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Louisville Basketball 2017-18 Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Site Time (ET) Television October Mon. 30 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN/exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ACC Network Extra November Tues. 7 BELLARMINE/exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ACC Network Extra Sun. 12 GEORGE MASON KFC YUM! CENTER 2:00 p.m. RSN Fri. 17 NEBRASKA OMAHA KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ACC Network Extra Tues. 21 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. RSN Fri. 24 ST. FRANCIS KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ACC Network Extra Tues. 28 at Purdue in Big Ten/ACC Challenge West Lafayette, Ind. 8:00 p.m. ESPN December Sun. 3 SETON HALL in Billy Minardi Classic KFC YUM! CENTER 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Wed. 6 SIENA in Gotham Classic KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sat. 9 INDIANA KFC YUM! CENTER 2:00 p.m. ESPN Mon. 11 BRYANT in Gotham Classic KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPNU Sat. 16 vs. Memphis in Gotham Classic New York, N.Y. Noon ESPN2 Madison Square Garden Wed. 20 ALBANY in Gotham Classic KFC YUM! CENTER 9:00 p.m. ESPNU Sat. 23 GRAND CANYON KFC YUM! CENTER 1:00 p.m. ACC Network Extra Fri. 29 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 1:00 p.m. CBS January Tues. 2 PITTSBURGH KFC YUM! CENTER 9:00 p.m. ESPNU Sat. 6 at Clemson Greenville, S.C. Noon ACCN/WAVE-TV Wed. 10 at Florida State Tallahasee, Fla. 9:00 p.m. RSN Sat. 13 VIRGINIA TECH KFC YUM! CENTER 4:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Tues. 16 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sun. 21 BOSTON COLLEGE KFC YUM! CENTER Noon ACCN/WHAS-TV Wed. 24 at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sat. 27 WAKE FOREST KFC YUM! CENTER 8:00 p.m. ACCN/WAVE-TV Wed. 31 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 February Sat. 3 FLORIDA STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 4:00 p.m. ACCN/WHAS-TV Mon. 5 SYRACUSE KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN Thur. 8 GEORGIA TECH KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sun. 11 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 1:00 p.m. ACCN/WAVE-TV Sat. 17 NORTH CAROLINA KFC YUM! CENTER 8/8:15 p.m. ESPN Wed. 21 at Duke Durham, N.C. 9:00 p.m. ESPN Sat. 24 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 1:00 p.m. CBS March Thur. 1 VIRGINIA KFC YUM! CENTER 8:00 p.m. ACCN/WHAS-TV Sat. 3 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 6:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Tues. 6- at ACC Championship Brooklyn, N.Y. Sat. 10 Barclays Center The ACC Network (ACCN) consists of nearly 120 affiliates, including WAVE-TV and WHAS-TV in Louisville for selected events. The ACC’s regional sports network (RSN) consists of FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Southeast, FOX Sports Florida, FOX Sports Sun, Fox Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic, NESN, YES Network and AT&T Sportnet Pittsburgh. All games are broadcast on the UofL Sports Radio Network produced by Learfield Sports (locally on WHAS Radio/840 AM or WKRD/790 AM in Louisville). 2 University of Louisville | g oc a r d s.c om
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Contents
Contents
2017-18 Louisville Men’s Basketball Information Media Information 4-5
Team Information Basketball Staff University of Louisville map 6
2016-17 Overall Record 25-9 Acting Head Coach David Padgett (Louisville ‘08) City of Louisville map, Arena Seating Chart 7
(Home 16-1, Away 5-5, Neutral 4-3) UofL Record First Year Directory, UofL Staff 8-9
Atlantic Coast Conference Record 12-6 Overall Record First Year Primary Media Outlets 9
Cardinal Facts & Figures 10-11, 22
ACC Finish second (tie) Dir. of Basketball Operations Michael Bowden
UofL Athletics Facilities 12-21
2017 Postseason reached second round Head Trainer Fred Hina
KFC Yum! Center 14-17
of NCAA Tournament, falling to Michigan 73-69 Strength Coach Ray Ganong
Cardinals by the Numbers 22
Final UL National Ranking 10th Associated Press Equipment Manager Vinny Tatum
14th by USA Today Director of Video Operations Logan Baumann Coaching Staff
Lettermen Returning/Lost 6/8 Director of Player Development Wayne Turner Acting Head Coach David Padgett 26
Starters Returning 2 (F Deng Adel, Program Assistant R.J. Evans Basketball Support Staff 27-30
G Quentin Snider) Asst. Video Coordinator Patrick Reilingh
Starters Lost 3 (G Donovan Mitchell, Executive Asst. to Padgett Jordan Sucher Players
F Jaylen Johnson, C/F Mangok Mathiang) Receptionist Stephanie Davis Roster 32
All-Time Record 1,803-901 (103 yrs.) Team Doctors Dr. Jon Becker, Dr. John Ellis, Photo Roster 33
All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 76-43 Dr. Chris Pitcock Roster Analysis 34
(42 Appearances, 10 Final Fours, Player Profiles 36-55
Three NCAA Championships - 1980, 1986, 2013) General/Administration
Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 2016-17 in Review
Founded 1798 Review of 2016-17 58-59
Statistics, Final 2016-17 60
Enrollment 22,000
Results, Final 2016-17 61
Nickname/Colors Cardinals/Red and Black
Box Scores, 2016-17 64-72
Conference Atlantic Coast
Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,000)
Louisville: University and City
Interim President Dr. Greg Postel University of Louisville 76-77
Important Phone Numbers Faculty Representative Elaine Wise City of Louisville 78-79
Athletic Department (502) 852-5732 Vice President for Athletics/AD Tom Jurich Interim President Dr. Greg Postel 80
Ticket Office (502) 852-5151 Acting Director of Athletics Vince Tyra Vice-President/Athletics Director Tom Jurich 84
Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 Web Site Address www.GoCards.com UofL Athletics Staff 86-93
Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Spirit Groups 96
Sports Information Contact Note: David Padgett was named acting head coach
Senior Assoc. AD/Media Relations/SID at UofL on Sept. 29 after Rick Pitino was placed on Atlantic Coast Conference/NCAA
Kenny Klein administrative leave on Sept. 27. Vince Tyra was named Atlantic Coast Conference 98-99
Office: (502) 852-6581 acting director of athletics on Oct. 3 after Tom Jurich ACC Composite Schedule 100-101
Cell: (502) 599-7865 was placed on administravie leave Sept. 27. Staffing UofL NCAA Tournament Leaders 106-107
NCAA Champions 108
Email Address kenny@GoCards.com was incomplete at presstime of this guide.
