2025-26 LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL Louisville BasketballDate Opponent Site Time (ET) Television October FRI 24 KANSAS (EXHIBITION) KFC YUM! CENTER 7:30 p.m. ACC Network TUES 28 BUCKNELL (EXHIBITION) KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ACCNX November MON 3 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 9 p.m. ACC Network THUR 6 JACKSON STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ACCNX TUES 11 KENTUCKY KFC YUM! CENTER 8 p.m. ESPN SAT 15 OHIO KFC YUM! CENTER 12 p.m. The CW The Hoops Classic in Partnership with CareSource FRI 21 vs. Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 6:30 p.m. ESPN2/U MON 24 EASTERN MICHIGAN KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ACC Network THUR 26 NJIT KFC YUM! CENTER 9 p.m. ACC Network December SEC/ACC Challenge WED 3 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 7 p.m. ESPN CareSource Invitational Indianapolis - Supporting Mental Health SAT 6 vs. Indiana Indianapolis, Ind. 2 p.m. CBS SAT 13 MEMPHIS KFC YUM! CENTER 3:30 p.m ESPN TUES 16 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. ESPN SAT 20 MONTANA KFC YUM! CENTER 12 p.m. ACC Network TUES 30 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 9 p.m. ACC Network January FRI 2 at Stanford* Palo Alto, Calif. 8 p.m. ACC Network TUES 6 DUKE* KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN SAT 10 BOSTON COLLEGE* KFC YUM! CENTER 12 p.m. The CW TUES 13 VIRGINIA* KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN/2 SAT 17 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 8 p.m. ESPN/2/U SAT 24 VIRGINIA TECH* KFC YUM! CENTER 3:30 p.m. The CW MON 26 at Duke* Durham, N.C. 7 p.m. ESPN SAT 31 SMU* KFC YUM! CENTER 2 p.m. ESPN/2 February WED 4 NOTRE DAME* KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN2/U SAT 7 at Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. 12 p.m. ACC Network MON 9 NC STATE* KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN SAT 14 vs. Baylor Fort Worth, Texas 4 p.m. ESPN TUES 17 at SMU* Dallas, Texas 7 p.m. ESPN/2/U SAT 21 GEORGIA TECH* KFC YUM! CENTER 2:15 p.m. The CW MON 23 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 7 p.m. ESPN SAT 28 at Clemson* Clemson, S.C. TBD ESPN/2 March TUES 3 SYRACUSE KFC YUM! CENTER 9 p.m. ACC Network SAT 7 at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. 2 p.m. ESPN/2/U 10-14 ACC Tournament Charlotte, N.C. * ACC Game | ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) is a digital network available to authenticated subscribers of the ACC Network through the ESPN app. All games are broadcast on the UofL Sports Radio Network produced by Louisville Sports Properties/Learfield Sports (locally on ESPN 93.9 FM “The Ville” or WGTK/970 AM in Louisville) University of Louisville n gocards.com 2 77 Draft Picks | 21 All-Americans | 86 Winning SeasonsTeam Information 2024-25 Overall Record 27-8 (Home 14-3, Away 9-2, Neutral 4-3) Atlantic Coast Conference Record 18-2 ACC Finish 2nd 2025 Postseason ACC Championship game; NCAA Tournament First Round Final 2025 UofL Natl. Ranking 21 Lettermen Returning/Lost 5/10 Starters Returning 1 Starters Lost 4 (G Chucky Hepburn, G Reyne Smith, F James Scott, G/F Terrence Edwards Jr.) All-Time Record 1,811-1,019 (110 yrs.) (does not include 123-3 record vacated by NCAA) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 61-42 (40 Appearances, 8 Final Fours, Two NCAA Championships - 1980, 1986) (does not include 15-3 record in four appearances, two Final Fours and 2013 NCAA Championship vacated by NCAA) Basketball Staff Head Coach Pat Kelsey (Xavier 1998) UofL Record 27-8 (Second season) Overall Record 288-130 (14th season) ACC Record 18-2 (Second season) NCAA Tournament Record 0-5 Executive Director of Player Personnel & Strategic Initiatives Brian Kloman (Tennessee ‘02) Assistant Coach Ronnie Hamilton (Duke ‘02) Assistant Coach Thomas Carr (Pfeiffer ‘08) Assistant Coach Mike Cassidy (ACPE ‘18) Assistant Coach Jermaine Ukaegbu (Winthrop ‘19) Assistant Coach Peyton Siva (Louisville ‘13) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach/ Chief of Staff Eli Foy Special Assistant to the HC Mitch Johnson Director of Operations Braden Connor Creative Director Tom Pupavac Director of Video & Analytics Jonah Wexler Associate Athletic Trainer Katie Creznic Associate