< PreviousBass-Rudd Tennis Center Jim Patterson Stadium L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium KFC Yum! Center Thorntons Academic Center of Excellence Trager Stadium Cardinal Park Ulmer Stadium Swain Student Activities Center G. Garvin Brown III Rowing Center Marshall Center 38 University of Louisville n gocards.comT he University of Louisville features impressive facilities that have enriched the campus and entire Louisville community. Every Cardinal sports team has a new facility since 1994, with most being built within the last 24 years. The state-of-the-art, 22,090-seat KFC Yum! Center has been the home of Cardinal Basketball since opening in 2010 (more info on preceding pages). The Cardinals kicked off their 1998 football season in L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, a 60,800-seat on- campus facility that was expanded in 2010. Another expan- sion that enclosed the end zone was completed in 2018. L&N Federal Credit Union Arena was expanded in 2017 as the home for UofL volleyball, and is the home of many athletic offices in the Swain Student Activities Center on the northeast corner of campus. Built in 1994, the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center was honored as the 1995 USTA College Facility of the Year. It was the first component of Cardinal Park, an area which features multiple playing facilities for the Cardi- nals: Ulmer Stadium (softball), Cardinal Track Stadium and Trager Stadium (field hockey). The University of Louisville Golf Club, located just east of Louisville in Simpsonville, Ky., is the home to the UofL men’s and women’s golf teams. Patterson Stadium, the home of the Cards’ baseball team, opened in 2005, as did the Ralph Wright Natato- rium and Trager Center fieldhouse. Planet Fitness Kue- ber Center provides a stellar basketball practice facility and offices as well as a practice home for women’s bas- ketball and women’s lacrosse. UofL opened in 2008 the Marshall Center, a multi- sport weight training facility, and the Field Hockey Complex, to house offices and locker rooms for field hockey. The G. Garvin Brown II Rowing Center river- side boat house for the Cardinals’ rowing team opened in 2011. A state-of-the-art soccer stadium, Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium, opened in 2014. The sparkling Thorntons Academic Center of Excellence opened in 2016 at the south end of the football stadium structure. gocards.com n University of Louisville 39 Ralph Wright Natatorium Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium University of Louisville Golf Club Lacrosse Stadium Trager Center Fieldhouse L&N Federal Credit Union Arena UofL Athletics Broadcast Center40 University of Louisville n gocards.com T he Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN partnered to launch the comprehensive lin- ear and digital ACC Network on Aug. 22, 2019. To support production for the network, the Uni- versity of Louisville built a television production facility on the northeast corner of its campus to house all the equipment and personnel that is necessary to originate live programming. UofL’s 2018 production of “Louisville Live,” a preseason basketball event, won a national 2019 SVG College Sports Media Award as the best col- legiate Outstanding Live Non-Game Production. The 7,850 square foot production facility was completed in September 2018 and is connected by fiber to UofL athletic venues and to ESPN. Instead of mobile trucks covering sporting events, live programming will be originated from the new centralized production facility. The $8 million project included construction, equipment and integration, and fiber connection to UofL venues. The broadcast center includes two full video control rooms for linear telecasts which will air on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or the ACC Network. Those two control rooms and three additional scaled back control rooms allow for live telecasts of mul- tiple events that may either overlap, or are concur- rently played to air on multiple television platforms. With fiber connections to each venue, the broadcast center also produces live, in-game content for UofL venue video walls such as those in L&N Stadium, Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Sta- dium, KFC Yum! Center, Jim Patterson Stadium and Ulmer Field. The UofL Athletics Broadcast Center is connected by fiber to ESPN. The production facility includes a bureau stu- dio, which allows coaches and players to do live interviews on any ESPN platform or broadcast channels. Also included in the center is a versatile studio with variable sets and a full green screen wall, personnel work space and editing rooms. The Cardinals also maintain a mobile television production unit for venues that are not connected by fiber to the broadcast center. The center is used for the creation of not only ACC Network and ESPN content, but for other video projects in support of the athletics depart- ment as well. The broadcast