Cardinal Tradition
The NCAA Committee on Infractions imposed a penalty of four years of probation on the University Retired Numbers/Honored Jerseys 111-115
of Louisville from June 15, 2017 through June 14, 2021, among others, in a June 15, 2017 decision All-Americas 116
in which the committee found UofL responsible for certain violations of NCAA legislation. Included UofL Athletic Hall of Fame 117
were violations of NCAA legislation relating to 1.) impermissible inducements and benefits and ethical National Champions 118-120
conduct, which stem from a former operations director arranging striptease dances and sex acts for UofL Final Four teams 121-123
several prospective and enrolled student-athletes, a friend of a prospect and two nonscholastic bas- Lettermen, All-Time UofL 126-127
ketball team coaches over a three-year period; 2.) unethical conduct and failure to cooperate by the UofL Professional Players 128-132
former operations director when he refused to participate in interviews or provide relevant information
to the enforcement staff during its investigation; 3.) failure to cooperate by a former program assistant Records
when he refused to provide phone records relevant to the investigation to the enforcement staff during Coaches’ Records 135
the investigation; and 4.) head coach responsibility when the head coach failed to monitor the former Statistical Records, Team & Individual 136-147
operations director when he gave the former operations director recruiting responsibilities but did not 1,000-Point Scorers 148-154
ensure that he complied with NCAA rules. UofL had self-reported the initial discovery of possible Top 5 Scorers Year-by-Year 155-158
misconduct to the NCAA enforcement staff, participated in an extensive joint investigation and later All-Time Tournament Results 158-161
self-imposed severe penalties. The complete report and additional information, including the imposed Results, Year-by-Year 162-173
penalties, may be found online at this link: http://uofl.me/2utS4LB UofL and Coach Rick Pitino have Year-by-Year Team Statistics 174
each filed separate appeals of certain aspects of the decision with the NCAA Division I Infractions Ap-
peals Committee, appeals which were in progress at the time of this publication.
Opponents
Opponents Information 176-179
Credits: Edited by Kenny Klein. Editorial assistance by Kathy Tronzo and the Louisville Sports Information staff. Interior design by Opponent Sports Information Directory 180
Jamie Barker, Provations Group. Cover and inside cover designs by Hannah Krill. Photographs by Jeff Reinking, Michelle Hutchins, All-Time Record vs. Opponents 181
Mike DeZarn and Adam Creech. Printed on recycled paper by VG Reed in Louisville, Ky.
Record vs. 2017-18 Opponents 182-183
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Media Information
T his publication featuring the 2017-18 Universi-
ty of Louisville men’s basketball team has been
prepared to aid you in covering the Cardinals this
summaries, written play-by-plays and shot charts will
be distributed at halftime and post-game. Broadcast
personnel will have access to a computer monitor
season. Additional information is available through displaying live game statistics throughout the game.
Senior Associate Athletic Director Kenny Klein, UofL’s
primary men’s basketball contact (502-852-6581). Interviews: Coach David Padgett and selected
players are available at a news conference generally
Media Credentials: To obtain credentials for a the day prior to each game. Selected news confer-
UofL home contest, please make the request via email ences may be available live via teleconference; contact
to Kenny Klein at kenny@gocards.com. Credentials the sports information office at (502) 852-6581 to
are held at Media Will Call, located inside the Suite obtain a schedule and the number to participate.
Entrance on the Second Street side of the KFC Yum! The recorded video from all news conferences is
Center (front right side of the arena). Credentials available online from the “CardsTV ” link from the David Padgett and selected players, and many other
will not be mailed. Passes are limited to WORKING Cards’ web site at www.GoCards.com and each news resources. This media guide is also available online.
MEDIA ONLY. We do not have complimentary game conference will be streamed live from that site. To The Atlantic Coast Conference site is located at www.
tickets, but we will assist in purchasing tickets when request a specific interview with Coach Padgett or a theacc.com, with a protected media services site at
they are available. The media room is located on the player, please call or email Kenny Klein (502-852- www.sportssystems.com/s/?scmsID=accmedia.
event level, the first door to the right after entering 6581; email: kenny@gocards.com).
the Suite Entrance/Media Entrance. Media seating is The best time to reach Coach Padgett
Sports Information Staff
either at courtside or at tables in designated corner is mid-day, while players are usually
areas of the arena in sections 119 and 120. available between 2-2:30 p.m. EST.
Home or cell phone numbers will not
Internet Access: Wireless internet access is be provided.
available throughout the KFC Yum! Center. A password
is required for special media access. Wired connec- Postgame: Coach Padgett is
tions are also available in the media room. most often first up with the media in
the press room following the game, Nick Evans Rocco Gasparro Ira Green
Telephones: A limited number of telephones but that is subject to change. The UofL Assistant Sports Assistant Sports Asst. SID/Web Site
are provided in the press room on a first-come, first- dressing room will be open to media Information Director Information Director Manager
served basis. Media desiring personal phone service postgame for access to squad members
should have a phone installed through the KFC Yum! following Padgett’s remarks. If agreed
Center by calling (502) 690-9000 in advance. Please to by the visiting coach, we will have
list Kenny Klein as the contact for placement of the that coach come to the interview room.
line. There are no general media use phones available Visiting team locker rooms are located
at courtside. A UofL sports information representative to the left as one exits the media room
can to assist you if you need an item faxed or copied. hallway (southwest corner of the arena).
The Louisville locker room is located
Kevin Hulsman Kenny Klein Lori Korte
Photographers: Photographers are limited to the right when exiting the media Television Producer/ Sr. Assoc. AD for Assistant Sports
to working the designated half of the end zone at room (southeast corner of the arena). Director Media Relations/SID Information Director
each end of the court. Photo spaces in two rows Proper credentials are required to gain
are reserved. An upper photo area position may be admittance to each area.
provided if requested in advance. A photo work room,
equipped with wired internet access, is available within Teleconference: The ACC offers a
the media work room (two digital photo rooms). periodic teleconference for its men’s head
basketball coaches throughout the season.
Parking: Limited media parking is available in Please contact the ACC (336-369-1002)
garages within one block of the KFC Yum! Center. Re- to obtain the phone number and times for
Jeremy Noe Kim Pemberton Kathy Tronzo
quests should be made well in advance to Kenny Klein. the call. Selected UofL news conferences Director of Television Assistant Sports Sports Information
may be available live via teleconference; Production Information Director Program Assistant
contact the sports information office at
(502) 852-6581 to obtain a schedule
Notes/Stats: Updated notes and statistics and the number to participate.
are maintained on the Men’s Basketball page of the
Cardinals’ web site at www.GoCards.com. Please Internet Services: UofL is part-
contact us if you would like any materials emailed to nered with Sidearm Sports to host its
your attention. official athletic site. Located at www.