Director of Academics Jalen Phillips Executive Assistant Stephanie Davis Assoc. Dir. of Sports Nutrition Tiffany White Graduate Manager Frank Anselem-Ibe Graduate Manager Braden Carver Graduate Manager Charlie Champagne Graduate Manager Jacob Monesson Graduate Manager Graham Sandefur Graduate Manager Kyle Zunic Team Doctors Dr. Jon Becker, Dr. John Ellis, Dr. Katie Pohlgeers General/Administration Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 Founded / Enrollment 1798 / 25,000 Nickname/Colors Cardinals/Red and Black Conference Atlantic Coast Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,090) (address: 1 Arena Plaza, Louisville, KY 40202) President Dr. Gerry Bradley Faculty Representative Krista Wallace-Boaz Vice President/Director of Athletics Josh Heird Website Address www.GoCards.com MBB Twitter/Instagram @LouisvilleMBB Important Phone Numbers Athletic Department (502) 852-5732 Ticket Office (502) 852-5151 Media Relations Office (502) 852-6581 Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Primary Media Contact Dana Brown, Assistant Director Media Relations/ Creative Communications Cell (317) 752-6161 Email Address dana@gocards.com Secondary Media Contact Lori Harmon, Assistant Director Media Relations Cell (502) 445-9434 Email Address lori@gocards.com 2025-26 Louisville Men’s Basketball Information Credits: Edited by Dana Brown. Editorial assistance by Lori Harmon, Sara Miller, Zach Zsido, Erin Hughes, CT Trodglen and the rest of the Louisville Athletics Strategic Communications staff. Special thanks to Kenny Klein and Kelly Dickey. Interior design by Jamie Barker, Provations Group. Cover and inside cover designs by Tim Haag. Photographs by Mallory Peak, Tom Pupavac, Adam Creech, Taris Smith, Kory Aldous, Zach Greenwell, Kenny Klein, Louisville Athletics and Getty Images. gocards.com n University of Louisville 3 77 Draft Picks | 21 All-Americans | 86 Winning Seasons n Introduction 2025-26 Schedule 2 Media Information 4-5 University of Louisville Map 6 City of Louisville Map, Arena Seating Chart 7 Cardinal Facts & Figures 8-9 Planet Fitness Kueber Center 10-11 KFC Yum! Center 12-15 Denny Crum Hall 16-17 UofL Facilities 18-20 Cards on Air 21 Cardinals by the Numbers 22 n Coaching Staff Head Coach Pat Kelsey 24-25 Assistant Coaches 26-31 Basketball Support Staff 32-38 n Players Roster 40 Photo Roster 41 Roster Analysis 42 All-time Player Numbers 43 Player Profiles (listed numerically) 44-73 Preseason Player Notebook 74 n 2024-25 in Review Statistics, Final 2024-25 76 Results, Final 2024-25 77 Individual Game-by-Game 78 Team Game-by-Game 79 Box Scores, 2024-25 80-88 Superlatives 89 Pat Kelsey First Year in Review 90 n University and City University of Louisville 92-93 City of Louisville 94-95 UofL President Dr. Gerry Bradley 96 Faculty Athletics Rep Dr. Krista Wallace-Boaz 97 ULAA/Board of Trustees 98 Vice-President/Athletics Director Josh Heird 99 UofL Athletics Administration/Coaches 100-101 Louisville Sports Properties 102 Spirit Groups 103-104 n Atlantic Coast Conference/NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference 106-110 UofL Conference honors 111-113 UofL NCAA Tournament Leaders 114-115 NCAA Champions 116 n Cardinal Tradition Retired Numbers/Honored Jerseys 118-123 All-Americans 124 UofL Athletic Hall of Fame 125 National Champions 126-128 UofL Final Four Teams 129-131 Lettermen, All-Time UofL 132-133 UofL Professional Players 134-138 n Records Year-by-Year Records 140 Year-by-Year Team Statistics 141 Coaches’ Records 142-143 Statistical Records, Team & Individual 144-155 1,000-Point Scorers 156-162 Top 5 Scorers Year-by-Year 163-166 All-Time Tournament Results 167-169 Record vs. All-Conferences 170 UofL in the AP Poll 171 Results, Year-by-Year 172-186 n Opponents Opponents Information 188-191 Opponent Sports Information Directory 192 All-Time Record vs. Opponents 193 Series vs. 2025-26 Opponents 194-195 Cardinal Impact Fund 196University of Louisville n gocards.com 4 77 Draft Picks | 21 All-Americans | 86 Winning Seasons T his publication featuring the 2025-26 Uni- versity of Louisville men’s basketball team has been prepared to aid you in covering the Cardinals this season. Additional information is available through UofL’s primary men’s basketball contact, Assistant Director of Strategic Communi- cations Dana Brown, (cell: 