Coach Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate at Louisville, where he rebuilt the roster with transfers who had won at other places.

Listen to what the head coach of the Cardinals and their starting point guard said after their win over the Mustangs:

Jan 18, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey calls a play in a time out during the second half against the Virginia Cavaliers at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Virginia 81-67. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images / Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

It has been more than a decade since Louisville joined the ACC. With Saturday's win against Virginia, they added another accomplishment.

The Cardinals' 13 wins in their first season under Pat Kelsey are more than they earned in 2 full seasons under former coach Kenny Payne.

The Cardinals started the season at 6-5 and suffered a pair of season-ending injuries, but have since won six in a row.

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey talks about his team's ACC road victory against SMU on Tuesday night in Dallas.

Louisville and Pat Kelsey continued its impressive start to the season with a significant road win over Syracuse on Tuesday.

Pat Kelsey's Louisville men's basketball team defeated Pittsburgh 82-78 on Saturday, their sixth straight victory. Transfers Reyne Smith, Chucky Hepburn, Terrence Edwards Jr.

Louisville (14-5, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) was ranked No. 25 in Monday's AP Top 25 poll as the Cardinals prepare for a Quad 1 contest at SMU (14-4, 5-2 ACC). It will be the first time the two have met as ACC foes.

Gonzaga lost to Oregon State and Santa Clara, falling out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since early last year. Georgia dropped out from No. 23 following losses to Tennessee and Auburn. Baylor, No. 25 a week ago, is out after after losses to Arizona and TCU.

Center, headlined by the 10-year reunion of its 2013 national championship team, the Cardinals delivered a ... clear-eyed toast to the future under Pat Kelsey, who's now one victory from tying ...