GoCards.com, the web site contains
Garett Wall Nancy Worley
Statistical Services: Rosters, notes, game updated game notes, cumulative statis- Assistant Sports Associate Sports
programs and cumulative statistics are available for tics, box scores from previous games, Information Director Information Director
pickup in the media room prior to tipoff. Statistical weekly video interviews with Coach
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Media Information
Mailing Address: The mailing address for continue on Floyd Street,
the Cardinals’ Sports Information Office is: Sports about 200 yards past the
Information Office, University of Louisville, Louisville, traffic light at Warnock St.
KY 40292. Express mail items should be sent to: After travelling under the
UofL Sports Information, 2100 S. Floyd St., SAC Rm. Eastern Parkway overpass,
E219, Louisville, KY 40208 (phone: 502-852-6581). the Yum! Center is the first
building on the right.
Sports Information Office Location: The (Arriving on Interstate
UofL Sports Information Office is located in the Swain 65 North for the Student
Student Activities Center, room E219, on the UofL Activites Center) Off I-65
campus at the corner of Floyd and Brandeis Streets north, take the Warnock
(2100 S. Floyd Street). Visitor’s parking is available Street exit (Exit 134) and
in the garage adjacent to the Swain Student Activi- turn left at the end of
ties Center. the ramp. At the second
The men’s basketball offices are housed on campus traffic light, turn right onto
in the Yum! Center, located at 2432 South Floyd Street. Floyd Street. After passing
through the next traffic
Directions: (Arriving on Interstate 65 South) light, the Swain Student
Take the Arthur Street exit (Exit 134) off I-65 south. At Activities Center will be
the end of the ramp, turn right at the stop sign (Brandeis on the left after passing
Street). Proceed through the traffic roundabout to the parking garage. The Sports Information office is (Exit 134) and turn left at the end of the ramp. At the
turn left onto Floyd Street. The Student Activities in Room E219. second traffic light, turn left onto Floyd St. After travelling
Center is the first building on the right and the SID’s (Arriving on Interstate 65 North for the Yum! about 200 yards under the Eastern Parkway overpass,
office is in Room E219. To reach the Yum! Center, Center) Off I-65 north, take the Warnock Street exit the Yum! Center is the first building on the right.
KFC Yum! Center Information
Arena Location: The KFC Yum! Center (22,000) is the KFC Yum! Center, down the corridor on the right
located on Main Street in downtown Louisville be- when exiting the media room. The Cardinals’ locker
tween Second and Third Streets on the banks of the room is located in the southeast corner, down the
Ohio River (201 West Main St., Louisville, KY 40202). corridor on the right when exiting the media room.
KFC Yum! Center Practice Time: Contact Dennis Team Entrance: Visiting team busses should enter
Petrullo at the KFC Yum! Center (502-690-9011). through the Third Street garage entrance of the KFC
Yum! Center (191 North Third Street), near the
Uniforms: UofL wears its adidas white jerseys trimmed southwest corner of the building. The team bus may
in red and black at home games in the KFC Yum! park at the loading dock within the building.
Center. The Cards wear either red uniforms trimmed
in white and black or black uniforms trimmed in red Media Entrance: Media should enter through
and white on the road. the Suite Entrance located on Second Street (near
southwest corner of the KFC Yum! Center, to the right
Press/Scouting Credentials: Contact UofL Senior and below the main lobby; below the Second Street
Associate AD Kenny Klein well in advance of a game bridge). There is limited seating for credentialed media
at kenny@gocards.com. representatives and scouts at courtside and within the
designated areas in Sections 119 and 120.
Ticket Information: Many seats are sold on a
season basis, but there are often single-game seats Will Call: Media credentials not picked up in advance
avaialble through Ticketmaster (online at http:// will be left at Media Will Call inside the Suite Entrance,
www.ticketmaster.com/Louisville-Cardinals-Mens- located on Second Street (near southwest corner
Basketball-tickets/artist/845511). The UofL ticket of the KFC Yum! Center, to the right and below the
office is located at 2800 South Floyd St., near Gate main lobby). The main will call window for tickets is
2 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Contact the UofL located to the right of the front entrance of the arena.
ticket office (502-852-5151) for further information.
Airport: Louisville International Airport is located off
Athletic Trainer: Training facilities are available at the Watterson Expressway (I-264) opposite the KEC.
the KFC Yum! Center through UofL trainer Fred Hina Major airlines: Allegiant, American, Delta, OneJet,
(502-852-0116). Southwest and United. Airport information can be
obtained at (502) 367-4636. NOTE: Further information on the KFC Yum!
Locker Rooms: Visiting team locker rooms are lo- Center is included on pages 18-22 of this guide
cated on the event level in the southwest corner of Taxi Service: Yellow Cab (502-636-5511). and a seating chart is on page 7.
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City of Louisville Map
KFC Yum! Center Diagram
Interesting Figures on the
KFC Yum! Center
Structural steel placed in the arena weighs
5,975,000 pounds - the same weight as 746 average-
size Asian elephants.
The center-hung scoreboard weighs 40,000 pounds
- as much as 11 Ford Explorers.
There are 130 miles of electrical conduit and 322
miles of electrical wiring installed in the arena - enough
to stretch from Louisville to Chicago.
There are 9,000 light fixtures in the arena with
17,000 lamps.
The overall square footage of the arena (721,762)
equals approximately 13 football fields.
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.
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.
The length of the arena’s catwalk totals ½ mile.
