Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
	2024–25 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
University	University of Louisville
First season	1911
All-time record	1,882*–933 (.669)
Athletic director	Josh Heird
Head coach	Pat Kelsey (1st season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Arena	KFC Yum! Center (2010–present); (Capacity: 22,090); Freedom Hall (1956–2010); (Capacity: 18,865)
Nickname	Cardinals
Student section	"The Ville'ns"
Colors	Red and black;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament champions
	1980, 1986, 2013*
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2012, 2013
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1951, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
NCAA tournament appearances
	1951, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Conference tournament champions
	1928, 1929, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014*
Conference regular season champions
	1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014
	*Appearances Vacated by NCAA, along with 123 wins

The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program representing the University of Louisville (U of L) in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of NCAA Division I. The Cardinals have officially won two NCAA championships in 1980 and 1986 (with the 2013 title being vacated); and have officially been to 8 Final Fours (with the 2012 and 2013 appearances being vacated) in 39 official NCAA tournament appearances while compiling 61 tournament wins.^[2]^[3]

^ Louisville Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ "2011 NCAA Men's Final Four Statistics" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Statistics. National Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
^ "2015–16 Louisville Basketball Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

[1] Louisville Athletics Brand Guidelines (PDF). August 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

[2] "2011 NCAA Men's Final Four Statistics" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Statistics. National Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2012.

[3] "2015–16 Louisville Basketball Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

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