2024–25 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
| 2024–25 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
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| Home arena | KFC Yum! Center |
The 2024–25 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team will represent the University of Louisville during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will play its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They will be led by first-year head coach Pat Kelsey.
Previous season[edit]
The Cardinals began the season with a one-point win against UMBC but lost to Chattanooga in their second game of the season. After defeating Coppin State, they lost both of their games in the Empire Classic. They then went on a two-game winning streak, including an overtime victory over New Mexico State. They went on a three-game losing streak from there, including an opening ACC game loss to Virginia Tech. Their only other win in 2023 was on December 17 against Pepperdine. The Cardinals first ACC win game at Miami (FL) on January 10, 2024. This was Kenny Payne's first road win as head coach.[1] The team lost six straight games after the win. Their next wins came on February 3 and February 10, 2024, and were split by a road loss to Syracuse. The Cardinals would lose their final seven games of the ACC regular season.
The Cardinals finished the 2023–24 season 8–24 and 3–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to tenth seed NC State in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. After their ACC tournament loss, the Cardinals fired head coach Kenny Payne.[2]
Offseason[edit]
Coaching changes[edit]
After the dismissal of head coach Kenny Payne, previous Winthrop and Charleston head coach Pat Kelsey was signed to a five-year deal as the 24th coach in Louisville's history.[3] Kelsey quickly brought a number of Charleston staff members to Louisville, including Brian Kloman and Thomas Carr as assistant coaches, Eli Foy as the head strength and conditioning coach, Jermaine Ukaegbu as the director of player personnel, and Mitch Johnson as the director of basketball operations. Other hires include LSU's Ronnie Hamilton as assistant coach and retired Louisville player Peyton Siva as the director of player development/alumni relations.[4][5]
Departures[edit]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike James | 0 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 |  Sophomore |
Orlando, Florida | Transferred to NC State[6] |
| Curtis Williams | 1 | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan | Transferred to Georgetown[7] |
| Brandon Huntley-Hatfield | 5 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Clarksville, Tennessee | Transferred to NC State[8] |
| Kaleb Glenn | 10 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Louisville, Kentucky | Transferred to FAU[9] |
| Dennis Evans | 11 | C | 7'1" | 215 | Freshman | Riverside, California | Transferred to Grand Canyon[10] |
| JJ Traynor | 12 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Senior | Bardstown, Kentucky | Transferred to DePaul[11] |
| Danilo Jovanovich | 13 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Transferred to Milwaukee[12] |
| Tre White | 22 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to Illinois[13] |
| Skyy Clark | 55 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California | Transferred to UCLA[14] |
Incoming transfers[edit]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Edwards Jr.[15] | TBD | SG | 6'6" | 190 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | James Madison |
| J'Vonne Hadley[16] | TBD | G | 6'6" | 205 | Graduate Student | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Colorado |
| Chucky Hepburn[17] | TBD | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska | Wisconsin |
| Koren Johnson[18] | TBD | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Seattle, Washington | Washington |
| Aly Khalifa[19] | TBD | C | 6'11" | 270 | Senior
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Alexandria, Egypt | BYU |
| Kobe Rodgers[20] | TBD | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior
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Cincinnati, Ohio | Charleston |
| James Scott[21] | TBD | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Charleston |
| Reyne Smith[22] | TBD | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Ulverstone, Tasmania | Charleston |
| Aboubacar Traore[23] | TBD | F | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Long Beach State |
Roster[edit]
TBD
Schedule and results[edit]
The complete schedule will be released in autumn, 2024. With the additions of Stanford, Cal, and SMU the ACC will have a new scheduling format this season. Louisville will face Boston College, Georgia Tech, NC State, Notre Dame, SMU, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech on the road; Cal, Clemson, Duke, Miami, North Carolina, Stanford, and Wake Forest at home; and Pitt, Virginia and Florida State twice for home and away games.[24]
References[edit]
- ^ Bozich, Rick (2024-01-10). "BOZICH | Louisville makes major deposit, toppling Miami, 80-71, ending 22-game road losing streak". WDRB. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "'Change is needed': L'ville announces Payne firing". ESPN.com. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Cardinals Hire Pat Kelsey to Lead Men's Basketball Program". University of Louisville Athletic. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Kelsey Officially Adds Kloman, Hamilton, Carr, Foy to Staff". University of Louisville Athletic. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Kelsey Adds Four to Men's Basketball Staff". University of Louisville Athletic. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-04-23). "Former Louisville Guard/Forward Mike James Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-04-21). "Former Louisville Guard/Forward Curtis Williams Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Former Louisville Forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-04-25). "Former Louisville Forward Kaleb Glenn Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-04-26). "Former Louisville Center Dennis Evans Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Former Louisville Forward J.J. Traynor Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-04-30). "Former Louisville Forward Danilo Jovanovich Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "COMMIT: Illini land Louisville transfer forward Tre White". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Former Louisville Guard Skyy Clark Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Vecenie, Sam. "Louisville lands JMU transfer Terrence Edwards Jr". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Colorado Transfer J'Vonne Hadley Commits to Louisville". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-04-25). "Wisconsin Transfer Chucky Hepburn Commits to Louisville". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "What Koren Johnson Brings to Louisville". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "What Aly Khalifa Brings to Louisville". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-05-03). "What Kobe Rodgers Brings to Louisville". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Charleston Transfer Center James Scott Commits to Louisville". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Charleston Transfer Guard Reyne Smith Commits to Louisville". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Long Beach State Transfer Aboubacar Traore Commits to Louisville". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew (2024-02-29). "Louisville Men's Basketball's 2024-25 ACC Opponents Announced". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-04-25.