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Louisville Basketball
Athletics Staff Directory
All Area Codes Are 502 Kara Talley (Louisville ‘15)...................................852-4975 Compliance Jack Raibikis (Iowa State ‘15).............................852-3372
Men’s Basketball.........................................852-6551 Learning Services John Carns (SUNY/Oswego ‘85)......................852-7728 Manager-Business Development
David Padgett (Louisville ‘08).............................852-6651 Caroline Crafton (Kentucky ‘05)........................852-1012 Senior Associate Athletic Director Barry Quinn (Western Kentucky ‘11)...............852-1349
Acting Head Coach Academic Counselor Matt Banker (St. Thomas ‘97)............................852-8871 Manager-Partnership Services
R.J. Evans (Holy Cross ‘12)..................................852-6651 Regina Johnson (Tennessee ‘09)......................852-2967 Assoc. Athletic Director Alex Stanley (Transylvania ‘13)...........................852-7829
Program Assistant Academic Counselor Lauren Rust (Morehead St. ‘99)........................852-0863 Coordinator-Partnership Services
Michael Bowden (Florida ‘08)............................852-6651 Mioshi Cobble (Cumberlands ‘92)...................852-1123 Assistant Athletic Director Connor Cummings (Elon ‘16)............................852-0809
Director of Basketball Operations Computer Specialist Daniel Gossom (Louisville ‘01).........................852-1680 Coordinator-Partnership Services
Jordan Sucher (Centre ‘04).................................852-6651 Bass-Rudd Tennis Center..........................852-1682 Associate Director Ralph Wright Natatorium..........................852-0948
Executive Assistant to Padgett Melinda Van Arsdale (UofL ’88) .......................852-1685 Emily Spears (Bowling Green St. ‘10).............852-7472 Mike Zehnder (Louisville ‘75).............................852-3961
Stephanie Davis (Louisville ‘15)........................852-6651 Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Business Mgr. Assistant Director Aquatics Director
Basketball Administrative Assistant Meg Peavy (Louisville ’81)...................................852-0223 Caroline Nourse (Miami (OH) ‘10)..................852-0220 Seth Boone (Centre ‘12)......................................852-1681
Logan Baumann (Louisville ‘15).......................852-6651 Assoc. Director, Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Assistant Director Aquatics Supervisor
Director of Video Operations Brand Marketing, Licensing Grace Bonoma (St. Louis ‘14) Terry King....................................................................852-3495
Patrick Reilingh (Louisville ‘14)..........................852-6651 & Creative Services Compliance Coordinator Unit Business Manager
Assistant Video Coordinator Lottie Stockwell (Kentucky ‘00)..........................852-2456 Equipment Spirit Groups
Wayne Turner (Kentucky ‘11).............................852-6651 Assistant Athletic Director/Brand Marketing Chuck Hall (Kansas State ‘99)............................852-7121 Todd Sharp.................................................................510-4307
Director of Player Development Katie Kiper (Indiana ‘09)......................................852-0721 Director of Equipment Operations Spirit Coach
Sports Information.....................................852-6581 Creative Workflow Manager Ed Connell (Louisville ‘04)...................................852-7121 Misty Hodges (Louisville ‘95).............................365-4811
Sports Information Fax...........................................852-7401 Kevin Aka (McPherson ‘15).................................852-1154 PJCS Assistant Equipment Manager All Girl Squad Coach
Web Site: www.GoCards.com Graphic Designer Vincent Tatum ..........................................................852-5071 Sheryl Knight (Louisville ‘95)................ (812) 951-0086
Kenny Klein (Murray St. ’81)...............................852-6581 Hannah Krill (Western Ky. ‘14)......................................852-7707 Basketball Equipment Manager Ladybirds Coach
Sr. Assoc. Athletic Dir. for Media Relations/SID Graphic Designer Scott Norton (Louisville ‘05) ..............................852-2505 James Speed (Louisville ‘86)..............................365-4811
email: kenny.klein@louisville.edu Jeff Reinking...............................................................852-4879 KEC Equipment Manager Cheerleading Coach
Nancy Worley (Valparaiso ’80)...........................852-0113 Senior Photographer Brent Lamkin (Louisville ‘10)..............................852-2102 Al Greener (Iowa ‘87)............................................852-0224
Associate Sports Information Director Adam Creech ...........................................................852-1702 Cardinal Park Equipment Manager Director of Athletic Bands
Nick Evans (Bellarmine ‘03)................................852-3085 Photograper Jeremy Litzinger (Medaille Coll.’09).................852-6341 Mike Smith.................................................................852-7022
Assistant Sports Information Director Fred Reynolds (N.Y. Inst. ’93).............................852-3896 SAC Equipment Manager Program Assistant for Athletic Bands
Rocco Gasparro (John Carroll ‘95)...................852-0102 Video Director David Moser (Louisville ‘15)...............................852-7121 Sports Medicine..........................................852-0123
Assistant Sports Information Director Clay Barnes (South Florida ‘07).........................852-3896 Lynn Soccer Stadium Equipment Manager Fred Hina (Western Ky. ‘87)................................852-0116
Ira Green (Central Florida ’08)...........................852-4857 Video Coordinator Facilities........................................................852-5732 Dir. of Men’s Basketball & Sports Medicine
Assistant SID/Web Site Manager Andrew Osborne (Bellarmine ‘03)...................852-3896 Rob Brawner (Cinc. Bible ’77)............................852-0125 Carole Banda (West Va. ‘84)...............................852-2160
Lori Korte (Bellarmine ’93)..................................852-3086 Motion Graphics Artist Asst. Athletic Dir./ Int. Affairs & Facilities Director of Olympic Sports Medicine
Assistant Sports Information Director Corey Daniels (Bradley ‘13)................................852-3896 Jason Bond (Louisville’97)...................................852-7029 Kyle Johnston (Kentucky ‘04).............................852-3474
Kim Pemberton (Louisville ‘93).........................852-7711 Video Producer/Editor Computer Operations Dir. of Football & Sports Medicine
Assistant Sports Information Director Laura Clemente (Northwestern ‘09))..............852-0270 Scott Flavell (Slippery Rock ‘03)........................852-2103 Pat Hassell (Florida ‘04)........................................852-8093
Garett Wall (Murray St. ‘03).................................852-3088 Director of Digital Marketing Technology Specialist/Facilities Associate Director
Assistant Sports Information Director Tim Haag (Louisville ‘15).....................................852-7400 Ray Bronger ..............................................................852-7010 Steve Hoelscher (Missouri ‘01).........................852-2508
Kathy Tronzo (Louisville ’74)...............................852-6581 Graphic Design/Video Services Coordinator Coordinator Facilites/Operations Associate AthleticTrainer
Program Assistant Jennifer Hanson (Georgetown Univ. ‘07)......852-0723 Stanley Hall (Louisville ‘07)................................852-2415 Allegra Lucia (Iowa State ‘07).............................852-2764
