LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has reached an agreement with College of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey to become the Cardinals’ next men’s basketball coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
Kenny Payne, a first-time head coach, was fired by Louisville on March 13 after going 12-52 the last two seasons at his alma mater.
It marked the worst two-year stretch in the storied program's history and capped its third consecutive losing season after missing the NCAA Tournament in 2021.
But unlike Payne, Kelsey brings experience and a record of coaching success at Charleston and Winthrop.
Kelsey previously worked as a Wake Forest assistant and Xavier associate head coach.
Persons:
Pat Kelsey, Jeff Goodman, Kenny Payne, Kelsey, of Famer Rick Pitino, Josh Heird, Payne, Xavier, Baylor’s Scott Drew, Dusty May, Richard Pitino, Rick Pitino, Seton Hall’s Shaheen Holloway, Josh Schertz
Organizations:
—, College of Charleston, Cardinals, Associated Press, Louisville, of Famer, Charleston, Colonial Athletic Association, Cougars, CAA, Big South Conference, Wake Forest
Locations:
LOUISVILLE, Ky, — Louisville, Louisville, Winthrop, Florida, Michigan, Indiana