center also provides educational opportunities for UofL students.gocards.com n University of Louisville 41 A ll University of Louisville basketball games will be broadcast live through the Louisville Basketball Network developed by Learfield Sports. UofL and Louisville First Radio Group announced a landmark agreement in February 2022 to carry all Cardinal programming as the designated flag- ship. All Louisville games will air on ESPN 93.9 FM “The Ville” and WGTK 970 AM. UofL’s football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball games, as well as the seasonal football and basketball coaches’ shows, will be broadcast by the same radio partner. All Louisville Cardinals games and coaches’ shows will have priority clear- ance and will be simulcast on both 93.9 FM and 970 AM. If two Louisville programs are playing at the same time, the signals will be split to accom- modate both broadcasts. Paul Rogers is in his 30th season as the play-by- play voice of the Cardinals (since 1995-96) while Bob Valvano is in his 24th year providing analysis (since 2001-02). A native of Louisville, Rogers covered UofL sports for WHAS radio and televi- sion from 1973-2020. In addition to serving as the morning sports anchor for WHAS radio until his retirement from that role in 2020, he has called Cardinal Football games since 1992 and thorough- bred racing from Churchill Downs -- including several local radio broadcasts of the Kentucky Derby and Breeders Cup -- and has broadcast NCAA Tournament basketball for CBS Radio. He was named the 1995, 1998, 2002, and 2013 Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year. He was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. Valvano is in his 24th year as a television and radio analyst for the Cardinals, as well as the ESPN Television family of networks and ESPN Radio. He also has a weekday radio show on the local ESPN radio affiliate in Louisville (WHBE/680 AM). He served as a collegiate basketball coach for 19 years, setting single season records for wins at three different schools (Kutztown University, Catholic University and St. Mary’s College). He also served as head coach in the professional league in Sweden, where his team won two cup champi- onships in international tournaments. When Valvano’s schedule brings him to other events, Jody Demling serves as an analyst with Rogers. A Louisville native, Demling was a sports writer for the Courier-Journal for 12 years before becoming publisher in 2012 for Cardinal Author- ity, a 247Sports.com site. Demling also is the host for Cardinal Insider, a weekday radio program on UofL Athletics that airs on 93.9 “The Ville,” and previously hosted a morning radio show for two years. He also provides play-by-play and analysis for ACC Network Extra telecasts of UofL Athletics. UofL head coach Pat Kelsey is featured on a one hour call-in show on 93.9 FM, 970 AM and on network affiliates once a week during the season. UofL fans beyond the station’s wide-ranging signal can listen to live play-by-play broadcasts of UofL games through SIRIUS/XM satellite radio. The radio broadcasts of Cardinal games are also available over the internet with Sidearm online through UofL’s web site at www.GoCards.com, or free through UofL’s CardsMobile app for iPhone or Android. The broadcasts are also available live on The Varsity Network app. Television All 31 University of Louisville basketball games will be featured on television by some means this season. Over the last 41 years, all but 12 UofL basketball games have been televised on either a live or delayed basis. Louisville will have 12 games on ACC Net- work, including their first two games of home league play against Duke on Dec. 8 and North Carolina on New Year’s Day. The Cardinals will play four games on The CW in the second year of the partnership between the ACC and the nerwork. The Cardinals will play at leas nine games on the ESPN family of networks. Three of those nine are guaranteed through the Cards’ trip to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis the week of Thanksgiving. UofL will round out its television schedule with six games, including their two exhibition contests, on ACCNX, the league’s digital net- work. Paul Rodgers Radio Play-by-Play Bob Valvano Radio Analyst Jody Demling ACC Play-by-Play Radio Play-by Play/ Analyst Larry O’Bannon ACC Analyst Paul Rogers and Bob Valvano Radio42 University of Louisville n gocards.com 1 Louisville has been the highest-rated televi- sion market for college basketball for the last 20-plus years, averaging a 4.2 rating during the 2018-19 season, well ahead of the No. 2 market (2.9, Knoxville). Louisville’s 2013 final game against Michigan is the top-rated television event all-time in the Louisville market. 