Jeremy Noe (Western Ky. ‘01)...........................852-6581 Exec. Dir. of Game Production & Fan Experience Coordinator Facilites/Operations Associate Athletic Trainer
Director of Television Production Sean Moth (Colorado St. ‘93)............................852-2159 Grounds Crew..............................................852-2863 Blake Leblanc (LSU ‘02).......................................852-8778
Kevin Hulsman (Western Ky. ‘08).....................852-0792 Sr. Dir., Advertising & Broadcast/Promotions Mike Winkenhofer (Western Ky. ‘98) Assistant Athletic Trainer
TV Producer & Director Katie Berry (South Alabama ‘10)......................852-7776 Superintendent of Athletic Fields/Grounds Tiff Haub (Toledo ‘11)...........................................852-2506
Athletic Administration.............................852-5732 Assistant Director of Marketing Rick Dant (Western Ky. ‘82) Assistant AthleticTrainer
Tom Jurich (No. Arizona ’77)..............................852-7030 George Barbetto (Rutgers ‘13)...........................852-3331 Athletic Fields/Grounds Sam Zuege(Purdue ‘09).......................................852-4746
Vice President/Director of Athletics Assistant Director of Marketing Brice Gordon (Penn State ‘73) Assistant Athletic Trainer
Kevin Miller (Western Ky. ’73)............................852-0118 Chelsea Bemis (Louisville ‘11)...........................852-0675 Athletic Fields/Grounds Salvador Lopez (Fresno State CAL ‘13)..........852-2498
Exec. Sr. Assoc. AD for Internal Operations Assistant Director of Marketing Rodney New (Eastern Kentucky ‘99) Assistant Athletic Trainer
Christine Herring (Louisville ‘08).......................852-2161 Ticket Sales Athletic Fields/Grounds Jimmy Dorenman (Kings’ College ‘08)...........852-2504
Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator Matt Fahr (Northwood ‘05).................................852-7254 Thomas Theobald (Binghamton ‘01) Assistant Athletic Trainer
Julie Waldron (DePauw ‘97)...............................852-0814 General Manager Ticket Sales and Operation Athletic Fields/Grounds Adam Diamond (Eastern Ky. ‘13).....................852-7693
Associate AD for Marketing Dan Cerwinske (Dayton ‘02)..............................852-0120 Bruce Dukes Assistant Athletic Trainer
Christine Simatacolas (Northwestern ‘93).....852-4149 Senior Director of Ticket Sales Athletic Fields/Grounds Jeremy Dockter ATC (Nebraska ‘14)................852-7122
Associate AD for Student Life Bo Hilger (Arkansas ‘13).......................................852-5564 Mike Hetzel Assistant Athletic Trainer
Danny Plasencia (Louisville ‘05).......................852-2473 Account Executive Athletic Fields/Grounds Keressa Ackles (LSU ‘15).....................................852-2762
Director of Championships/Development Eric Finley (Louisville ‘14)....................................852-4984 Tommy Lewis Assistant Athletic Trainer
Kelly Anderson..........................................................852-3858 Account Executive Athletic Fields/Grounds Kate O’Bryan (Louisville ‘02)..............................852-0123
Special Assistant to the AD Lindsley Purdom (Transylvania ‘14).................852-4983 UofL Golf Club LCARE Lead Counselor
Ronee Baxter (Miami U. ‘00)..............................852-2015 Inside Sales Representative Denny Thompson, PGA (Louisville ‘80).........852-7064 Debbie Cox ...............................................................852-0123
Director of Special Events Dylan Bickel (Louisville ‘16)................................852-3706 General Manager Program Assistant
Susan Faul-Ernst (Louisville ‘91)........................852-2399 Inside Sales Representative Kevin Esposito (Louisville ‘02)...........................852-4772 Sports Nutrition
Community Outreach/Liaison for VIP Hotels Business Business Manager Nick Yonko (Houston ‘11)...................................852-4321
Maggi Constantz (Mo.-St. Louis’76).................852-2471 Jeff Spoelker (Dayton ‘90)...................................852-2413 Jake Spott, PGA (Minnesota State ‘07)...........852-2216 Sports Dietitian
Director of Special Forces Business Manager Head Golf Professional Becky Lindberg (Virginia Tech ‘16)...................852-7057
Christy Steiden (Kentucky ‘10)...........................852-0706 Russell Hill (Kentucky ‘98)...................................852-7754 John Ballard (Tennessee ‘97).............................852-2689 Sports Dietitian
Special Events Coordinator Assistant Business Manager Golf Course Superintendent Lillian Rozanski (LSU ‘14)
Valerie Wells, Administration Receptionist......852-5735 Scott Miller (Louisville ‘04)..................................852-7826 Sam Hitner (Bellarmine ‘12)...............................852-7055 Sports Dietitian, Graduate Assistant
Vickie Way, Administrative Associate................852-2161 Assistant Business Manager Marketing & Membership Director Stadiums Management
Elaine Jones, Clerical Assistant............................852-2106 Deanna McMahel (IU Southeast ‘11).............852-5002 Human Resources Michael Ortman (Western Illinois ’95)............852-0083
Donna Adkisson, Clerical Assistant....................852-2106 Accountant Kimberly Maffet (Kentucky ‘90).........................852-2411 Asst. Athletic Director/Stadiums Manager
Athletic Academic Services Opal Newton ...........................................................852-2412 Associate AD for Human Resources Andrew McClung (Louisville ‘08)......................852-8570
Marvin Mitchell (Wake Forest’92).....................852-7940 Accounts Payable Specialist Lauren Sharrock (Jacksonville St ’12)..............852-7250 Operations Assistant
Sr. Assoc. AD for Student Services & Diversity Sandy Short ..............................................................852-2414 Human Rescources Generalist Dave Dow...................................................................852-8463
Scott Sallade (Louisville ’92)...............................852-7913 Administrative Associate Jeremy Toles (Louisville ‘11)...............................852-7801 Facilities Assistant
Asst. AD for Student Services Lynn Lands.................................................................852-2381 Program Assistant Strength and Conditioning Staff
Justin Ruffin (James Madison ‘02)...................852-1446 Financial Coordinator Margaret Womack....................................................852-7120 Ray Ganong (Miami, Fla. ’85).............................852-2761
Asst. AD for Academic Services Bryce Wooley (Louisville ‘14).............................852-7324 Administrative Assistant Director of Performance/Men’s Basketball
Chris May (Louisville ‘03).....................................852-6006 Administrative Assistant KEC Facility...................................................852-4932 Joe Miday (Kent State ‘02)..................................852-4924
Director of Academic & Student Services Cardinal Athletic Fund...............................852-5735 Jim McGhee (Miss. Valley ’69)...........................852-3776 Director of Performance/Football
Marc Ellis (Texas Southern ‘12).........................852-7934 Mark Jurich (Louisville ‘04)..................................852-2994 Asst. Athletic Director for Varsity Sports Scott Wilks (Marshall ‘05)...................................852-6778
Director of Facilities TACE Senior Associate AD/Development Robert Beahl (Louisiville ‘09).............................852-3776 Assistant Dir. of Performance/Football
Alyssa Murphy (Miami U ‘00).............................852-0216 Michael Dudas (Austin Peay ‘06)......................852-3195 Varsity Sports Operations Asst. Teddy O’Connor (New Hampshire ‘12).........852-4836
