| Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | ||||
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| 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[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| 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 eight 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.