4 Number of NCAA Tournament bids UofL head coach Pat Kelsey has earned in his 12 years as a head coach. He notched his first birth with his 2016-17 Winthrop Eagles after going 26-7 in the regular season. After winning the Big South Conference Tournament, he would’ve gone again in 2020. In his final year with the Eagles, they went 17-1 in league action and earned a trip to the Big Dance once more. In his second year at College of Charleston, Kelsey led the Cougars on a historic 31-4 run and advanced to the NCAA Tournament that year, 2023, and again in 2024. 5 Numbers retired by UofL including No. 2 Russ Smith (2010-14), No. 8 Charlie Tyra (1953-57), No. 31 Wes Unseld (1965-68), No. 35 Darrell Griffith (1976-80) and No. 42 Pervis Elli- son (1985-89). All were consensus All-Americans. 6 UofL Coach Pat Kelsey is just the sixth full- time men’s basketball coach for Louisville in the last 53 years, following Denny Crum (1971- 2001), Rick Pitino (2001-2017), David Padgett (2017-18), Chris Mack (2018-22) and Kenny Payne (2022-24). 7 The eventual national champion has played in Louisville’s home arena, the KFC Yum! Center, in seven of the arena’s 14 seasons in existence. Louisville faced eventual champions Connecticut (2011, 2014), Duke (2015) and Virginia (2019) in home games, Kentucky (2012) won a pair of games in the 2012 NCAA second and third rounds in the KFC Yum! Center, 2016 Champion Villanova won the NCAA South Regional in Louisville, and UofL won the 2013 itself (later vacated). 8 NCAA Public Recognition Awards over the last nine years awarded to UofL for rank- ing among the nation’s top 10 percent in the Academic Progress Rate. Louisville and Stanford are the only two schools from Power Four confer- ences that have earned the APR recognition at least eight of the last nine times. 10 Years Louisville has been in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Since being in the ACC, UofL has racked up 152 wins with 77 in the conference column. The figure does not include 27 wins that were vacated from the Car- dinals’ first year in the ACC, 2014-15. 11 Number of conference championships Pat Kelsey has won across his 12-year head coaching career. 15 Number of NIT appearances all-time for UofL, including winning the 1956 title when that national championship was considered above the NCAA title. 17 Times Louisville has ranked among the top 50 nationally in field goal percentage defense over the last 22 years, including 13th in 2019-20 (.389). 21 Number of Louisville players who have earned All-America status, the latest being consensus All-America third team pick Jordan Nwora in 2020. Six individuals have been consensus first team selections (Charlie Tyra, Wes Unseld, Darrell Griffith, Pervis Ellison, Clifford Rozier and Russ Smith). 28 Number of times Louisville has either won or finished second in its conference championship over the last 45 years. 40 Seasons over the last 43 years that Louisville has ranked among the top seven nationally in average home attendance (since 1982). The Cardinals averaged a school record 21,832 fans in 2010-11, UofL’s first season in the KFC Yum! Center. 54 League-high total individuals that the Cardinals have placed on the All-ACC Academic Team over the last nine years, includ- ing six selections in 2023-24. The Cardinals have posted a collective 3.0 or better grade point aver- age as a team in 26 of the last 30 semesters. 49 Times in the last 59 years that the Car- dinals have participated in post-season competition. 69 Number of UofL players to score 1,000 or more career points, a figure that is tied for second in the nation with Duke, behind only North Carolina. Jordan Nwora was the latest to reach the milestone in the 2019- 20 season, finishing his three years with 1,294 points. 77 UofL players drafted by the NBA (25 first-round picks), including eight in the last 10 years. All-America Pervis Ellison was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft and five other former Cardinals have been taken in the top three. David Johnson became Louisville’s latest when he was selected by the Toronto Rap- tors in 2021. Former UofL and current Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was the 2018 NBA Dunk Contest winner, was runner-up for the NBA Rookie of the Year and is a four-time NBA All-Star. Montrezl Harrell was the 2020 NBA Sixth Man of the Year . A total of 19 former Cardinals have played in the NBA over the last 11 years. 111 This season is Louisville’s 111th in intercollegiate basketball. The Cardi- nals played their first official men’s basketball game on Jan. 28, 1912 when it lost 35-3 to Louisville YMCA, but UofL did not field teams in 1916-17, 1922-23 or 1942-43. Louisville has produced win- ning seasons in 72 of the last 78 seasons. 190 Victories for Louisville in the KFC Yum! Center, where the Cardinals enter 2024-25 with a 190-60 record in their first 14 seasons in the spectacular facility. UofL enters the season with a 107-16 record against non- conference opponents in the KFC Yum! Center. 261 Wins Pat Kelsey has claimed in his 12 years as a head coach. He boasts a 261-122 record, a 68.1% winning percentage, entering the 2024-25 season. 