tendered its resignation. The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when Georgia Tech was admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964. The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State. The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of Miami and Virginia Tech. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member starting July 1, 2005. The ACC added its 13th and 14th members on Sept. 18, 2011, when Pittsburgh and Syracuse accepted invitations to join the conference. The two schools officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013. Notre Dame also officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013, after announcing on Sept. 12, 2012 its intention to enter the league for competition in all sports but football, bringing the membership of the conference to 15. On July 1, 2014, Louisville entered the ACC on the same day Maryland withdrew, keeping the conference’s membership at 15 institutions. 2023-24 Year in Review The conference completed championship competition in all 28 sports with 12 different schools claiming at least one conference crown. The ACC was second among all conferences in 2023-24 with seven NCAA titles in sports it directly sponsored, all of which came from seven different schools. ACC student- athletes accounted for 22 individual national championships. The ACC has averaged more than four national team titles per year over the past quarter-century (114 in 25 years) and has won multiple NCAA titles in 40 of the past 44 years. Academically, the member institutions of the ACC again led the way among Power 5 conferences in the “Best Colleges” rankings released by US News & World Report. ACC member institutions combined for an average rank of 54.9, marking the 17th-straight year that the ACC led all Power 5 conferences. UofL All-Time Series vs. Current ACC Opponents School Series Last Meeting Boston College 10-8 BC 80, UL 62 (3/7/23) Cal 0-1 UC 77, UL 62 (3/19/10) Clemson 9-6 UL 83, CU 73 (2/18/23) Duke 9-15 DU 79, UL 62 (2/20/23) Florida State 35-18 FSU 81, UL 78 (2/4/23) Georgia Tech 26-15 GT 83, UL 67 (2/25/23) Miami14-8 UM 93, UL 85 (2/11/23) North Carolina 7-20 UNC 80, UL 59 (1/14/23) NC State 14-14 NCSU 76, UL 64 (12/22/22) Notre Dame 26-19 ND 76, UL 62 (1/28/23) Pitt 21-11 UP 91, UL 57 (2/7/23) SMU 8-2UL 81, SMU 71 (3/5/14) Stanford 2-0UL 78, SU 58 (3/15/07) Syracuse 19-14SU 70, UL 69 (1/3/23) Virginia 5-24UV 75, UL 60 (3/4/23) Virginia Tech 36-12VT 71, UL 54 (2/28/23) Wake Forest 9-5WFU 80, UL 72 (1/7/23) Men's Sports (13) Baseball Basketball Cross Country Fencing Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Wrestling Women's Sports (14) Basketball Cross Country Fencing Field Hockey Golf Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Volleyball n Conference Shifting for the Cards — The Uni- versity of Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2014, its third different conference in three years. The Cardinals were members of the Big East Conference for eight years before the league split, with Louisville moving with four others to form the American Athletic Conference in 2013. UofL’s association with the American was for one season in 2013-14, as the Cardinals accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference on Nov. 28, 2012. Louisville has been a member of eight different conferences, including six in the last 46 years. UofL’s Conference History ConferenceYears Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic 1925-48 Ohio Valley 1948-49 Missouri Valley 1964-75 Metro1975-95 Conference USA 1995-2005 Big East 2005-13 American Athletic 2013-14 Atlantic Coast 2014-current 2023-24 ACC Final Standings School ACC All Postseason