Dir. of Student-Athlete Leadership & Development Asst. AD/Development Angela Todd, Program Assistant.........................852-4935 Assistant Dir. of Performance/Football
Lauren Hansen (Louisville ‘12)..........................852-8863 Megan Edwards (Bowling Green ‘09).............852-2472 Louisville Sports Properties George Carpenter (Marshall ‘12)......................852-4836
Associate Director-Academic Services Executive Director/Annual Fund Bill Glenn (Missouri ‘84) Assistant Dir. of Performance/Football
Courtney Hehn (Louisville ‘12)..........................852-7271 Zach Brooks (Louisville ‘08)................................852-7079 Vice President/General Manager Teena Murray (Wilfrid Laurier ‘93)....................852-2760
Associate Director-Academic Services Director of Development Mark Fields (Muskingum ‘01).............................852-0858 Director of Performance/Olympic Sports
Carlton Hill (Alma ‘06)..........................................852-4750 Director of Business Development Dr. Vanessa Shannon (Rice ‘99)........................852-0856
Associate Director-Academic Services Jason Prado (USF ‘12)..........................................852-8460 Jason Sucher (Wittenberg ‘07)...........................852-5313 Director of Mental Performance
Rachel Overton (Louisville ‘06)..........................852-2578 Director of Premium Services Senior Manager-Business Development Jason Dierking (Eastern Ky. ‘98)........................852-3775
Associate Director-Academic Services Rachael Bilney (Richmond ‘12).........................852-1266 Lisa Turner (Louisville ‘02)...................................852-4613 Asst. Dir. of Performance
Kamari Wooten (Kentucky State ‘07)..............852-8853 Asst. Director of Development Manager-Business Development Michael Naperalsky (Ball State ‘06).................852-3786
Associate Director-Academic Services Charlie George (Miami (Ohio) ‘12)................852-4699 Brent Johnson (Louisville ‘05)............................852-0224. Asst. Dir. of Performance
Asst. Director of Development Manager-Business Development
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Athletics Staff Directory
Heather Engel (Louisville ‘07)............................852-3786 Samantha Williams (Auburn ‘96)......................852-1309 Pete Nochta (Louisville ‘10)................................852-6325 David Horne (Centre Coll. ‘07)..........................852-7619
Senior Performance Coach Assistant Coach Director of On-Campus Recruiting Director of Operations
Zach Farrell (Louisville ‘09)..................................852-3810 Sam Purcell (Auburn ‘03)....................................852-3840 Brent Thomas (Tennessee ‘01).........................852-5602 Women’s Soccer
Senior Performance Coach Assistant Coach Director of Football Technology Karen Ferguson-Dayes (UConn ’94)................852-0104
Molly Binetti (Marquette, ’12) Kate Tucker (Georgetown Coll. ‘07).................852-8355 Paul Gering (Louisville ’63).................................852-6325 Head Coach
Performance Coach Director of Basketball Operations Special Assistant to the Head Coach Andy Stoots (Milligan College ‘02)...................852-1783
Kaiti Jones (Central Michigan ‘12) Adrienne Johnson (Ohio St. ‘97)......................852-8872 Jonny Saterfield (LSU ‘16)...................................852-8761 Assistant Coach
Performance Coach Executive Director of Player Relations Production Manager Hunter Norton (Georgia Southern ‘14)..........852-2095
Paul Jones (Louisville ‘14)) LaMont Russell (SE Missouri St. ‘11)...............852-7400 Denise Murphy (Louisville ’92)..........................852-7775 Assistant Coach
Performance Analytics Coordinator Video Coordinator/Graphic Design Administrative Asst. to Bobby Petrino Jing Hughley (Louisville ‘01)...............................852-0101
Sean Smith (Louisville ‘17) Cross Country/Track Robyn Crume (Louisville ‘98).............................852-6327 Director of Operations
Performance Fellow Dale Cowper (Western Mich. ‘01)....................852-0106 Recruiting Assistant Softball
Chris Hays (Sacred Heart ‘16) Head Coach Vicki Nugent (Louisville ‘93)................................852-8758 Sandy Pearsall (Oregon St. ‘83).........................852-1782
Performance Fellow Joe Walker, Jr. (Mississippi College ‘69)..........852-2279 Administrative Assistant Head Coach
Jesse Green (Bond Univ. ‘16) Assistant Coach Ali Moore (Louisville ‘14).....................................852-6325 Amy ReCouper Servi (Colorado St. ‘96).........852-5344
Performance Fellow Justin Johnson (Cal St. Northridge ’08)..........852-0111 Recruiting Assistant Assistant Coach
Student Athlete Welfare and Development Assistant Coach Men’s Golf Kassie Stanfill (Louisville ‘09).............................852-7695
Christine Simatacolas (Northwestern ‘93).....852-4149 Joe Walker (Ole Miss ‘94)....................................852-0194 Mark Crabtree (Colorado ‘78)............................852-8452 Assistant Coach
Associate AD for Student Life Assistant Coach Coach Head Coach Ashley Pauly (Georgia ‘12)..................................852-7854
Amy Calabrese (Louisville ‘07)..........................852-4939 Jenna Wrieden (Arizona State ‘06)...................852-0011 Aaron O’Callaghan (SE Louisiana ‘09)............852-2519 Director of Operations
Asst. AD/Student-Athlete Development Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Swimming and Diving
Monica Negron (Louisville ‘14).........................852-7255 Brooke Rasnick (Wichita St. ‘09)........................852-0109 Erin Horn (Louisville ‘03).....................................852-4572 Arthur Albiero (Oakland ‘96)...............................852-8848
Campus/Community Relations Coordinator Assistant Coach Director of Golf Operations Head Coach
Ticket Office.................................................852-5151 Field Hockey Women’s Golf Kameron Chastain (Louisville ‘13)....................852-3097
Brad Barber (Rio Grande ’86)............................852-5863 Justine Sowry (South Australia ‘91)..................852-0215 Courtney Trimble (Auburn ‘02)..........................852-1768 Assistant Coach/Men’s Recruiting Director
Asst. AD/Operations & Ticketing Head Coach Head Coach Stephanie Juncker (Louisville ‘12).......................852-0992
Kelly Conklin (Murray St. ‘04).............................852-2104 Lucas Piccioli.............................................................852-7795 Whitney Wade Young (Georgia ‘07)...................852-1768 Assistant Coach/Women’s Recruiting Director
Ticket Office Business Manager Associate Coach Assistant Coach Chris Lindauer (Louisville ‘08)............................852-4199
Erika Fitzgerald (Louisville’10)............................852-2105 Olivia Netzler-Gray (Louisville ‘04)...................852-8153 Erin Horn (Louisville ‘03).....................................852-4572 Assistant Coach
Assistant Ticket Manager Assistant Coach Director of Golf Operations Vlad Polyakov (Alabama ‘07)..............................852-0984
Kyle Chettleburgh (WKU ‘12).............................852-0861 Football.........................................................852-6325 Lacrosse Assistant Coach/Men’s Recruiting Director
Ticket Office Assistant Recruiting....................................................................852-6327 Kellie Young (Mt. Holyoke ‘93)..........................852-4998 KZ Li (Beijing Inst. of Physical Education ‘84)... 852-3581
Samantha Keeton (Kentucky ‘10).....................852-3707 Bobby Petrino (Carroll College ‘83).................852-7775 Head Coach Diving Coach...........................................................................