317-752-6161; dana@ gocards.com), or the secondary contact Lori Har- mon (cell: 502-445-9434; lori@gocards.com). n Media Credentials: To obtain credentials for a UofL home contest, please make the request via email to Dana Brown (dana@gocards.com). Credentials are held at Media Will Call, located inside the Suite Entrance on the Second Street side of the KFC Yum! Center (front right side of the arena). Credentials will not be mailed. Passes are limited to working media only. We do not have complimentary game tickets, but we will as- sist in purchasing tickets when they are available. The media room is located on the event level, the first door to the right after entering the Entrance/ Media Entrance. Media seating is either courtside or at tables in designated corner areas of the arena in section 120. n Internet Access: Wireless internet access is available throughout the KFC Yum! Center. A password is required for special media access. Wired connections are also available in the media room. n Photographers: Photographers are limited to working in their designated spots in each half. Space on the baselines is limited, but an upper photo area position may be available as well. Photo work space, equipped with wired internet access, is available within the media work room (two digital photo rooms). Specific protocols will be provided to those who receive limited credentials. n Parking: Limited media parking is available in garages within one block of the KFC Yum! Center. Some will be distributed electronically, others are operated from a list supplied by UofL. Requests should be made well in advance to Dana Brown. n Notes/Statistics: Game notes and statistics will be available online at www.GoCards.com/ MBBMedia . Live statistics will be available during the event online on GoCards.com, the CardsMobile app and Louisville.statbroadcast.com. A PDF of the final statistics will be posted postgame on GoCards. com. Broadcast personnel will have access to a computer monitor displaying live game statistics throughout the game. n Media Room Hours: The KFC Yum! Center media room will open two hours prior to tipoff and will close two hours after conclusion of the game. Only those who make special arrange- ments with Dana Brown (dana@gocards.com) in advance will be permitted in the media areas any earlier. If you anticipate needing additional time postgame, you may wish to work from home or another location. n Food/Refreshments: A pregame buffet meal and fountain drinks are planned on game day through our partnership with our concessionaire Sodexo. n Postgame: Postgame interviews will take place following games, either in person, online through Microsoft Teams or a hybrid format. The format will be communicated to media members closer to each game. Coach Pat Kelsey and select Cardinal student-athletes will be available as soon as possible following games for both home and away events. Links for the video conference if applicable, or phone numbers to dial into the conference, will be provided to approved media who request access from Dana Brown (dana@gocards.com). n Interviews: Coach Pat Kelsey and selected players are generally available by news conference prior to most games, schedule permitting. That avail- ability may again take place in person, online or in a hybrid format. To request a specific interview with Coach Kelsey or a player, please call or email Dana Brown (317-752-6161 or dana@gocards.com). n Internet Services: UofL is partnered with Sidearm Sports to host its official athletic site. Located at GoCards.com , the web site contains updated game notes, cumulative statistics, box scores from previous games, weekly video interviews with Coach Pat Kelsey and selected players, and many other resources. Information is also available with UofL’s CardsMobile app, available for both iPhone and Android users. This media guide is also avail- able online in both a pdf and interactive format. The Atlantic Coast Conference site is located at www.theacc.com. n Broadcast Center: Live video operations for the ACC Network and UofL in-venue video boards are conducted at the UofL Athletics Broadcast Center, located on the UofL campus at 1900 Arthur Street adjacent to Interstate 65. Media Relations/Live TV Production Staff Jeremy Noe Assistant AD for Television Production John Leenerts Chief