2024–25 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team explained
| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Prev Year: | 2023–24 |
| Next Year: | 2025–26 |
| Team: | Louisville Cardinals |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 0–0 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Pat Kelsey |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Brian Kloman |
| Asst Coach2: | Thomas Carr |
| Asst Coach3: | Ronnie Hamilton |
| Stadium: | 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
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
Coaching changes
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
Departures| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
|---|
| Mike James | 0 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | | Orlando, Florida | Transferred to NC State[6] |
| Curtis Williams | 1 | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan | Transferred to Georgetown[7] |
| Koron Davis | 3 | G | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Gary, Indiana | Transferred to Louisiana[8] |
| Ty-Laur Johnson | 4 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York | Transferred to Wake Forest[9] |
| Brandon Huntley-Hatfield | 5 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Clarksville, Tennessee | Transferred to NC State[10] |
| Kaleb Glenn | 10 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Louisville, Kentucky | Transferred to FAU[11] |
| Dennis Evans | 11 | C | 7'1" | 215 | Freshman | Riverside, California | Transferred to Grand Canyon[12] |
| JJ Traynor | 12 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Senior | Bardstown, Kentucky | Transferred to DePaul[13] |
| Danilo Jovanovich | 13 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Transferred to Milwaukee[14] |
| Hercy Miller | 13 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Transferred to Southern Utah[15] |
| Tre White | 22 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to Illinois[16] |
| Emmanuel Okorafor | 34 | F/C | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Albia, Nigeria | Transferred to Seton Hall[17] |
| Skyy Clark | 55 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California | Transferred to UCLA[18] | |
Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|
| James Scott[19] | 0 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Charleston |
| J'Vonne Hadley[20] | 1 | G | 6'6" | 205 | 5th | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Colorado |
| Koren Johnson[21] | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Seattle, Washington | Washington |
| Cole Sherman[22] | 4 | G | 5'11" | 190 | Junior | Louisville, Kentucky | Northern Kentucky |
| Terrence Edwards Jr.[23] | 5 | G/F | 6'6" | 190 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | James Madison |
| Reyne Smith[24] | 6 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Ulverstone, Tasmania | Charleston |
| Kasean Pryor[25] | 7 | F | 6'10" | 210 | 5th | Chicago, Illinois | South Florida |
| Kobe Rodgers[26] | 11 | G | 6'3" | 180 | | Cincinnati, Ohio | Charleston |
| Patrick Antonelli[27] | 12 | G | 5'11" | 170 | 5th | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | Emory and Henry |
| Frank Anselem-Ibe[28] | 13 | C | 6'10" | 215 | 5th | Lagos, Nigeria | Georgia |
| Aly Khalifa[29] | 15 | C | 6'11" | 270 | | Alexandria, Egypt | BYU |
| Chucky Hepburn[30] | 24 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska | Wisconsin |
| Aboubacar Traore[31] | 25 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Long Beach State |
| Noah Waterman[32] | 93 | F | 6'11" | 220 | 6th | Savannah, New York | BYU | |
2024 recruiting class
Schedule and results
On June 21, Louisville announced they would be taking an international trip later in the summer as allowed by the NCAA. The complete schedule will be updated later this fall.
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=|ACC tournamentSchedule Source:[33]
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.[34]
References
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- Web site: 2024-03-13 . 'Change is needed': L'ville announces Payne firing . 2024-04-25 . ESPN.com . en.
- Web site: Cardinals Hire Pat Kelsey to Lead Men’s Basketball Program . 2024-04-25 . University of Louisville Athletic . en.
- Web site: Kelsey Officially Adds Kloman, Hamilton, Carr, Foy to Staff . 2024-04-25 . University of Louisville Athletic . en.
- Web site: Kelsey Adds Four to Men's Basketball Staff . 2024-04-25 . University of Louisville Athletic . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-04-23 . Former Louisville Guard/Forward Mike James Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-04-21 . Former Louisville Guard/Forward Curtis Williams Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-05-28 . Former Louisville Guard Koron Davis Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-05-28 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Former Louisville Guard Ty-Laur Johnson Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-05-11 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Former Louisville Forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-04-25 . Former Louisville Forward Kaleb Glenn Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-04-26 . Former Louisville Center Dennis Evans Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-05-03 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Former Louisville Forward J.J. Traynor Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-04-30 . Former Louisville Forward Danilo Jovanovich Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-05-03 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-04-30 . Former Louisville Guard Hercy Miller Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-07-02 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: COMMIT: Illini land Louisville transfer forward Tre White . 2024-04-25 . 247Sports . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Former Louisville Forward/Center Emmanuel Okorafor Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-05-22 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Former Louisville Guard Skyy Clark Announces Transfer Destination . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Charleston Transfer Center James Scott Commits to Louisville . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Colorado Transfer J’Vonne Hadley Commits to Louisville . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . What Koren Johnson Brings to Louisville . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . NKU Transfer Cole Sherman Commits to Louisville as Walk-On . 2024-06-12 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: Vecenie . Sam . Louisville lands JMU transfer Terrence Edwards Jr. . 2024-04-25 . The Athletic . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Charleston Transfer Guard Reyne Smith Commits to Louisville . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Forward Kasean Pryor Officially Signs with Louisville . 2024-05-30 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-05-03 . What Kobe Rodgers Brings to Louisville . 2024-05-03 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-05-03 . DII Transfer Patrick Antonelli Commits to Louisville as Walk-On . 2024-06-11 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-05-03 . What Frank Anselem-Ibe Brings to Louisville . 2024-05-22 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . What Aly Khalifa Brings to Louisville . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-04-25 . Wisconsin Transfer Chucky Hepburn Commits to Louisville . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Long Beach State Transfer Aboubacar Traore Commits to Louisville . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . Louisville Officially Signs Forward Noah Waterman . 2024-05-30 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
- Web site: 2024–2025 Schedule. gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. August 1, 2024.
- Web site: McGavic . Matthew . 2024-02-29 . Louisville Men's Basketball's 2024-25 ACC Opponents Announced . 2024-04-25 . Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More . en.
