2023–24_Louisville_Cardinals_men's_basketball_team

2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season


The 2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played 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 were led by second-year head coach Kenny Payne.

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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 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]

Previous season

The team's 0–9 start was its worst since the 1940–41 season, when the Cardinals began the season 0–11. Before their first win of the season against Western Kentucky on December 14, 2022,[3] the Cardinals contended with California for the worst start in modern history for any team that was at the time a member of a power conference, defined here as a member of a Power Five conference or the Big East Conference. California was the first such team to fall to 0–7, doing so on November 26, 2022; Louisville reached that mark three days later.[4] California fell to 0–12 before its first win of the season.[5] The Cardinals' start was still the worst for any team in ACC history.[3]

The Cardinals finished the 2022–23 season 4–28 and 2–18 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to tenth seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. Their 28 losses were the most in program history, and their four wins were the lowest since 1940–41.[6]

Offseason

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2024 recruiting class

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References

  1. Today, Rick Bozich, WDRB (January 11, 2024). "Louisville makes major deposit, toppling Miami, 80-71, ending 22-game road losing streak". WDRB.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Louisville tops Western Kentucky for first win of season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. Baer, Jack (November 29, 2022). "Louisville, Cal fall to 0–7, simultaneously post worst starts in major conference history". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  4. "Cal snaps losing streak with 73–51 victory over UT Arlington". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. Rutherford, Mike (March 7, 2023). "Louisville ends worst season in program history with 80–62 loss to Boston College". cardchronicle.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. "Basketball Roster Grows with Addition of Devin Ree". latechsports.com. Louisiana Tech Athletics. May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  7. Borzello, Jeff (April 17, 2023). "Louisville transfer El Ellis committing to Arkansas". ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  8. Franck, Cameron (April 18, 2023). "Louisville transfer center Roosevelt Wheeler commits to VCU". bigredlouie.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  9. "Men's Basketball Adds Louisville Transfer Fabio Basili". utamavs.com. UT Arlington Athletics. May 25, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  10. "Curry bulks up GCU for strong career finish". gculopes.com. Grand Canyon Athletics. May 18, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  11. "ASU hoops nabs F Kamari Lands, a Louisville transfer". Arizona Sports. April 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  12. Nelson, Hunter (April 11, 2023). "Former Louisville forward Jae'Lyn Withers commits to UNC men's basketball". dailytarheel.com. The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  13. McGavic, Matthew (April 13, 2023). "Louisville Officially Announces Addition of JUCO Guard Koron Davis". si.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  14. Brown, Russ (May 18, 2023). "Cards sign 2 from transfer portal, giving them 8 commitments for next season". kentuckytoday.com. Kentucky Today. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  15. CJ Moore; Sam Vecenie (May 6, 2023). "Former USC guard Tre White transferring to Louisville: What he brings to Cardinals". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  16. "Cardinals Add Transfer Guard Skyy Clark". gocards.com. Louisville Cardinals Athletics. April 12, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  17. "2023–2024 Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

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