656 Times the Cardinals have been ranked in the weekly Associated Press poll, ranking UofL sixth most all-time. Louisville has finished among the nation’s Top 25 teams in eight of the last 14 years. 1784 Number of all-time victories for Louisville with a .643 winning percentage entering the 2024-25 season. The figure does not include 123 wins vacated by the NCAA. 4M Attendance milestone the Cardinals passed for games in the KFC Yum! Center in 2023. A total of 4,293,464 fans have flocked to the arena to watch UofL play in the first 14 seasons entering 2024-25. Pervis Ellison was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, one of six former Cardinals taken in the top three.2024-25 LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL Louisville Coaching Staff44 University of Louisville n gocards.com P at Kelsey, a proven program builder who’s won nearly 70% of his career games, was named the new men’s basketball head coach at the Univer- sity of Louisville on March 28, 2024. Kelsey’s contract with the Cardinals will be for five years, extending through the 2028-29 season. Kelsey has been a dominant winner across his 12 seasons as a head coach, including the last three at College of Charleston and the previous nine at Winthrop. He boasts an impressive 261-122 record (68.1%) across his head coaching career with 11 total conference championships and four NCAA Tournament bids. The Cincinnati native Kelsey is the 24th head coach in Louisville’s 110- year history, and the 10th in the past 79 years. Last year, College of Charleston finished 27-8, claimed the Colonial Ath- letic Conference regular season and tournament titles, and earned a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament before falling to fourth-seeded Alabama. The Cougars became the first team in seven years to win back-to- back Colonial titles. Kelsey was named the league’s Coach of the Year, in addition to three All-CAA player honors and a Sixth Man of the Year award for Bryce Butler. College of Charleston ranked in the top 25 nationally last sea- son in 3-point attempts per game (3rd, 30.6), made 3-pointers per game (8th, 10.5), bench points per game (11th, 30.1), win- ning percentage (18th, 77.1), rebounds per game (20th, 39.8), assist-to-turnover ratio (22nd, 1.5) and offensive rebounds per game (23rd, 13.1). In 2022-23, During his second season at the helm in Charleston, the Cougars set numerous records with a 31-4 mark and the program’s first CAA title since 2008. They won 20 straight games, claimed the 2022 Charleston Classic and spent four weeks in the AP Top 25, peaking at No. 18. Kelsey was named the USBWA and NABC District Coach of the Year, and was on the Naismith Coach of the Year Watch List. Kelsey arrived in Charleston from Winthrop, where he became the fifth all-time winningest coach in the history of the Big South Conference. He averaged 20.7 wins per game in nine seasons in Rock Hill, S.C., compil- ing more overall wins and conference wins than any other team in the league. Head Coach PAT KELSEYgocards.com n University of Louisville 45 In his final season at Winthrop, Kelsey guided the Eagles to a 23-2 cam- paign, a school-record 21-game win streak, a Big South tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament where they fell to Villanova. Kelsey was named 2021 Big South Coach of the Year. Kelsey also led Winthrop to NCAA Tournament berths in 2020 (can- celed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and 2017. A two-time finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award and final- ist for the 2021 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Award, Kelsey compiled a 186- 95 (.662) overall record and an impressive 110-46 (.705) mark in conference play at Winthrop. The Eagles also won the Big South regular-season title four times in 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021. In all, 16 Winthrop players were selected all-conference, while three were tabbed Big South Player of the Year, one Big South Freshman of the Year and two Big South Tournament Most Valuable Player honors. Prior to Winthrop, Kelsey served as associate head coach at his alma mater Xavier from 2009-11. Before that, he worked at Wake Forest as assis- tant coach (2004-09) and director of basketball operations (2001-04). He began his coaching career at Elder High School in Cincinnati as an assistant from 1998-2001. Kelsey graduated cum laude in 1998 from Xavier University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. He began his collegiate playing career at the University of Wyoming, before transferring and playing three seasons at point guard for the Musketeers from 1995-98. Kelsey and his wife, Lisa, have three children: Ruthie, Caroline and Johnny. 