Ticket Office Assistant Head Coach Victoria Latino (Manhattan ‘08).........................852-4997 Bonnie Roman (Eastern Kentucky ‘80)..........852-7417
Neil Rohrer(Indiana ‘08).......................................852-4937 Peter Sirmon (Oregon ‘99).................................852-8763 Assistant Coach Director of Operations
Ticket Office Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Faye Brust (Louisville ‘15)....................................852-4995 Men’s Tennis
Casey Evans (Louisville ‘15)................................852-0122 Lonne Galloway (Western Carolina ‘94).........852-7234 Assistant Coach Rex Ecarma (Louisville ’88).................................852-0217
Ticket Office Assistant Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Patty Norton (Buffalo ‘92)....................................852-0100 Head Coach
Baseball Mike Summers (Georgetown (Ky.) ‘78).........852-8772 Director of Operations Jakob Gustafsson (Louisville ‘06)......................852-1664
Dan McDonnell (The Citadel ‘92).....................852-0103 Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Women’s Rowing Assistant Coach
Head Coach Cort Dennison (Washington ‘11)......................852-0438 Derek Copeland (Dayton ‘00)............................852-3325 Women’s Tennis
Brian Mundorf (American Int’l ’92)..................852-1217 Inside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Head Coach Mark Beckham (Louisville ’94)...........................852-3357
Director of Baseball Operations Chris Klenakis (Carroll Coll. ‘86)........................852-8773 Shelia Rinozzi (Iowa ‘10)......................................852-7933 Head Coach
Eric Snider (Northern Iowa ‘87).........................852-8145 Tight Ends Associate Head Coach Kevin Fulton (Louisville ‘02)................................852-1689
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coor. Nick Petrino (Western Kentucky ‘14)...............852-8768 Ed Oxlade (U of Northumbria/Newcastle ‘99)....852-8121 Assistant Coach
Roger Williams (E. Carolina ‘92)........................852-3929 Quarterbacks Assistant Coach Women’s Volleyball
Assistant Coach/Pitching L.D. Scott (Louisville ‘09) ....................................852-8770 Hannah Ritter (Louisville ‘15).............................852-7813 Dani Busboom Kelly (Nebraska ‘07)...............852-0218
Adam Vrable (Coastal Carolina ‘07).................852-5791 Defensive Line Assistant Coach Head Coach
Assistant Coach Kolby Smith (Louisville ‘07)................................852-8768 Men’s Soccer Dan Meske (Ohio State ‘07)...............................852-7248
Vicky Frank, Administrative Assistant.................852-5791 Running Backs Ken Lolla (Duke ‘83)..............................................852-0105 Associate Head Coach
Women’s Basketball Lorenzo Ward (Alabama ‘91).............................852-8774 Director of Soccer Kolby O’Donnell (Lees-McRae Coll. ‘06)........852-7137
Jeff Walz (Northern Ky. ‘95)................................852-0221 Secondary Danny Cepero (Penn St. ‘07).............................852-3936 Assistant Coach
Head Coach Andy Wagner (Butler ‘99)....................................852-8762 Assistant Coach Sarah Petkovic (Louisville ‘03)............................852-3327
Stephanie Norman (Arizona St. ‘89)................852-0219 Director of Football Operations John Michael Hayden (Indiana ‘06).................852-2487 Director of Operations
Associate Head Coach Stephen Field (Miami ‘08)...................................852-2442 Assistant Coach
Director of High School Relations
Primary Media Outlets
Publications/Web Sites Mark Blankenbaker Fred Cowgill, Natalie Grise, Radio Tony Vanetti, Dave Jennings,
TheCrunchZone.com (website) Dan Koob Nick Coffey
Jeff Greer Phone: (502) 802-3024 WLKY-TV Sports Paul Rogers (afternoon radio shows)
(Beat Writer) cardsandcats2011@gmail.com 1918 Mellwood Avenue (UofL radio play-by-play, WKRD Radio
Tim Sullivan Louisville, KY 40206-1035 morning sports) 4000 Radio Drive #1
(Sports Columnist) Mike Hughes Phone: (502) 893-7300 WHAS Radio Louisville, KY 40218
The Courier-Journal Inside the Ville (web site) fcowgill@hearst.com 4000 Radio Drive #1 Phone: (502) 479-2143
525 W. Broadway Phone: (502) 644-6453 Louisville, KY 40218 tonyvanetti@iheartmedia.com
Louisville, KY 40202 mikehughes1986@yahoo.com Kent Taylor, Kendrick Haskins, Phone: (502) 479-2213 davejennings@iheartmedia.com
Phone: (502) 582-4361 Mike Hartnett, Brian Winner paulr@whas.com nickcoffey@iheartmedia.com
jgreer@courier-journal.com Sports Editor WAVE-TV Sports
tsullivan@courier-journal.com The Cardinal (student paper) 725 S. Floyd Street Bob Valvano Jason Anderson
University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40203 (UofL radio analyst) WHBE Radio/ESPN 680
Howie Lindsey Louisville, KY 40292 Phone: (502) 561-4144 WHBE Radio/ESPN 680 Louisville Jason@ESPNLouisville.com
Louisville SportsReport/WKRD Phone: (502) 852-6728 ktaylor@wave3tv.com 337 W Cardinal Blvd.
(website, morning radio show) sports@louisvillecardinal.com Louisville, KY 40208 Wire Service
PO Box 17520 Kent Spencer, Whitney Harding Phone: (502) 240-0602
Louisville, KY 40217 Television WHAS-TV Sports elcoche@yahoo.com Gary Graves
Phone: (502) 636-4330 520 West Chestnut Street Associated Press
lousportsreport@aol.com Tom Lane, John Lewis, Louisville, KY 40202 Drew Deener, Courier-Journal Bldg.
Mike Lacett, Katie George Phone: (502) 582-7255 Marques Maybin, Mark Ennis 525 W. Broadway
Jody Demling WDRB-TV Sports kspencer@whas11.com WLCL Radio/93.9 the Ville Louisville, KY 40202
Cardinal Authority 634 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. 337 W Cardinal Blvd. Phone: (502) 583-7718
(website, weekday radio program) Louisville, KY 40203 Andrew Chernoff, Louisville, KY 40208 ggraves@ap.org
7425 Falls Ridge Ct. Phone: (502) 584-6441 Lyndsey Gough Phone: (502) 240-0602 aplouisville@ap.org
Louisville, KY 40241 tlane@fox41.com Spectrum News (cable TV) drewd@espnlouisville.com
Phone: (502) 424-9617 Rick Bozich, Eric Crawford 10179 Linn Station Rd. marke@espnlouisville.com
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ecrawford@wdrb.com andrew.chernoff@charter.com
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Louisville Basketball
Cardinal Facts and Figures
Louisville has an all-time 1,803-901 record in Louisville is second
103 seasons of intercollegiate basketball. The Cardinals to North Carolina for the
rank 11th among all NCAA schools in victories. The national lead with 67 all-time
Cardinals played their first official men’s basketball 1,000 point scorers. Quentin
game on Jan. 28, 1912 when it lost 35-3 to Louisville Snider is the next closest
YMCA, but did not field teams in 1916-17, 1922-23 Cardinal to that milestone,
or 1942-43. The Cardinals have produced winning entering his senior year with
seasons in 69 of the last 72 years, including winning 784 career points.