North Carolina 17-3 29-8 NCAA Duke 15-527-9 NCAA Virginia 13-723-11 NCAA Pitt 12-822-11 Clemson 11-924-12 NCAA Syracuse 11-920-12 Wake Forest 11-9 21-14NIT Virginia Tech 10-1019-15NIT Florida State 10-1017-16 NC State 9-1126-15NCAA Boston College 8-1220-16NIT Georgia Tech 7-1314-18 Notre Dame 7-1313-20 Miami 6-1415-17 Louisville 3-178-24 Note: NC State won the 2024 ACC Tournament. ACC Sponsored Sports gocards.com n University of Louisville 135 November Monday, Nov. 4 Denver at Stanford Maine at Duke Northern Kentucky at Florida State Morehead State at Louisville Radford at Pitt Le Moyne at Syracuse Coppin State at Wake Forest Delaware State at Virginia Tech Tarleton State at SMU Elon at North Carolina The Citadel at Boston College CSU Bakersfield at California Charleston Southern at Clemson Farleigh Dickinson at Miami USC Upstate at NC State Wednesday, Nov. 6 West Georgia at Georgia Tech Stonehill at Notre Dame Campbell at Virginia Thursday, Nov. 7 Florida A&M at SMU Cal Poly at California NC A&T at Wake Forest Friday, Nov. 8 Army at Duke Presbyterian at NC State Murray State at Pitt USC Upstate at Virginia Tech VCU vs. Boston College (Veterans Classic) Saint Francis (Pa.) at Clemson North Carolina at Kansas Cal State Fullerton at Stanford Saturday, Nov. 9 Tennessee at Louisville Rice vs Florida State (The Battleground 2K24) Sunday, Nov. 10 Michigan vs Wake Forest (Deacon-Wolverine Challenge) North Florida at Georgia Tech Binghamton at Miami Monday, Nov. 11 Gardner-Webb at Pitt Coppin State at Virginia Winthrop at Virginia Tech UNC Greensboro at SMU Buffalo at Notre Dame Tuesday, Nov. 12 Eastern Kentucky at Clemson Tarleton State at Florida State Colgate at Syracuse Kentucky vs Duke (Champions Classic) Texas Southern at Georgia Tech Northern Arizona at Stanford Wednesday, Nov. 13 California at Vanderbilt Coastal Carolina at NC State USC Upstate at Wake Forest Friday, Nov. 15 Florida at Florida State American at North Carolina West Virginia at Pitt Temple at Boston College Georgia at Georgia Tech SMU at Butler Villanova vs Virginia (Hall of Fame Series) Penn State vs Virginia Tech (Hall of Fame Series) Saturday, Nov. 18 Harvard at Boston College Sunday, Nov. 19 Texas vs. Louisville (Empire Classic) Boise State at Clemson Wofford at Virginia Tech Kansas St./Providence vs. Miami (Bahamas Championship) TBD vs. Wake Forest (Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic) Monday, Nov. 20 UNLV vs. Florida State (Sunshine Slam) UConn/Indiana vs. Louisville (Empire Classic) Tennessee vs. Syracuse (Maui Jim Invitational) Wisconsin vs. Virginia (Ft. Myers Tipoff) Tuesday, Nov. 21 Richmond/Colorado vs. Florida State (Sunshine Slam) LaSalle at Duke Purdue/Gonzaga vs. Syracuse (Maui Jim Invitational) Wednesday, Nov. 22 Colorado State vs. Boston College (NABC Hall of Fame Classic) SMU/West Virginia vs. Virginia (Fort Myers Tipoff) Florida vs. Pitt (NIT Season Tip-Off) Georgia Tech at Cincinnati Northern Iowa vs. North Carolina (Battle 4 Atlantis) Md.-Eastern Shore at Notre Dame TBD vs. Syracuse (Maui Jim Invitational) Thursday, Nov. 23 Creighton/Loyola vs. Boston College (NABC Hall of Fame Classic) Vanderbilt vs. NC State (Las Vegas Showdown) Villanova/Texas Tech vs. North Carolina (Battle 4 Atlantis) Boise State vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN Events Invitational) Friday, Nov. 24 Baylor/Oregon St. vs. Pitt (NIT Season Tip-Off) Southern Indiana at Duke Alcorn State at Clemson Arizona St./BYU vs. NC State (Las Vegas Showdown) Charleston Southern at Wake Forest TBD vs. North Carolina (Battle 4 Atlantis) Iowa St./VCU vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN Events Invitational) Sunday, Nov. 26 New Mexico State at Louisville TBD vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN Events Invitational) Tuesday, Nov. 28 2023 ACC/SEC Challenge Mississippi State at Georgia Tech Notre Dame at South Carolina LSU at Syracuse Miami at Kentucky Missouri at Pitt NC State at Mississippi Clemson at Alabama Wednesday, Nov. 29 Bellarmine at Louisville 2023 ACC/SEC Challenge Tennessee at North Carolina Texas A&M at Virginia Florida at Wake Forest Duke at Arkansas Virginia Tech at Auburn Georgia at Florida State Boston College at Vanderbilt December Saturday, Dec. 2 Notre Dame at Miami Syracuse at Virginia Duke at Georgia Tech Florida State at North Carolina NC State at Boston College Sunday, Dec. 3 Clemson at Pitt Louisville at Virginia Tech Tuesday, Dec. 5 Central Connecticut at Boston College NC Central at Virginia Cornell at Syracuse Georgia Tech at Georgia UConn vs. North Carolina (Jimmy V Classic) Western Michigan at Notre Dame Wednesday, Dec. 6 Rutgers at Wake Forest LIU at Miami Md.-Eastern Shore at NC State South Carolina at Clemson Pitt at West Virginia Friday, Dec. 8 Holy Cross at Boston College Saturday, Dec. 9 Valparaiso at Virginia Tech Charlotte at Duke Alabama A&M at Georgia Tech Canisius at Pitt NJIT at Wake Forest TCU vs. Clemson (Hall of Fame Series) Louisville at DePaul South Florida vs. Florida State (Autonation Orange Bowl Classic) Syracuse at Georgetown Notre Dame at Marquette Sunday, Dec. 10 Colorado vs. Miami (NABC Brooklyn Showcase) St. John’s vs. Boston College (NABC Brooklyn Showcase) Tuesday, Dec. 12 Hofstra at Duke UT-Martin at NC State Wednesday, Dec. 13 Arkansas State at Louisville Saturday, Dec. 16 LaSalle at Miami South Carolina State at Pitt Georgetown at Notre Dame Vermont at Virginia Tech Northeastern at Virginia SMU at Florida State Tennessee vs. NC State (Hall of Fame Series) Clemson at Memphis Kentucky vs. North Carolina (CBS Sports Classic) Sunday, Dec. 17 Pepperdine at Louisville Oregon vs. Syracuse (Sanford Pentagon) Monday, Dec. 18 Delaware State at Wake Forest Tuesday, Dec. 19 The Citadel at Notre Dame North Florida at Florida State Virginia at Memphis Wednesday, Dec. 20 Baylor vs. Duke (Madison Square Garden) Saint Louis at NC State Purdue Fort Wayne at Pitt Oklahoma vs. North Carolina (Jumpman Invitational) Thursday, Dec. 21 Presbyterian at Wake Forest Kentucky at Louisville Lehigh at Boston College Stonehill at Miami UMass vs. Georgia Tech (Diamond Head Classic) Niagra at Syracuse American at Virginia Tech Friday, Dec. 22 Queens at Clemson Marist at Notre Dame 136 University of Louisville n gocards.comWinthrop at Florida State Hawaii/Portland vs. Georgia Tech (Diamond Head Classic) Saturday, Dec. 23 Detroit Mercy at NC State Saturday, Dec. 24 TBD vs. Georgia Tech (Diamond Head Classic) Wednesday, Dec. 27 Morgan State at Virginia Friday, Dec. 29 North Florida at Miami Charleston Southern at North Carolina Radford at Clemson Saturday, Dec. 30 Virginia at Notre Dame Pitt at Syracuse Virginia Tech at Wake Forest Queens at Duke Lipscomb at Florida State January Tuesday, Jan. 2 Wake Forest at Boston College North Carolina at Pitt Syracuse at Duke Wednesday, Jan. 3 Georgia Tech at Florida State Louisville at Virginia Clemson at Miami NC State at Notre Dame Saturday, Jan. 6 Pitt at Louisville Virginia at NC State Boston College at Georgia Tech Miami at Wake Forest Virginia Tech at Florida State Duke at Notre Dame North Carolina at Clemson Tuesday, Jan. 9 Wake Forest at Florida State Notre Dame at Georgia Tech Duke at Pitt Wednesday, Jan. 10 Louisville at Miami Clemson at Virginia Tech North Carolina at NC State Boston College at Syracuse Saturday, Jan. 13 NC State at Louisville Syracuse at North Carolina Virginia at Wake Forest Florida State at Notre Dame