46 University of Louisville n gocards.com What They’re Saying About PAT KELSEY Chris Paul NBA Star & Former Wake Forest Guard “Coach Kelsey is one of the most passionate coaches I’ve ever been around! From trying to guard me in practice and pushing me and my teammates to be the best version of ourselves, he will be a great addition and advocate for Louisville! Congrats Coach Kels!!” Jay Bilas ESPN “I have known Pat Kelsey since he was a player for Skip Prosser at Xavier. Pat is the most passionate and energetic coach I’ve ever known, and his passion is contagious. He is a relentless worker and competitor, and a servant leader. Pat Kelsey knows how to win, and win the right way. He loves his players unconditionally, yet still holds them to the highest standards of excellence. They respond positively because they see championship behavior modeled every day by Pat, on and off the floor. Louisville has a proud tradition, and I am confident that Pat Kelsey will re-establish Louisville among the nation’s elite.” Matt Roberts College of Charleston AD “Louisville Basketball and the city of Lou- isville got an absolute gem today in Pat Kelsey. He will win and win big for the Cardinals. Not only is he a tremendous teacher, he is an even better person. In short order, your community will come to see what we all experienced in Charleston … Pat is an elite basketball coach, amazing husband, father, and friend.” Nick Nurse Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach “Pat Kelsey stepping up as the new head coach for Louisville is a testament to his dedi- cation, innovative mind, and the respect he commands on and off the court. As someone I’ve shared countless strategy sessions with, I’ve witnessed firsthand his exceptional ability to understand the game and inspire those around him. Pat’s approach to basketball is not just about plays; it’s about building a culture of excellence and resilience. Louisville has gained not just a coach, but a visionary leader who will no doubt propel the program to new heights. I couldn’t be prouder to see him take on this role, and I’m excited for the journey ahead.” Jeff Goodman Basketball Analyst “I know it’s not the biggest name, but I truly believe Pat Kelsey is perfect for this job - espe- cially at this time. This program needs an ener- getic, organized, relentless guy who is a proven X’s and O’s guy. I would be beyond shocked if Kelsey doesn’t get this program back to its win- ning ways sooner rather than later.” 2024 Head Coach, University of Louisville 2021-24 Head Coach, College of Charleston 2012-21 Head Coach, Winthrop University 2009-11 Associate Head Coach, Xavier University 2004-09 Assistant Coach, Wake Forest University 2001-04 Director of Basketball Operations, Wake Forest University 1998-2001 Assistant Coach, Elder (Ohio) High School Pat Kelsey Coaching Careergocards.com n University of Louisville 47 Brian Kloman Assistant Coach B rian Kloman enters his first season at the University of Lou- isville as an assistant coach under Pat Kelsey in 2024-25. Kloman has spent the last 10 seasons working with Kelsey, the last three at College of Charles- ton followed by seven before that at Winthrop. “Brian Kloman is one of the most connected and well-regarded coaches in all of college basket- ball,” Kelsey said. “Beginning his 12th year with me and ninth as our defensive coordinator, he combines an elite skill set that makes him effec- tive in all facets of the business. Brian is one of the best recruiters in the country. Beloved because of his ability to engage, connect and build trust. Combine this with a great understanding of our basketball system and culture, it makes him an invaluable piece to me as the head coach. We have been amongst the winningest programs in college basketball over the years and Brian has been a huge part of that.” “I am so blessed to have this incredible oppor- tunity and responsibility,” Kloman said. “I’ve been with Pat for over a decade and just so blessed to be with a hall of fame coach that is also an incredible person. There is no doubt that we will work to restore dominance again at Louisville. Making this city and fan base proud will be driv- ing me every day.” CofC went 75-27 overall (.735) in Kloman and Kelsey’s three seasons, claiming back-to-back Coastal Athletic Association regular season and tournament championships in 2023 and 2024. During their time together at Winthrop, the Eagles compiled a 152-65 (.700) record, made four Big South Conference championship game appearances and earned three NCAA Tournament berths in 2017, 2020 and 2021. Kloman and Kelsey’s total time together has produced an overall record of 227-92 over 10 seasons at the two programs. Prior to Winthrop, Kloman worked as an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech and North Carolina Central. He helped NCCU to a 28-6 record and NCAA Tournament bid in 2014. His coaching career also includes stints at Pikev- ille College, Daniel Webster and Pfeiffer University. In 2008, Kloman founded RecruitingRumors.com, which became one of the most popular sources for recruiting information amongst college coaches. A native of Asheville, N.C., Kloman is a 2002 graduate of the University of Tennessee. His father, Chris Ferguson, has been in college coach- ing for more than 30 years.Next >