Broadcast Engineer Bobby Blankenship Director of Television Production Stephen Williams Assistant Director of Media Relations/Creative Communications Lee Cook Assistant Director of Television Production Bryce Matthis Technical Manager Will Clark Technical Manager Matt Paras Assistant Director of Media Relations/Creative Communications Nancy Worley Associate Director of Media Relations Sam Gercak Assistant Director of Media Relations/Creative Communications Kennedy Knisley Assistant Director of Media Relations/Creative Communications Lori Harmon Assistant Director of Media Relations/Secondary MBB Dana Brown Assistant Director Primary MBB Contact Rocco Gasparro Director of Media Relations Alyssa Sconzo Director of Digital Strategyn Mailing Address: The mailing address for the Cardinals’ Media Relations Office is: Media Rela- tions Office, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. Express mail items should be sent to: UofL Media Relations, 2100 S. Floyd St., SAC Rm. E219, Louisville, KY 40208 (phone: 502-852-6581). n Campus Locations: The UofL Media Rela- tions Office is located in the Swain Student Activities Center, room E219, on the UofL campus at the corner of Floyd and Brandeis Streets (2100 S. Floyd Street). Visitor’s parking is available in the garage adjacent to the Swain Student Activities Center. The men’s basketball offices and practice facility are housed on campus in the Planet Fitness Kueber Center, located at 2432 South Floyd Street. n Directions: (Arriving on Interstate 65 South) Take the Arthur Street exit (Exit 134) off I-65 south. At the end of the ramp, turn right at the stop sign (Brandeis Street). Proceed through the traffic roundabout to turn left onto Floyd Street. The Swain Student Activities Center is the first building on the right and the SID’s office is in Room E219. To reach the Planet Fitness Kueber Center, continue on Floyd Street, about 200 yards past the traffic light at University Boulevard. After travelling under the Eastern Parkway overpass, the Planet Fitness Kueber Center is the first building on the right. (Arriving on Interstate 65 North for the Swain Stu- dent Activites Cen- ter) Off I-65 north, take the Univer- sity Boulevard exit (Exit 134) and turn left at the end of the ramp. At the second traffic light, turn right onto Floyd Street. After passing through the next traffic light, the Swain Student Activities Center will be on the left after passing the parking garage. The Sports Information office is in Room E219. (Arriving on Interstate 65 North for the Planet Fitness Kueber Center) Off I-65 north, take the University Boulevard exit (Exit 134) and turn left at the end of the ramp. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Floyd St. After travelling about 200 yards under the Eastern Parkway overpass, the Planet Fitness Kueber Center is the first building on the right. Arena Location: The KFC Yum! Center (22,090) is located on Main Street in downtown Louisville between Second and Third Streets on the banks of the Ohio River (201 West Main St., Louisville, KY 40202). Uniforms: UofL wears its adidas white jerseys trimmed in red and black at most home games in the KFC Yum! Center. The Cards wear either red uniforms trimmed in white and black or black uniforms trimmed in red and white on the road. Press/Scouting Credentials: Contact UofL Assistant Director of Strategic Communications Dana Brown at dana@gocards.com for the credential application link. All credential applications must be submitted at least 48 hours in advance of a game to be considered for approval. Ticket Information: Many seats are sold on a season basis, but there are often single-game seats available through Ticketmaster (online at http://www.ticketmaster. com/Louisville-Cardinals-Mens-Basketball-tickets/art- ist/845511). The UofL ticket office is located on the third floor of the Swain Student Activities Center at 2100 South Floyd Street. Contact the UofL ticket office for further information (502-852-5151). Athletic Trainer: Training facilities are available at the KFC Yum! Center through UofL trainer Katie Creznic (502-852-0116). Locker Rooms: Visiting team locker rooms are located on the event level in the southwest corner of the KFC Yum! Center, down the corridor on the right when exiting the media room. The Cardinals’ locker room is