20 or more games in the last 15 straight seasons and Over the last six years,
30 or more in three of the last six years. Louisville has won 171
UofL is seventh nationally with 10 Final Four games, seventh-most in the
appearances. No other school went to the Final Four nation. Louisville is one of just
four times during the 1980s and Louisville won two three schools in the nation
NCAA titles in that decade, winning the national entering this season to win
championship in 1980 and 1986. Louisville’s 42 at least 30 games in three
Quentin Snider is a three-time
NCAA Tournament appearances is fifth best all-time of the last six years.
honoree on the All-ACC Academic
and its 118 NCAA Tournament games are the sixth team, which featured a league-high Louisville is one of
most played in the event (76-43 record). six Cardinals in 2017. four Division I schools in
Twenty Louisville players have earned All- the nation that has won 20
America status, the latest being consensus All-America or more games in each of
pick Russ Smith in 2014. The Cardinals have had 72 thevpast 15 seasons. Kansas
players drafted by the NBA, including 24 first-round Only five times in the last 52 years have the tops the list with 28 consecutive years, followed by
selections. Donovan Mitchell was UofL’s latest first Cardinals failed to reach either the NCAA or NIT post- Duke (21), Gonzaga (20) and Louisville (15). UofL
round selection in the 2017 draft as the 13th overall season tournaments. UofL has reached the NCAA has won at least 20 games in 37 of the last 47 years.
pick by the Denver Nuggets and was subsequently Tournament Elite Eight five of the last 10 years and The Cardinals won avschool-record 35 games during
traded to the Utah Jazz. Seven Cardinals have been two of the last six Final Fours, winning the 2013 title. their 2012-13 NCAA Championship season, closing
drafted over the last five years. The Cardinals are one of the most televised the season on a 16-game winning streak. UofL has
Louisville has won its conference championship teams in college basketball. UofL games will be won at least 19 games in 43 of the last 46 years.
or finished second in its league in 27 of the last 41 televised on national networks during the 2016-17 Louisville is consistently the highest-rated
years, including six of the last 11 years (American regular season on at least 22 occasions. Every pos- television market for college basketball. Louisville has
Athletic Conference champion in 2014, Big East sible UofL game over the past 34 years has been been the top market for ESPN each of the last 15
champion in 2009 and 2013, second place in the televised on either a live or delayed basis — a total years since tracking the data, averaging a 4.5 rating
Big East in 2007, 2008, ACC second in 2017). The of over 980 games — including over 450 national or higher over the past eight seasons. Louisville’s 5.5
Cardinals were tied for second in the Atlantic Coast television appearances. rating during the 2016-17 season more than doubled
Conference last season and finished fourth in the The Cardinals have been ranked on 621 occa- the next closest market (Kansas City with a 2.3 rating).
regular season title race in their initial two ACC years. sions in the AP poll, sixth most all-time. Louisville had Louisville was the first university ever to win a
Louisville is the only school in the nation to have been ranked 60 consecutive weeks entering 2015-16, BCS Bowl game, place both its men’s and women’s
claimed the championship of three major national when it started the year unranked but finished 16th basketball teams in the NCAA Final Four and reach
post-season tournaments including the 1948 NAIB in the final poll. The Cards have been ranked No. 1 the College World Series in the same season in 2012-
Championship, the 1956 NIT title and the 1980, in the nation on five occasions -- Jan. 14, 2013 in the 13. In addition to the Cardinals’ 2013 NCAA men’s
1986 and 2013 NCAA Championships. This season Associated Press poll; in the ESPN/USA Today poll basketball title, UofL’s women’s team was the national
marks the 70th anniversary of the 1948 national title. on March 15, 2009; in the final AP poll that same runner-up to Connecticut. The Cardinals’ football team
UofL produced the second most consecutive 2008-09 season; in the final USA Today coaches poll beat then No. 3/4 Florida 33-23 in the 2013 Sugar
winning seasons all-time in the NCAA with 46 (not of 2012-13, and when it opened the 1986-87 season Bowl on Jan. 2. UofL’s 2013 baseball team won a
current). The Cards played winning basketball from as the top team in the UPI coaches poll. Louisville has record 51 games while reaching a visit to Omaha.
1944-45 through 1989-90, winning 20 or more been ranked as the No. 2 team in the AP poll on 18 Aside from basketball lettermen, some no-
games on 31 occasions during that period. occasions all-time. The Cardinals have been ranked table UofL alumni include: the late Johnny Unitas
Louisville has three representatives in the among the nation’s top 15 in the preseason poll in (football), Mitch McConnell (U.S. Senator, Kentucky),
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Cardinal five of the last six years. Chris Dodd (former U.S. Senator for 30 yrs., Conn.),
All-American and former Washington Bullets All-Star Four former Cardinals were active on NBA rosters Bob Edwards (former National Public Radio host,
Wes Unseld was inducted in 1988, former head coach during the 2016-17 season: Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota now weekends on Sirius/XM), Tom Jackson (former
Denny Crum was inducted in 1994 and former head Timberwolves), Montrezl Harrell (Houston Rockets), ESPN commentator) and 18 players active in the NFL
coach Rick Pitino was in the 2013 induction class. Chinanu Onuaku (Houston Rockets) and Terry Rozier during the 2016 season, including Miami Dolphins
Louisville has ranked among the top six nationally (Boston Celtics). At least 24 former Cardinals are receiver Devante Parker.
in average home attendance each of the last 36 years. playing professionally now with other U.S. or foreign UofL has a 203-46 record (.819) against
In 17 home games last season, a total of 354,390 teams. Forty-two UofL players have reached the NBA non-conference opponents over the last 16 seasons
fans attended games, a 20,846 average that trailed in the last 43 years. (includes post-season), including a 140-10 record
only Syracuse and Kentucky. UofL played its seventh UofL has retired the numbers of four of its in home regular season non-conference games.
season in their new home in 2016-17, the 22,000- former hoop greats: 8 Charlie Tyra, 31 Wes Unseld, The Cardinals are 63-3 at home in regular season
seat KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. 35 Darrell Griffith and 42 Pervis Ellison. non-conference games over the last seven seasons.
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