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Pat Kelsey in a Louisville shirt

Louisville reportedly planning to spend millions in transfer portal

An impressive season came to an ugly end for the No. 9-ranked Lousiville Cardinals during the first game of the NCAA Tournament this past Thursday. They were bounced, 89-75, by No. 9 Creighton. But there is no time to sulk. Pete Nakos of On3 reports …

Referee taunted Louisville fans at end of loss

On Thursday afternoon, the No. 9 Creighton Blue Jays upset the No. 8 Louisville Cardinals, 89-75, in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. But it was referee Ted Valentine who ultimately stole the show. Late in the game, as Louisville began to …

A water bottle on the court at the NCAA Tournament

Fan throws water bottle onto court during Creighton-Louisville game

The first-round NCAA Tournament game between Creighton and Louisville was briefly delayed on Thursday after a fan threw a water bottle onto the court. Creighton was leading 73-61 late in the first half at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., when Louisville …

Pat Kelsey in a Louisville shirt

Pat Kelsey not happy with Louisville’s NCAA Tournament seed

Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey feels his team was slighted with their NCAA Tournament seed. The Cardinals received an 8-seed in the South Region and are set to face Creighton in the first round on Thursday. Louisville was ranked No. 10 in …

Pat Kelsey at Louisville

New Louisville coach had fantastic reaction to his new office

New Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey got his first look at the school’s basketball facilities on Friday, and it is safe to say he was very impressed with what he saw. The account for the Louisville men’s basketball team uploaded video of …

The Louisville Cardinals logo

Louisville appears to have decided on its next head coach

Louisville appears to have decided on its next head basketball coach, and they’re not going with a Pitino. Multiple reports on Wednesday said that the Cardinals are set to hire Pat Kelsey to replace Kenny Payne as their head coach. BREAKING: …

The Louisville Cardinals logo

Notable name emerges as candidate for Louisville job

Louisville is searching for a new head coach after firing Kenny Payne following an 8-24 season, and a very interesting name has emerged as a candidate for the job. College basketball reporter Jeff Goodman reported on Tuesday that Richard Pitino is a …

Dusty May smiling

Dusty May received death threats from Louisville fans?

Dusty May will be the next head basketball coach at Michigan after he chose the Wolverines over Louisville. There was heavy speculation that the Cardinals were aiming to hire May until news came on Saturday saying that May instead was being hired by …

A sad Kentucky fan

Louisville fans appear to have new plan to troll Kentucky

Louisville basketball fans have not had much to get excited about over the past few years, but it seems like they are still plenty committed to trolling their biggest rival. Kentucky fell victim to a stunning upset in the first round of the NCAA …

Kenny Payne smiling

Kenny Payne expected to be fired by Louisville

Kenny Payne’s abysmal tenure as Louisville’s head coach is expected to finally come to an end. A few reporters said on Tuesday night that Louisville is expected to fire Payne now that the Cardinals’ season has ended. Louisville is …

Ty-Laur-Johnson dribbles the ball

Louisville player almost sat out game for worst reason

Louisville guard Ty-Laur Johnson barely played in the first half of his team’s win over Bellarmine on Wednesday night, and you would probably never guess why. The Cardinals defeated Bellarmine 73-68 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville to …

Nolan Smith at a press conference

Louisville coach takes shot at rival coaches over draft

Louisville assistant coach Nolan Smith is viewed as one of the top recruiters in the country, but the former Duke star says he will never use the NBA Draft as a tool to impress high school prospects. Smith took a shot at rival coaches during the NBA …

Denny Crum at an event

Louisville coaching legend Denny Crum dies at 86

Former Louisville men’s basketball coach Denny Crum has died. Louisville announced in a press release that Crum died at his home on Tuesday morning. He was 86. Crum coached at Louisville for 30 seasons from 1971-2001. He won national …

Emoni Bates puts his arms up

Report: Emoni Bates leaning toward transfer to 1 ACC school

Emoni Bates is set to leave Memphis, but a new report indicates that he might not be going far. Louisville is emerging as Bates’ preferred destination, according to Travis Branhan of 247 Sports. Branham cited Louisville coach Kenny Payne as a …

Chris Mack on the sidelines

Reported list of candidates to replace Chris Mack at Louisville emerges

The Chris Mack era at Louisville is ending, and there is already a list of potential replacements for the head coach. Mack and Louisville are working on a separation agreement to end his tenure as head coach, which began in the 2018-2019 season. The …

Louisville Cardinals logo

Twitter jokes about wild conspiracy theory over Louisville NCAA Tournament snub

The Louisville Cardinals were the first team out of the NCAA Tournament field, and some people have a pretty crazy theory behind why. Despite finishing seventh in the ACC — above a Syracuse team that made the field — the Cardinals were …

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