located in the southeast corner, down the corridor on the right when exiting the media room. Team Entrance: Visiting team buses should enter through the Third Street garage entrance of the KFC Yum! Center (191 North Third Street), near the southwest corner of the building. The team bus may park at the loading dock within the building. Media Entrance: Media should enter through the Suite Entrance located on Second Street (near southeast corner of the KFC Yum! Center, to the right and below the main lobby; below the Second Street bridge). There is limited seating for credentialed media representatives in Sections 119 and 120. Will Call: Media credentials not picked up in advance will be left at Media Will Call inside the Suite Entrance, located on Second Street (near southeast corner of the KFC Yum! Center, to the right and below the main lobby). The main will call window for tickets is located to the right of the front entrance of the arena. Airport: Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF airport code) is located at 600 Terminal Drive in Louisville, 40209. Major airlines: Allegiant, American, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit and United. Airport information can be obtained at (502) 368-6524 or www.flylouisville.com. KFC Yum! Center Information gocards.com n University of Louisville 5 77 Draft Picks | 21 All-Americans | 86 Winning SeasonsBrandeis School of Law The Oval The 2020 Quad 3rd St South lot Grawemeyer Hall Schneider Hall Lutz Hall Belknap Academic Bldg. Shumaker Research Bldg. Houchens Bldg. Service Complex Steam & Chilled Water Plant University Relations & Development Studio Arts/ HPES Buildng/ Thrust Theatre Wright Natatorium Public Safety Floyd Street Parking Garage Parking Office Student Activities Center The rch Reynolds Lofts Marshall Apartments Barn Bingham Humanities Quad New Residence Hall Center House Stevenson Hall Hall Ford Hall Gardiner Hall Gottschalk Hall Miller IT Center Chemistry Natural Sciences Ernst Hall Phoenix House SGA/Parkway Intramural Complex Brook St Lot Planet Fitness Kueber Center Denny Crum Residence Hall Patrick Henry Hughes Field Lacrosse Stadium McDonald Soccer Field Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Papa John’s The Clubhouse McDonalds Speedway Trager Stadium Field Hockey Complex Marshall Center Frazier Sportplex Cardinal Park Kiel Courts Fightmaster Playground Track Stadium Ulmer Stadium Koetter Center W.S. Speed Hall Speed School of Engineering Duthie Center Sackett Hall Vogt Bldg. Dougherty Hall Administrative Annex Brigman Hall West Info Center McCandless Hall Patterson Hall S. FLOYD ST CRITTENDEN DR S. BROOK ST S. 3RD ST ARTHUR ST EASTERN PKWY UNIVERSITY BLVD TO CARDINAL STADIUM & LYNN SOCCER STADIUM (see inset) E. BRANDEIS AVE H A H N S T B r o o k S t r e e t W a l k 93 94 94 94 94 4 29 29 to I-65N to I-65S to I-65S Exit 133 University Blvd. $ $ $ P P P P P Patterson Stadium Cardinal Station Cardinal Stadium Thornton’s Academic Center for Excellence Schnellenberger Football Complex Trager Practice Field Lynn Soccer Stadium Trager Center Human Resources BYRNE AVE BOXLEY AVE CENTRAL AVE / DENNY CRUM OVERPASS TO MAIN BELKNAP CAMPUS TO CHURCHILL DOWNS 94 4 University of Louisville n gocards.com 6 77 Draft Picks | 21 All-Americans | 86 Winning SeasonsInteresting Figures on the KFC Yum! Center n Structural steel placed in the arena weighs 5,975,000 pounds - the same weight as 746 average-size Asian elephants. n The center-hung scoreboard weighs 40,000 pounds - as much as 11 Ford Explorers. n There are 130 miles of electrical conduit and 322 miles of electrical wiring installed in the arena - enough to stretch from Louisville to Chicago. n There are 9,000 light fixtures in the arena with 17,000 lamps. n The overall square footage of the arena (721,762) equals approximately 13 football fields. n 60,000 cubic yards of concrete were placed in the arena, equaling 6,000 concrete trucks - represented by 25 miles of concrete trucks parked bumper to bumper. n The arena contains 58,655 square feet of exterior glass panels - the glass on the east side of the arena could provide for approximately 60 houses. n The length of the arena’s catwalk totals half a mile. KFC Yum! Center Diagram gocards.com n University of Louisville 7 77 Draft Picks | 21 All-Americans | 86 Winning SeasonsNext >