Boston College at Clemson Georgia Tech at Duke Miami at Virginia Tech Monday, Jan. 15 Notre Dame at Boston College Tuesday, Jan. 16 Wake Forest at NC State Syracuse at Pitt Georgia Tech at Clemson Wednesday, Jan. 17 Florida State at Miami Virginia Tech at Virginia Louisville at North Carolina Saturday, Jan. 20 Virginia Tech at NC State North Carolina at Boston College Clemson at Florida State Virginia at Georgia Tech Pitt at Duke Miami at Syracuse Louisville at Wake Forest Monday, Jan. 22 Wake Forest at North Carolina Tuesday, Jan. 23 Pitt at Georgia Tech Duke at Louisville Florida State at Syracuse Boston College at Virginia Tech Wednesday, Jan. 24 Miami at Notre Dame NC State at Virginia Saturday, Jan. 27 Boston College at Notre Dame North Carolina at Florida State Clemson at Duke Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech NC State at Syracuse Virginia at Louisville Pitt at Miami Monday, Jan. 29 Duke at Virginia Tech Tuesday, Jan. 30 Syracuse at Boston College North Carolina at Georgia Tech Louisville at Clemson Miami at NC State Wednesday, Jan. 31 Wake Forest at Pitt Notre Dame at Virginia February Saturday, Feb. 3 Virginia Tech at Miami Virginia at Clemson Georgia Tech at NC State Notre Dame at Pitt Duke at North Carolina Syracuse at Wake Forest Florida State at Louisville Monday, Feb. 5 Miami at Virginia Tuesday, Feb. 6 Florida State at Boston College Wake Forest at Georgia Tech Clemson at North Carolina Wednesday, Feb. 7 Pitt at NC State Louisville at Syracuse Notre Dame at Duke Saturday, Feb. 10 Clemson at Syracuse Boston College at Duke North Carolina at Miami NC State at Wake Forest Virginia Tech at Notre Dame Georgia Tech at Louisville Virginia at Florida State Monday, Feb. 12 Wake Forest at Duke Tuesday, Feb. 13 North Carolina at Syracuse Pitt at Virginia Louisville at Boston College Florida State at Virginia Tech Wednesday, Feb. 14 Miami at Clemson Georgia Tech at Notre Dame Saturday, Feb. 17 Wake Forest at Virginia Duke at Florida State Virginia Tech at North Carolina Miami at Boston College Syracuse at Georgia Tech Louisville at Pitt NC State at Clemson Monday, Feb. 19 Virginia at Virginia Tech Tuesday, Feb. 20 Boston College at Florida State Syracuse at NC State Pitt at Wake Forest Wednesday, Feb. 21 Clemson at Georgia Tech Notre Dame at Louisville Duke at Miami Saturday, Feb. 24 Notre Dame at Syracuse Boston College at NC State Duke at Wake Forest North Carolina at Virginia Georgia Tech at Miami Virginia Tech at Pitt Florida State at Clemson Monday, Feb. 26 Miami at North Carolina Tuesday, Feb. 27 Pitt at Clemson Virginia Tech at Syracuse NC State at Florida State Wake Forest at Notre Dame Wednesday, Feb. 28 Louisville at Duke Virginia at Boston College March Saturday, March 2 Florida State at Georgia Tech NC State at North Carolina Wake Forest at Virginia Tech Pitt at Boston College Virginia at Duke Clemson at Notre Dame Syracuse at Louisville Monday, March 4 Duke at NC State Tuesday, March 5 Syracuse at Clemson Virginia Tech at Louisville Notre Dame at North Carolina Florida State at Pitt Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Monday, March 6 Boston College at Miami Saturday, March 9 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech Miami at Florida State Boston College at Louisville Clemson at Wake Forest North Carolina at Duke NC State at Pitt Georgia Tech at Virginia ACC Tournament Tuesday, March 12 (First Round) Game #1 Game #2 Game #3 Wednesday, March 13 (Second Round) Game #4 Game #5 Game #6 Game #7 Thursday, March 14 (Quarterfinals) Game #8 Game #9 Game #10 Game #11 Friday, March 15 (Semifinals) Game #12 Game #13 Saturday, March 16 (Finals) Game #14 gocards.com n University of Louisville 137 Next >