List of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball head coaches

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Denny Crum, the winningest head coach in Cardinals men's basketball history. Denny-Crum.jpg
Denny Crum, the winningest head coach in Cardinals men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Cardinals in their 110-season history. [1]

Louisville's current head coach is Pat Kelsey. He was hired as the Cardinals' head coach in March 2024, [2] replacing Kenny Payne, who was fired two weeks prior. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11911–1912 William Gardiner 10–3.000
–1912–1915No coach38–14.364
21915–1918 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Ed Bowman 311–7.611
31918–1919 Earl Ford 17–4.636
41919–1920 Tuley Brucker 16–5.545
51920–1921 Jimmie Powers 13–8.273
61921–1922 John O'Rourke 11–13.071
71923–1925 Fred Enke 214–20.412
81925–1930 Tom King 544–31.587
91930–1932 Edward Weber 220–18.526
101932–1936 C. V. Money 446–40.535
111936–1940 Laurie Apitz 410–52.161
121940–1942 John Heldman 29–24.273
131943–1944 Harold Church and Walter Casey 110–10.500
141944–1967 Bernard Hickman 23443–183.708
151967–1971 [lower-alpha 3] John Dromo 468–23.747
161971* Howard Stacey 112–8.600
171971–2001 Denny Crum 30675–295.696
182001–2017 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Rick Pitino 16293–140.677
192017–2018* David Padgett 122–14.611
202018–2022 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7] Chris Mack 463–36.636
212021* [lower-alpha 8]
2022*		 Mike Pegues 17–11.389
222022–2024 Kenny Payne 212–52.188
232024–present Pat Kelsey ––
Totals23 coaches110 seasons1,784–1,011.638
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source [1]
  1. ↑ Louisville did not field a team for the 1916–17 season.
  2. ↑ Bowman coached the first game of the 1918–19 season, a loss, before turning head coaching duties over to Earl Ford.
  3. ↑ Dromo suffered a heart attack after a game on January 2, 1971. Howard Stacey was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 1970–71 season. [4]
  4. ↑ Louisville vacated 126 games from 2011 through 2015. Pitino's on-court record is 416–143 (.744).
  5. ↑ Pitino was placed on administrative leave in September 2017. David Padgett served as interim head coach for the 2017–18 season. [5]
  6. ↑ Mack was suspended for the first six games of the 2021–22 season. Mike Pegues served as interim head coach for these six games. [6]
  7. ↑ Mack was fired in January 2022. Mike Pegues served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [7]
  8. ↑ Pegues served as interim head coach for two separate, non-consecutive periods during the 2021–22 season.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022-23 Louisville Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Louisville Athletics. pp. 162–163. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sources: Louisville, Pat Kelsey reach 5-year contract" . ESPN.com . March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Louisville fires men's hoops coach Kenny Payne, starts search" . ESPN.com . March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ "John Dromo Basketball Coach, 76". The New York Times . Associated Press. October 2, 1992. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ Medcalf, Myron (September 29, 2017). "David Padgett to take on acting head-coaching duties for Cardinals". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Louisville head coach Chris Mack returns after 6-game suspension". WDRB . November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (January 26, 2022). "Chris Mack out as Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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